David Tyler (producer)

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David Tyler (born 24 June 1961) [1] is a British television and radio comedy producer, executive producer, and director. He is co-founder of the independent production company Pozzitive Television, which he set up in 1992 with Geoff Posner. [2]

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Pozzitive Television

Since the founding of Pozzitive Television, Tyler has been responsible for working on various British comedy programmes. [3] The shows that he has worked on have won numerous awards [4] including several BAFTAs, two Golden Roses and a silver Rose d'Or at the Rose d'Or awards in Montreux, seven Sony Awards, [1] and multiple Comedy.co.uk [5] and RTS awards.

His credits include BBC Two sitcom Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral , which won the 1994 BAFTA for Best Comedy (Programme or Series); [6] the BBC Radio 4 stand-up comedy show Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation , which was the first full-fledged comedy show from an independent production company for Radio 4, and won a bronze Sony Award in 1995; [7] Victoria Wood's television sitcom dinnerladies , which won the British Comedy Awards for "Best New Comedy" in 1999 and "Best Comedy" in 2000; [8] Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure which was the first ever radio sitcom to win "Best Comedy" at the BCG awards in 2014. [9] Between 2010 and 2019, David Tyler was nominated for the Radio Production Award for "Best Comedy/Entertainment Producer" eight times, and in 2015 won the coveted "Gold Award". [10]

Radio Productions

Television productions

Other work

Tyler directed Steve Coogan's national stage tour The Man Who Thinks He's It, in 1998, which also featured Julia Davis and Simon Pegg.

He also produced and directed the audiobook versions of the popular children's book series Mr Gum, by Andy Stanton, for BBC Audio. [39] [40]

Having worked with Jeremy Hardy for more than 20 years, Tyler co-edited an anthology of Hardy's writing, Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes, together with Hardy's widow Katie Barlow. [41] It was published in February 2020, a year after Hardy's death. [42]

Notable Awards

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