Jon Naismith
Encyclopedia
Jon Naismith is a producer of a large number of BBC
radio shows, primarily comedy, including You'll Have Had Your Tea
, The Unbelievable Truth
and About a Dog
.
Since 1991 he has been the producer of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
.
in Hampshire
from 1973 to 1978.
Naismith was a member of Footlights
at the University of Cambridge
and Junior Treasurer from 1987-1988. He co-wrote and starred in the 1988 revue Sheep Go Bare alongside Mel Giedroyc
, Simon Munnery
, Tom Hollander
, Dan Gooch and Sarah Dudman.
Naismith also provides the voiceovers for the show - whenever Humph (and later guest presenters) talk about something appearing on the laser display board, he is the mystery voice for listeners at home.
He married Belinda Campbell in Oxfordshire in June 2002.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio shows, primarily comedy, including You'll Have Had Your Tea
Hamish and Dougal
Hamish and Dougal are two characters from the long-running BBC Radio 4 "antidote to panel games", I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue played by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, who later went on to have their own Radio 4 series, You'll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Hamish and Dougal.-History:One of the...
, The Unbelievable Truth
The Unbelievable Truth
The Unbelievable Truth is a BBC radio comedy panel game made by Random Entertainment, devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith. It is very similar to the occasional I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue game "Lies, All Lies", which was first played in 1985...
and About a Dog
About a Dog
About a Dog was Debbie Barham's last comedy proposal before she died in 2003. The programme stars Alan Davies, playing a dog, Jack, with his owner, Sarah, played by Kate Ashfield in the first series and Claire Goose in the second, in a sitcom told through the eyes of a canine.Developed by Above...
.
Since 1991 he has been the producer of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or Clue, is a BBC radio comedy panel game broadcast since 11 April 1972 at the rate of one or two series each year , transmitted on BBC Radio 4, with occasional repeats on BBC Radio 4 Extra and the BBC's World Service...
.
Early life
Jon Naismith attended Horris Hill SchoolHorris Hill School
Horris Hill, is a boarding and day preparatory school for boys, situated in the far north of Hampshire in England, south of Newbury in West Berkshire and near the village of Newtown. The school was founded on its present site in 1888 by A. H. Evans, a master at Winchester College...
in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
from 1973 to 1978.
Naismith was a member of Footlights
Footlights
Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University....
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and Junior Treasurer from 1987-1988. He co-wrote and starred in the 1988 revue Sheep Go Bare alongside Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc is an English television presenter, actress, and writer.-Mel and Sue:Giedroyc is best known for presenting comedy items alongside Sue Perkins. The two women met whilst students at Cambridge and both were members of the famous Footlights comedy club.As Mel and Sue, the duo were...
, Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery, also known by his stagenames of Alan Parker: Urban Warrior and The League Against Tedium, is an English comedy writer and experimental standup comedian...
, Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander
Thomas Anthony "Tom" Hollander is a British actor who has appeared in productions such as Enigma, Gosford Park, Cambridge Spies, Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Caribbean, In the Loop, Valkyrie and Hanna.-Early life:Tom Hollander was born in Bristol and raised in Oxford, Oxfordshire, the son...
, Dan Gooch and Sarah Dudman.
Trivia
Each of the six shows comprising a season of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue are recorded before a live theatre audience, with two programmes being recorded at each performance. It is traditional for Naismith to perform the duties of "warmup artist". This usually involves testing sound recording levels by means of a "patronising audience participation exercise" and a joke.Naismith also provides the voiceovers for the show - whenever Humph (and later guest presenters) talk about something appearing on the laser display board, he is the mystery voice for listeners at home.
He married Belinda Campbell in Oxfordshire in June 2002.
Books
- The Little Book of Mornington Crescent. 2000. ISBN 978-0752818641
- with Graeme GardenGraeme GardenDavid Graeme Garden OBE is a Scottish author, actor, comedian, artist and television presenter, who first became known as a member of The Goodies.-Early life and beginnings in comedy:...
and Barry CryerBarry CryerBarry Charles Cryer OBE is a British writer and comedian. Cryer has written for many noted performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie...
: Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea?. 2005. ISBN 978-0007210510 - Uxbridge English Dictionary (I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue). 2005. ISBN 978-0007203376