Simon Nicholls
- Producer
Press clippings
Book published to tie in with Radio 4's Nature Table
A Housefly Buzzes in the Key of F, a new book based on the award-winning radio comedy series Nature Table, has been published.
British Comedy Guide, 9th November 2023Wosson Cornwall is a groundbreaking hit and miss
It's a sign of the ubiquitous broadcast appeal - some would call it overkill - of Cornwall that it now has a dedicated sketch show on BBC Radio 4.
Lee Trewhela, Cornwall Live, 29th April 2023Dawn French joins Radio 4 Cornish sketch show Wosson Cornwall
Dawn French stars in Cornish sketch show Wosson Cornwall, coming to Radio 4 next month. French joins a cast that includes Edward Rowe, Joanna Neary and Tamsyn Kelly, with the writing team featuring Morwenna Banks, Paul Kerensa, James Henry and Max Davis.
British Comedy Guide, 13th March 2023Sue Perkins to host Radio 4 comedy about nature
Sue Perkins is to host Nature Table, a Radio 4 pilot which aims to celebrate "the natural world and all its funny eccentricities".
British Comedy Guide, 19th September 2019Miles Jupp to star as ex-PM in Radio 4 sitcom
Miles Jupp will play an ex-Prime Minister in new Radio 4 sitcom pilot Party's Over.
British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2019Radio 4 comedies nominated in BBC Audio Awards 2019
A number of Radio 4 comedy series have been nominated in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2018Interview with comedy producer Simon Nicholls
What's the key to great comedy? How can you engage the audience while still making them laugh? What should a new writer look out for?
Katherine Press, John York Story, 20th April 2018The News at Bedtime is a brilliant Today show spoof by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman which went out at Christmas and rather got lost in the nation's annual drowse. Catch up now as John Tweedledum (Jack Dee) and Jim Tweedledee (Peter Capaldi) present the latest from the land of nursery rhymes. It is so funny you can hear each episode five times (thanks to the marvellous iPlayer) and still find new things to laugh at (thanks to producer Simon Nicholls).
Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph, 8th February 2010On Location: Why bonkers ideas are pure TV genius
Producer Simon Nicholls on transferring a successful radio comedy series to television.
Simon Nicholls, Broadcast, 11th March 2009