Joe Tucker

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Joe Tucker is a British comedy writer, director and animator known for directing and co-writing the award-winning short film For the Love of God . [1] He has also directed a number of music videos for Hot Club de Paris [2] and, together with Lloyd Woolf, created and wrote the Sky 1 television series Parents and the Comedy Central series Big Bad World. [3]

Tucker has also written a number of sketches for CBBC series Horrible Histories . [4] [5]

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References

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  3. Morgan Jeffery (24 May 2012). "'Inbetweeners' Blake Harrison for Comedy Central's 'Big Bad World'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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  5. Broadcast Hot Shots 2011