Dave Cohen
Dave Cohen

Dave Cohen

  • English
  • Actor, writer, script editor, stand-up comedian and tutor

Known for: 15 Minute Musical (Writer), Not Going Out (Writer (Additional Material)), Horrible Histories (Writer), The News Quiz (Writer)

Dave Cohen
Dave Cohen is an English actor, writer, script editor, stand-up comedian and tutor.

More information

Full name
David Cohen
AKA
David J Cohen
Nationality
English

Credits

Year Production Role
2022 Horrible Histories - Series 9 Writer
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans Writer (Additional Material)
2019 Horrible Histories - Series 8 Writer
2017 Horrible Histories - Series 7 Writer
2016 15 Minute Musical - 2016 Specials Writer
2016 A Dave Cohen Show: Music Was My First Love Self
2016 Horrible Histories - 2016 Specials
  1. Special - Sensational Shakespeare
  2. Special - Staggering Storytellers
  3. Special - The Grisly Great Fire Of London
 Writer
2015 15 Minute Musical - 2015 Specials Writer
2015 Goodness Gracious Me - India Special
  1. India Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2015 The Comedy.co.uk Fringe Show Booster Self
2015 Horrible Histories - Series 6 Writer
2015 Newzoids - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2015 Horrible Histories - Crooked King John And The Magna Carta
  1. Crooked King John And The Magna Carta
 Writer
2014 Not Going Out - Out-takes Writer (Additional Material)
2014 Not Going Out - Series 7 Writer (Additional Material)
2014 Horrible Histories - 2014 Specials
  1. Special - Ridiculous Romance
  2. Special - Frightful First World War Special
 Writer
2013 15 Minute Musical - Series 8 Writer
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 46
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2013 Horrible Histories - Series 5 Writer
2013 Not Going Out - Series 6 Writer (Additional Material)
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 45
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 15 Minute Musical - Series 7 Writer
2012 Have I Got News For You - Series 44
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 26
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Songs in a Flat Self
2012 Have I Got News For You - Series 43
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Not Going Out - Series 5 Writer (Additional Material)
2012 Horrible Histories - Series 4 Writer
2011 Have I Got News For You - Series 42
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer (Additional Material)
2011 Horrible Histories - Big Prom Party
  1. The Horrible Histories Big Prom Party
 Writer
2011 Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry Writer
2011 Horrible Histories - Series 3 Writer
2011 Have I Got News For You - Series 41
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
2011 Life Of Riley - Series 3
  1. E1 - The Boyfriend
  2. E5 - Lost In Translation
  3. E8 - Good Mother
 Writer (Additional Material)
2011 Not Going Out - Series 4 Writer (Additional Material)
2010 15 Minute Musical - Series 6 Writer
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 40
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E8 - Episode Eight
  4. Special - Highlights Special
 Writer (Additional Material)
2010 My Life As A Footnote - Free Self
2010 Make A Living Writing Comedy Self
2010 Horrible Histories - Series 2 Writer
2010 The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Writer (Additional Material)
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 39
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2010 Life Of Riley - Series 2
  1. E1 - Just The Two Of Us
  2. E3 - Nine To Five
 Writer (Additional Material)
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 38
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer (Additional Material)
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 37
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2009 Horrible Histories - Series 1 Writer
2009 Not Going Out - Series 3 Writer (Additional Material)
2008 15 Minute Musical - Series 5 Writer
2008 15 Minute Musical - Series 5 Various
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 36
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
  4. E7 - Episode Seven
  5. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer (Additional Material)
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 35
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer (Additional Material)
2007 28 Acts In 28 Minutes - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2007 15 Minute Musical - Series 4 Various
2007 Have I Got News For You - Series 33
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Writer (Additional Material)
2006 15 Minute Musical - Series 3 Various
2005 The News Quiz - Series 58
  1. Special - The News Quiz of the Year 2005
 Writer (Additional Material)
2005 15 Minute Musical - Series 2 Various
2005 The News Quiz - Series 57
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E6 - Episode Six
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
2004 15 Minute Musical - Series 1 Various
2004 Parsons And Naylor's Pull-Out Sections - Series 7
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer
2004 My Family - Series 5
  1. Special - Reloaded
  2. E3 - What's Up, Docklands?
  3. E13 - Going Dental
 Writer
2003 The News Quiz - Series 53
  1. Special - News Quiz of the Year 2003 (Part 1)
  2. Special - News Quiz of the Year 2003 (Part 2)
 Writer
2003 The Sketch Show - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer (Additional Material)
2003 The News Quiz - Series 52
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer
2003 The News Quiz - Series 51
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2003 The Sunday Format - Series 4 Writer
2002 The News Quiz - Series 50
  1. Special - The News Quiz of the Year 2002
 Writer
2002 15 Storeys High - Series 1
  1. E6 - Dead Swan
 Actor
2002 The News Quiz - Series 49
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - 25 Years of the News Quiz
 Writer
2002 Dead Ringers - Series 7 Writer
2002 Room 101 - Series 7 Script Consultant
2002 The News Quiz - Series 48
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
 Writer
2001 Dead Ringers - Series 6 Writer
2001 The News Quiz - Series 47
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. E9 - Episode Nine
  6. E10 - Episode Ten
 Writer
2001 The Sunday Format - Series 3 Writer
2001 Dead Ringers - Series 5 Writer
2001 The News Quiz - Series 46
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer
2001 Dead Ringers - Series 4 Writer
2001 2DTV - Pilot Writer
2001 The News Quiz - Series 45
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
 Writer
2000 Dead Ringers - Series 3 Writer
2000 The Sunday Format - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer
2000 The News Quiz - Series 44
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E7 - Episode Seven
  4. E8 - Episode Eight
  5. Special - News Quiz of the Year 2000 (Part 2)
 Writer
2000 Dead Ringers - Series 2 Writer
2000 The News Quiz - Series 43
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Writer
1999 The News Quiz - Series 42
  1. Special - The New Quiz of the Year 1999
 Writer (Additional Material)
1999 The News Quiz - Series 42
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
  11. E11 - Episode Eleven
  12. Special - The Millenium News Quiz
 Writer
1999 The News Quiz - Series 41
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
  10. E12 - Episode Twelve
  11. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Writer
1999 The Sunday Format - Series 1 Writer
1998 The News Quiz - Series 40
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E5 - Episode Five
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E7 - Episode Seven
  7. E8 - Episode Eight
  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
  10. E11 - Episode Eleven
  11. Special - The News Quiz of the Year 1998 (Part 1)
  12. Special - The News Quiz of the Year 1998 (Part 2)
 Writer
1998 The News Quiz - Series 39
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E12 - Episode Twelve
  5. E14 - Episode Fourteen
  6. E15 - Episode Fifteen
 Writer
1996 The Sunday Format - Pilot Writer
1994 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
1991 Club Class
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
1985 Spitting Image - Series 2 (as David Cohen)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Dave Cohen on IMDb

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