Jon Plowman
- English
- Producer and executive producer
Press clippings
We shouldn't be afraid of Fawlty Towers' pure comedy
Radio 4's exploration of John Cleese and Connie Booth's beloved sitcom on What Funny About... revealed why it was so successful. But would it still get made today?
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 27th October 2021'The Vicar Of Dibley: Inside Out' tribute documentary to air on Gold
Gold is to broadcast a two-hour documentary celebrating hit sitcom The Vicar Of Dibley, with all its surviving key stars and creatives taking part.
British Comedy Guide, 14th January 2021Radio comedy reviews
New radio comedy is often disappointing. So welcome back Down The Line - the phone-in show with a twist. Also a look at Cabin Pressure which has started a repeat run, and comedy documentary What's Funny About...
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 20th May 2020Radio 4's Down The Line to return for lockdown special
Radio 4 has confirmed spoof phone-in show Down The Line will return for a new lockdown special. Meanwhile Radio 4 Extra will broadcast a new comedy-focused documentary series called What's Funny About....
British Comedy Guide, 5th May 2020Fame and fortune: Jon Plowman
"Ab Fab's first series still earns me £38 a year."
The Telegraph, 17th March 2019How To Produce Comedy Bronze by Jon Plowman review
If Jon Plowman is creating comedy bronze, it doesn't say much for the other people in that mysterious TV job of producer.
Chortle, 3rd December 2018How to Produce Comedy Bronze review
Lucy Lumsden revels in Jon Plowman's new book, an engaging mix of memoir and manual.
Lucy Lumsden, Royal Television Society, 20th November 201810 years of Sachsgate: a prank call made comedy boring
"Compared with leaving the EU or the election of Donald Trump, it was of no magnitude whatsoever," says the comedy producer Jon Plowman when asked about the impact of the BBC bungle enshrined in history as "Sachsgate".
Hugh Montgomery, The Telegraph, 30th October 2018TV should make fewer dramas - and more comedies
The BBC's former head of comedy Jon Plowman says we need more fresh new comedies like This Country.
Jon Plowman, Radio Times, 23rd September 2018Another Ab Fab movie?
Jon Plowman says they have talked briefly about "how did they all meet and get together when they were much much younger".
Radio Times, 20th September 2018