Gareth Gwynn is a comedy writer, performer and radio presenter. He is the co-writer of the television sitcoms Bull and Tourist Trap and the radio sitcoms Ankle Tag , Passing On and Social Club FM. [1]
Gwynn began his career in 2007 writing for BBC Radio 4 on Listen Against and continued to do so until 2011. Between 2008-9, Gwynn wrote for shows on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 7 including Look Away Now , I Guess That's Why They Call It The News and Newsjack . In 2009 he became a recipient of the BBC Radio Comedy Writers Bursary. [2] For BBC Radio 4 he writes for The Now Show and The News Quiz and for BBC Radio Wales he is a writer for the sketch shows Elis James' Pantheon of Heroes,Here Be Dragons and Welcome Strangers. [1]
Since 2010, Gwynn has continued to write for radio but expanded into television too including The Armstrong & Miller Show, Have I Got News For You , [3] O'r Diwedd and Top Gear . [4]
His sitcom work includes writing Passing On , Ministry Of Happiness and co-writing Social Club FM for BBC Radio Wales, co-writing Bull with comedy writer John-Luke Roberts for Gold and co-writing Ankle Tag with Benjamin Partridge for BBC Radio 4. Together with Sian Harries and Tudur Owen, he is part of the writing team for the semi-improvised show Tourist Trap for BBC One Wales. [1] He has also contributed to Trying on Apple TV [3] and co-wrote the 2019 audio special The Goodies: The Big Ben Theory for Audible. [1]
In 2007, Gwynn hosted his own radio shows Gareth Gwynn's Big Night In for 106.3 Bridge FM and Gareth Gwynn's Alternative Anthems for Afan FM. From 2010 to 2017 he was a regular presenter on BBC Radio Wales, fronting weekly music shows [5] and features, returning in 2018 to present two shows as part of the station's 40th birthday celebrations. [6]
He has appeared as a guest on The Now Show several times [1] and has also presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4 including Gareth Gwynn's Little Book Of Welsh Rock, [7] The Greatest Ever Faker [8] and two editions of Archive on 4, Gareth Gwynn's Alternative Archive [9] and Gareth Gwynn Hasn't Fin- [10] as well as producing Just A Minute: 50 Years In 28 Minutes and Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon. [1]
Since 2021 he has co-presented The Xennial Dome podcast with Esyllt Sears. In September 2024 it was nominated for an Independent Podcast Award. [11] In October the podcast was renamed I'm So Not Over It. [12]