Paul Garner (comedian)
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Paul Garner is a is an English
comedian
, writer
, producer
and director
.
) and Chris Morris
(The Day Today
, Brass Eye
) at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
.
Paul then contributed to Chris Morris’s weekend radio show at GLR
in London before their now infamous stint at BBC Radio 1
in the mid-90’s. It was on this show that Paul made his airport tannoy recordings that have since become an internet phenomenon. He would go to Heathrow and get the tannoy announcer to page passengers whose names were essentially rude phrases written phonetically and disguised as foreign names. For example, ‘Markollig Jezvahted & Levdaroem Dabahzted’ sounded like the announcer was saying ‘My colleague just farted and left the room the bastard.’ As well as "Mister Farken Buss", Missed the F**king Bus.
Also in the mid-90’s, Paul hosted his own comedy and unsigned music show on the Chiltern Radio network whilst continuing to write for and appear on various shows at BBC Radio 1 including The Zoe Ball
Breakfast Show and The Mark Tonderai
Show. Paul also devised, wrote and played all the parts in the spoof Australian soap ‘Strewth Street’ which featured every week on The Kevin Greening
Show.
called The 11 O'Clock Show. It was here that Paul worked alongside the likes of Ricky Gervais
, Sacha Baron Cohen
, Mackenzie Crook
, Daisy Donovan
and Iain Lee
.
Whilst making The 11 O’Clock Show, Paul also started to collaborate with Paul Kaye
on the final stages of the Dennis Pennis era. Along with Ant Hines, Garner and Kaye then wrote and developed a series of scripts for Channel 4 on which they collaborated with Ricky Gervias, Matt Lucas
, Simon Pegg
and Nick Frost
.
After The 11 O’Clock Show, Paul went on to write for and/or appear in such shows as ‘Da Ali G Show
’, ‘Bo Selecta’, ‘The Harry Enfield Show’, ‘The Priory’, ‘High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman
’ and ‘My New Best Friend
’. Paul has also written extensively for comedian Jimmy Carr
.
’ which lured celebrities and members of the public into appearing on what they thought were genuine TV shows such as ‘Lapdance Island’ and ‘Who Wants To Be A Spaceman?’ A 16-part series of The Pilot Show, (renamed ‘BSTV
’) was then made for American television with Paul once again starring in it, writing and exec producing.
Paul has also appeared as an actor in various shows such as ‘Pulling’ and ‘The Jim Jeffries Show’. Most notably, Paul played the part of ‘Dave Millman’, Sharon Horgan
’s police officer husband in the sitcom ‘Angelos
’ on Five.
In January 2008, Paul appeared on Russell Brand
’s Celebrity Hijack and, masquerading as a disgruntled cameraman, barricaded himself into the Big Brother
house and had to be forcibly ejected by Russell and a pair of security guards.
’. The show holds the Guinness World Record for ‘The Most Number Of Swear Words in a TV Show’ beating the previous holder ‘South Park
’.
Recently he has worked with Marc Wootton
on the Showtime series La La Land
.
England
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comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, writer
Writer
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, producer
Film producer
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and director
Film director
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.
Radio
Paul started out in radio working with Jo Bunting (now producer of Have I Got News For YouHave I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
) and Chris Morris
Chris Morris (satirist)
Christopher Morris is an English satirist, writer, director and actor. A former radio DJ, he is best known for anchoring the spoof news and current affairs television programmes The Day Today and Brass Eye, as well as his frequent engagement with controversial subject matter.In 2010 Morris...
(The Day Today
The Day Today
The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs programmes, broadcast in 1994, and created by the comedians Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris. It is an adaptation of the radio programme On the Hour, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1991 and 1992...
, Brass Eye
Brass Eye
Brass Eye is a UK television series of satirical spoof documentaries. A series of six aired on Channel 4 in 1997, and a further episode in 2001....
) at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. It originally broadcast from studios on Hills Road close to the train station in Cambridge - which have now moved to a new multi-million pound centre at the Cambridge Business Park on Cowley Road - ...
.
Paul then contributed to Chris Morris’s weekend radio show at GLR
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
in London before their now infamous stint at BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
in the mid-90’s. It was on this show that Paul made his airport tannoy recordings that have since become an internet phenomenon. He would go to Heathrow and get the tannoy announcer to page passengers whose names were essentially rude phrases written phonetically and disguised as foreign names. For example, ‘Markollig Jezvahted & Levdaroem Dabahzted’ sounded like the announcer was saying ‘My colleague just farted and left the room the bastard.’ As well as "Mister Farken Buss", Missed the F**king Bus.
Also in the mid-90’s, Paul hosted his own comedy and unsigned music show on the Chiltern Radio network whilst continuing to write for and appear on various shows at BBC Radio 1 including The Zoe Ball
Zoë Ball
Zoë Louise Ball is an English television and radio personality, most famous for becoming the first female host of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show and for her earlier work presenting the 1990s children's show, Live & Kicking.-TV career:The daughter of the children's TV presenter Johnny Ball and his...
Breakfast Show and The Mark Tonderai
Mark Tonderai
Mark Tonderai is an ex-disc jockey, writer, actor and film director. He is co-founder of the London-based production company Shona Productions, with partner Zoe Stewart.-Career:...
Show. Paul also devised, wrote and played all the parts in the spoof Australian soap ‘Strewth Street’ which featured every week on The Kevin Greening
Kevin Greening
Kevin Greening was a British radio presenter, who co-hosted the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show with Zoe Ball from 1997 to 1998.-Early career:...
Show.
The 11 O'Clock Show
Paul made the transition to television in the multi-award winning satirical series 'Brass Eye', which he wrote for and appeared in. He was then invited to take part in a new topical late night comedy show for Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
called The 11 O'Clock Show. It was here that Paul worked alongside the likes of Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, radio presenter, producer, musician, and writer.Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator...
, Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist. He is most widely known for his portrayal of three unorthodox fictional characters: Ali G, Borat, and Brüno...
, Mackenzie Crook
Mackenzie Crook
Paul Mackenzie Crook is a British actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Gareth Keenan in The Office and Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.-Life and career:...
, Daisy Donovan
Daisy Donovan
Daisy Donovan is an American-born British television presenter, actress and writer.-Early life:Donovan was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Her father was fashion photographer and film director Terence Donovan; her mother Diana Donovan, is chairwoman of the English National Ballet School...
and Iain Lee
Iain Lee
Iain Lee is a British comedian, and a television and radio presenter. His career began when he performed stand-up comedy gigs across venues in London. He subsequently became co-presenter of the comedy current affairs show The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4 and RI:SE...
.
Whilst making The 11 O’Clock Show, Paul also started to collaborate with Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye is an English comedian and actor. He achieved notoriety in 1995 portraying the character of Dennis Pennis, a shock interviewer on The Sunday Show...
on the final stages of the Dennis Pennis era. Along with Ant Hines, Garner and Kaye then wrote and developed a series of scripts for Channel 4 on which they collaborated with Ricky Gervias, Matt Lucas
Matt Lucas
Matthew Richard "Matt" Lucas is an English comedian, screenwriter and actor best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television show Little Britain; as well as for his portrayals of the scorekeeping baby George Dawes in the comedy panel game Shooting Stars, Tweedledee and...
, Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and stared in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film...
and Nick Frost
Nick Frost
Nicholas John "Nick" Frost is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his work with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg in the role of Mike Watt in the television comedy Spaced, as well as the film characters Ed in Shaun of the Dead, PC/Sgt...
.
After The 11 O’Clock Show, Paul went on to write for and/or appear in such shows as ‘Da Ali G Show
Da Ali G Show
Da Ali G Show is the name of two related satirical TV series created by and starring British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and featuring the character Ali G....
’, ‘Bo Selecta’, ‘The Harry Enfield Show’, ‘The Priory’, ‘High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman
High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman
High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman is a British television comedy show broadcast on BBC ThreeIt features character comedian Marc Wootton playing an effete and slightly vicious fake medium/psychic...
’ and ‘My New Best Friend
My New Best Friend
My New Best Friend is a British Comedy broadcast on Channel 4 during 2003. The idea was a hidden camera show where a member of the public would enter into an agreement to be filmed for a whole weekend with the task of convincing their friends and family a character being played by Marc Wootton was...
’. Paul has also written extensively for comedian Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr
James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr is an English-Irish comedian and humourist. He is known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television....
.
The Pilot Show
Paul created, wrote and starred in E4/Channel 4’ s ‘The Pilot ShowThe Pilot Show
The Pilot Show is a British TV comedy show written and created by Paul Garner. Commissioned by E4 and subsequently airing on Channel 4 in 2004, the show duped celebrities and members of the public into appearing on what they believed were pilots for real TV shows...
’ which lured celebrities and members of the public into appearing on what they thought were genuine TV shows such as ‘Lapdance Island’ and ‘Who Wants To Be A Spaceman?’ A 16-part series of The Pilot Show, (renamed ‘BSTV
The Pilot Show
The Pilot Show is a British TV comedy show written and created by Paul Garner. Commissioned by E4 and subsequently airing on Channel 4 in 2004, the show duped celebrities and members of the public into appearing on what they believed were pilots for real TV shows...
’) was then made for American television with Paul once again starring in it, writing and exec producing.
Paul has also appeared as an actor in various shows such as ‘Pulling’ and ‘The Jim Jeffries Show’. Most notably, Paul played the part of ‘Dave Millman’, Sharon Horgan
Sharon Horgan
Sharon Horgan is an Irish actress, writer and comedienne.Horgan was born in London and moved to Dublin at age seven. She grew up in Bellewstown, Co. Meath, Ireland. She went to school in the Sacred Heart Secondary School in Drogheda. Later she went on to an English degree at Brunel University...
’s police officer husband in the sitcom ‘Angelos
Angelos
The Angelos family , feminine form Angelina , plural Angeloi , was a noble Byzantine lineage which gave rise to three Byzantine emperors from 1185 to 1204...
’ on Five.
In January 2008, Paul appeared on Russell Brand
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, columnist, singer, author and radio/television presenter.Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK in 2004 for his role as host of Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth. His first major film role was in the 2007 film St Trinians...
’s Celebrity Hijack and, masquerading as a disgruntled cameraman, barricaded himself into the Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
house and had to be forcibly ejected by Russell and a pair of security guards.
Strutter
Paul has created, written and appeared alongside Paul Kaye in two series of the award winning MTV show ‘Strutter (MTV Show)Strutter (MTV Show)
Strutter is a show on MTV broadcast in the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Sweden, Romania, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. It stars Paul Kaye as Mike Strutter and Thaila Zucchi as Mrs. Strutter...
’. The show holds the Guinness World Record for ‘The Most Number Of Swear Words in a TV Show’ beating the previous holder ‘South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
’.
Recently he has worked with Marc Wootton
Marc Wootton
Marc Wootton is an English character comedian. He is perhaps best known for his role as the fake medium and psychic, Shirley Ghostman, on the BBC Three series, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman and he also appeared in Nativity!- Career :...
on the Showtime series La La Land
La La Land (TV series)
La La Land is an American television comedy series broadcast on Showtime in the United States, BBC Three in the United Kingdom, and SBS One in Australia...
.