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Neil Edmond was part of Perrier Best Newcomers The Consultants, has written sitcoms Home Time and Knocker and made humble contributions to shows like Twenty Twelve, Mid-Morning Matters with Alan Partridge and Parks and Recreation. He often stooges for Robin Ince, dancing to the work of Guy N. Smith.
Richard Herring is a writer, comedian and podcaster and the world’s only semi-professional self-playing snookerist. In the 1990s he appeared alongside Stewart Lee in TV shows like This Morning With Richard Not Judy. More recently he has written stand-up shows such as Christ on a Bike and Hitler Moustache and his current show Lord of the Dance Settee. He is obsessed with Rasputin and has written a knockabout musical Ra-Ra Rasputin and a more serious play I Killed Rasputin about him. He lives in West London with his wife and cats, Liono and Smithers.
Charlie Higson is the co-creator of The Fast Show and Bellamy’s People. He has written five entries of the Young Bond series and is king of the zombie novel with his defining The Enemy series. Charlie has also produced, written and directed the return of Randall & Hopkirk to great acclaim.
Matthew Holness created the character Garth Marenghi and co-wrote Channel 4’s Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. He has recently written and directed two short films, A Gun For George (Film4) and The Snipist (Sky Arts Playhouse).
Rufus Hound is currently an actor. He is not currently a panel show turn, a TV presenter, a stand-up comedian or proud of himself.
Robin Ince is a multi-award winning comedian and author. His book Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club was based on his tour Bad Book Club. More recently he has toured Happiness Through Science, The Importance of Being Interested and is currently touring Robin Ince Is In And Out Of His Mind and Blooming Buzzing Confusion
Phill Jupitus is a performance poet, stand-up comedian and actor. He has been the team captain on the infamous Never Mind the Buzzcocks since its inception in 1996. He has also appeared on QI, plays Councillor Cowdrey in CITV’s series Bottom Knocker Street and is notable for his performances on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and Just a Minute.
Tim Key is a comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his character Sidekick Simon starring alongside Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge in Mid Morning Matters and Alpha Papa. He is also the author of three books.
Stewart Lee is a comedian, writer and director. In the 90s he worked with Richard Herring and has since gone on to write Jerry Springer: The Opera which found itself in the centre of a media meltdown (although the critics loved it). He has written five novels and a new series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle has been commissioned for 2015.
Michael Legge is a stand-up comedian known for being grumpy and shouty. He’s one third of the Do The Right Thing podcast, half of Pointless Anger Righteous Ire with Robin Ince and completely responsible for his own award-winning, furious blog. Michael is a vegan and, if you’re not, he probably hates you.
Al Murray is a comedian probably best known for his alter ego the Pub Landlord, the self-styled King Cnut of Common Sense. Along the way he’s made TV programmes, done some radio, written some books: maybe you’ve seen, heard or read some of them. If you have he’s grateful – as long as you liked them. If you haven’t you’ve no idea what you’re missing out on.
Sara Pascoe is a comedienne, writer and actress who has been performing stand-up since 2007. She co-wrote Channel 4’s Girl Friday, has starred in Twenty Twelve and its spiritual follow-up W1A. Sara is also the winner of the 2014 Chortle Breakthrough Award.
Reece Shearsmith is an actor and writer. He starred in and co-wrote The League of Gentlemen, Psychoville and Inside No 9 all for BBC2. He is equally at home on stage, screen or radio. But he is mostly at home at home.
Danielle Ward is a writer, actor, comic and musician. She has won a handful of awards, performed Shakespeare in New York, is the brains behind hit podcast Do The Right Thing and wrote cult musicals Psister Psycho and Gutted. Her favourite horror film is An American Werewolf in London.
Acknowledgements
With thanks to: Jen and Chris Hamilton-Emery, Tabitha Pelly, Dan Norcott, Clare-Louise Mains, all of the authors who gave up their time to do this book and last, but not least, Cathy Hurren – who has supported this project from day one, and without her keen eye, Dead Funny would be a much poorer book.