Molly Seymour to be creative director at BBC Studios Comedy Production
- Jax Media producer Molly Seymour will join BBC Studios Comedy Productions in January 2024 as its creative director
- She says: "I'm so excited to find fun ways to keep building on this special slate whilst working with the best of British talent"
BBC Studios Comedy Productions is bolstering its team with the appointment of current UK head of Jax Media, Molly Seymour, into the newly minted role of creative director.
Reporting to head of comedy Josh Cole, Seymour will take up the post in January 2024 to work "on a rich and varied slate of scripted comedies and comedy dramas".
Seymour joins the producer of Inside No. 9, Good Omens, Trying and Black Ops with 14 years of experience in the TV and film industry. She most recently launched the UK arm of Jax Media (Broad City, Search Party) and has worked with top emerging and established UK talent.
Molly developed and produced Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor's Everyone Else Burns for Channel 4. She also produced short form series Peck'Eds with writer/performer Soph Galustian for BBC Three.
Previously Molly was in development at Baby Cow where she produced Jon Pointing's short form series for BBC Three and, before that, an assistant producer to Richard Curtis.
She says: "What an exciting honour it is going to be, to work with Josh and the prolific team in Comedy at BBC Studios Productions. Not only is there prestige and heritage in their output, but they're also leading the way in ambition, scale and ensuring that comedy is at the forefront of what people continue to watch. I'm so excited to find fun ways to keep building on this special slate whilst working with the best of British talent and sharing their ideas in the UK and internationally."
Josh Cole comments: "We're delighted to be bringing someone of Molly's skill, creativity, and dynamism to the team. Molly has a fine comic mind, impeccable talent relationships and knows exactly how to nurture the next generation of comedy and comedy drama. I'm thrilled she's joining BBC Studios Productions."
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