Dave Cohen began his career in the late seventies supporting folk musicians then punk bands. In 1984 he was nominated for the Perrier award with Paul B. Davies, and in 1985 co-founded The Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers and Paul Merton. He has regularly returned to Edinburgh with solo shows and plays, and was a member of the Comedy Store's Cutting Edge topical comedy show in the early nineties. Dave has written hundreds of songs for radio and TV shows including Spitting Image, 15 Minute Musical and the multi award-winning Horrible Histories.