Lyndsay Fenner
- Producer
Press clippings
James Acaster's spoof crime podcast Springleaf attracts all-star cast
James Acaster has launched his spoof true crime podcast, Springleaf, in which he plays his undercover cop alter-ego, Pat Springleaf, with a cast that includes Finn Wolfhard, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, Tom Allen, Sara Pascoe, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Nish Kumar, Rosie Jones, Guz Khan, Phil Wang, Ed Gamble, Josh Widdicombe, Sindhu Vee, Natalie Cassidy and Domhnall Gleeson.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2023James Acaster launches spoof true crime podcast, writes his first film
James Acaster is crowdfunding a spoof true crime podcast focused on his alter-ego, undercover cop Pat Springleaf. He has also written his first film screenplay, based upon his short story about a murder, To Do.
British Comedy Guide, 21st September 2022Open door radio show for Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent writers
Writey Funny, a new talent search targeting comedy writers who are Deaf, Disabled or Neurodivergent, has been launched by the production company Mighty Bunny, supported by the BBC Radio Indie Development Fund.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2022Rachel Parris to record Radio 4 comedy about Jane Austen
The Mash Report star Rachel Parris is to record Austensibly Feminist, a comedy show for Radio 4 focused around Jane Austen.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2020Preview - Tony Law: 21st Century Adventurer
Fearless adventurer Tony Law leads an intrepid team attempting to recover the Lost Girdle of the Amazons.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th October 2017Newsjack by numbers
Because the only things we at Newsjack love more than jokes are numbers and facts, here are a few statistics.
Lyndsay Fenner, BBC Writersroom, 12th April 2012