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 Naismith in 2014 | |
| Born | Jonathan W D Naismith [1] 1965 (age 57–58) |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Jon Naismith (born 1965) [1] is a producer mainly known for his work on BBC Radio, primarily comedy, including You'll Have Had Your Tea , The Unbelievable Truth and About a Dog .
Since 1991 he has been the producer of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue . [2]
Jon Naismith attended Horris Hill School in Hampshire from 1973 to 1978. [3]
Naismith was a member of Footlights at the University of Cambridge and Junior Treasurer from 1987–1988. He co-wrote and starred in the 1988 revue Sheep Go Bare alongside Mel Giedroyc, Simon Munnery, Tom Hollander, Dan Gooch and Sarah Dudman. [4]
Naismith has been producer of the long-running radio panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue since 1991. The episodes are recorded before a live theatre audience, with two programmes being recorded at each performance and Naismith traditionally performs the duties of "warmup artist". This usually involves testing sound recording levels by means of a "patronising audience participation exercise" and a joke. Naismith also provides the voiceovers for the show, such as when the host talks about something appearing on the laser display board, he is "the mystery voice for listeners at home".
He married Belinda Campbell in Oxfordshire in June 2002. [5]
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I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again was a BBC radio comedy programme that originated from the 1964 Cambridge University Footlights revue, Cambridge Circus. This is a scripted sketch show. It had a devoted youth following, with the live tapings enjoying very lively audiences, particularly when familiar themes and characters were repeated; a tradition that continued into the spinoff show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
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