Stephen Mawhinney
Stephen Mawhinney

Stephen Mawhinney

  • 49 years old
  • Northern Irish
  • Writer, script editor, comedian and stand-up comedian
Stephen Mawhinney

Stephen Mawhinney is a 49-year-old Northern Irish writer, script editor, comedian and stand-up comedian.

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2024 Breaking The News - Series 27
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2024 The Skewer - Series 11 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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2023 Breaking The News - Series 26
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  1. E7 - Episode Seven
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2023 Breaking The News - Series 26
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2023 The Skewer - Series 10 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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2023 The Naked Week (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt) Writer (Additional Material)
2023 Breaking The News - Series 25
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
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2023 Breaking The News - Series 25
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2023 The Skewer - Series 9 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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2023 Breaking The News - Series 24
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
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2023 Breaking The News - Series 24
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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  8. E10 - Episode Nine
  9. E11 - Episode Ten
 Writer (Additional Material)
2023 The Skewer - Series 8 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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2022 Breaking The News - Breaking The Year: 2022
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2022 Breaking The News - Series 23
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  1. E5 - Episode Five
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2022 Breaking The News - Series 23
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  7. E10 - Episode Ten
  8. E12 - Breaking The Year
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2022 The Skewer - Series 7 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. Special - Episode Seven
  6. Special - 100 Years Of The BBC
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2022 Noising Up - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
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2022 Breaking The News - Series 22
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
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2022 Breaking The News - Series 22
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  8. E10 - Episode Ten
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2022 The Skewer - Series 6 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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 Writer (Additional Material)
2022 Breaking The News - Series 21
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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  5. E9 - Episode Nine
  6. E10 - Episode Ten
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2021 Breaking The News - 2021 Specials
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  1. Special - Valentine's Day Special
  2. Special - Breaking The Year
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2021 The Skewer - Series 5 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
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2021 Breaking The News - Series 20
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  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. Special - Special
  5. E6 - Episode Six
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
  7. E9 - Episode Nine
  8. E10 - Episode Ten
  9. Special - Breaking The Year
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2021 Breaking The News - Series 19
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  8. E10 - Episode Nine
  9. E11 - Episode Ten
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2021 Breaking The News - Series 19
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  1. E1 - Euro's Special
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2021 The Skewer - Series 4 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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2021 Breaking The News - 2021 Specials
  1. Special - Euros Special
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2021 Breaking The News - Series 18
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  1. Special - Valentine's Day Special
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  7. E8 - Episode Seven
  8. E10 - Episode Nine
  9. E11 - Episode Eleven
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2021 The Skewer - Series 3 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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2020 Breaking The News - Breaking The Year Writer (Additional Material)
2020 Breaking The News - Series 17
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  1. E4 - Episode Four
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  3. E8 - Episode Eight
  4. E10 - Episode Ten
  5. Special - Breaking the Year
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2020 Breaking The News - Series 17
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2020 The Skewer - Series 2 (as Cooper-Mawhinney-Sweryt)
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  1. E5 - Episode Five
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2020 The Skewer - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
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2020 Breaking The News - Series 16
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  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
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2020 Breaking The News - Series 16
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
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2020 Breaking The News - Series 15
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  10. E11 - Episode Eleven
  11. E12 - Episode Twelve
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2020 Breaking The News - Series 15
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  1. E9 - Episode Nine
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 2
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  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. Special - Christmas Special
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 14
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  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. Special - Episode Ten
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 14
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 13
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 13
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 1
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2019 Breaking The News - Series 12
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  8. E9 - Episode Nine
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2019 Breaking the News - Series 12 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Hogmanay live - BBC Scotland 2018 Writer
2018 Breaking The News - Pilot
  1. Pilot
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2018 Newsjack Unplugged - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
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2018 Breaking The News - Series 11
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  8. E10 - Episode Ten
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2018 Breaking the News - Series 11 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Newsjack - Series 19
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  1. E5 - Episode Five
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2018 Breaking The News - Series 10
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  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
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2018 Breaking the News - Series 10 Writer (Additional Material)
2018 Breaking The News - Series 9
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  8. E9 - Episode Nine
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2018 Breaking the News - Series 9 Writer (Additional Material)
2017 Damn The Torpedoes! - 2017 Festive Special Script Editor
2017 Damn The Torpedoes! - 2017 Festive Special Writer
2017 Breaking The News - Series 8
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  6. E9 - Episode Nine
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2017 Newsjack - Series 17
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
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2017 Breaking the News - Series 8 Writer (Additional Material)
2017 Breaking The News - Series 7
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  8. E9 - Episode Nine
  9. E10 - Episode Ten
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2017 Breaking the News - Series 7 Writer (Additional Material)
2017 Breaking The News - Series 6
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
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  4. E10 - Episode Ten
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2017 Breaking the News - Series 6 Writer (Additional Material)
2016 Breaking The News - Series 5
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  5. E7 - Episode Seven
  6. E8 - Episode Eight
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2016 Breaking the News - Series 5 Writer (Additional Material)
2016 Newsjack - Series 15
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  1. E2 - Episode Two
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2016 Lewis Macleod's Wired News - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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  4. E4 - Episode Four
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2015 Damn The Torpedoes! - 2015 Festive Specials
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  1. Special - Episode One
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2015 Damn The Torpedoes! - 2015 Festive Specials
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  1. Special - Episode One
  2. Special - Episode Two
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2015 Newsjack - Series 13
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  1. E6 - Episode Six
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2015 Newsjack - Series 12
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
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2014 Only An Excuse? Writer
2014 The News Quiz Writer (Additional Material)
2014 Damn The Torpedoes! - Pilot Script Editor
2014 Damn The Torpedoes! - Pilot Writer
2014 Newsjack - Series 10
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  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E6 - Episode Six
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2014 Damn The Torpedoes! - Series 1
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E1 - Episode One
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. Special - Christmas Special
 Script Editor
2014 Damn The Torpedoes! - Series 1
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E1 - Episode One
  3. E2 - Episode Two
  4. Special - Christmas Special
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2013 Lewis Macleod's Wired News - Pilot Writer
2013 Newsjack - Series 8
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2013 Newsjack - Newsjack Revisited 2012 Writer
2012 Newsjack - Series 7
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2012 Newsjack - Series 6
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  1. E1 - Episode One
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2010 Newsjack - Series 3
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E4 - Episode Four
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2009 Newsjack - Series 1
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  1. E3 - Episode Three
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Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Stephen Mawhinney on IMDb

Born
Wednesday 30th October 1974 (49 years-old)
Member of
Nationality
Northern Irish
Home town
Ballymena
Resident of
England (London)

A writer, script editor and stand-up comedian. He writes for topical shows such as Breaking the News and The Skewer and been script editor & writer for several award winning podcasts. He is also an up-and-coming stand-up comedian.

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