Simon Mayhew-Archer
- Writer, producer and executive producer
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Filming underway on Kat Sadler's BBC Three sitcom Such Brave Girls
Filming is underway on Kat Sadler's BBC Three sitcom Such Brave Girls, in which she stars alongside her real-life sister Lizzie Davidson and Louise Brealey. Simon Bird directs the loosely autobiographical comedy about a dysfunctional family trying to piece their lives back together after their father walks out on them.
British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2023Micky Flanagan working on autobiographical BBC comedy
Micky Flanagan has been developing an autobiographical comedy for the BBC called 'Til It Shines.
British Comedy Guide, 19th December 2022North East talent offered TV comedy development help
North East Screen and BBC Comedy have devised a scheme that will offer funds and support to six North East based comedy creatives, to help them develop their television ideas. There will also be an afternoon of panels and networking in Newcastle on Thursday 13th October.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd October 2022Kat Sadler pilots new BBC sitcom 'such brave girls'
Stand-up Kat Sadler has written and stars alongside her sister Lizzie Davidson in such brave girls, a loosely autobiographical new BBC Three sitcom pilot.
British Comedy Guide, 9th September 2021Asim Chaudhry creates comedy pilot Coming To England
Asim Chaudhry has piloted a character comedy series for Channel 4. Coming To England follows the lives of three characters trying to make a new life in the UK.
British Comedy Guide, 6th May 2020How This Country became a hit with millennials
Hating the pilot but loving a YouTube clip the Coopers had made of a Scrabble-playing Kerry screaming to her mum "Is Dave a word?", the producer was clear: "The big thing we all wanted was that it should have the appearance of reality."
Royal Television Society, 13th June 2018A day on the set of This Country
Sick of working odd jobs just to survive, Daisy May Cooper hounded production companies with a short sketch about Kerry, the lead character in the now critically acclaimed comedy. Sean O'Grady dusts off his acting skills and joins the actress and her brother on set.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 23rd October 2017What happened to the comedy trademark?
Comedians once embraced a signature quip or look, so why have such tropes fallen out of favour?
James Kettle, The Guardian, 7th August 2017TV preview: Josh, BBC Three, iPlayer
In the first episode there were hints of everything from Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? and Men Behaving Badly to Seinfeld.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th September 2016Mathew Horne (of Gavin & Stacey TV fame) plays Alex, a struggling young cinema manager in this new comedy by Simon (Men Behaving Badly) Nye. Here's the situation: Alex has to promote a forthcoming attraction, an arty Swedish film. But no one's interested, not even Mrs Duke (Caroline Quentin), the cinema's rambly, elderly owner, or neighbouring café boss Jane (Mel Hudson), who fancies him. Here's a tip: look at the cast. Consider author's other work (translations of Molière and Dario Fo, films, TV, scholarly studies of painters, awards). This one (produced by Jane Berthoud and Simon Mayhew-Archer) may go far.
Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph, 24th April 2010