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Richie Webb is a British comedy writer, actor and composer. He was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School.

He is a composer of music for television – often with partner music producer Matt Katz – contributing to many comedy, entertainment and children's programmes, most notably The reboot of the classic British children’s television series Teletubbies and Horrible Histories , the multi-award-winning CBBC sketch show where Webb's music is regarded as a key ingredient of the show's success. [1] He has also won a BAFTA award.

As a writer and performer he is perhaps best known for his work on numerous BBC Radio 4 comedy programmes. [2] He began his career as a member of The Cheese Shop and went on to have regular musical comedy slots on both Week Ending and Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections . [3] He is currently[ when? ] creator and star of 15 Minute Musical which won the Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy [4] and writes and stars in BBC Radio 4's "The Music Teacher". [5]

Along with Dave Lamb and other Warwick University alumni he runs a radio production company Top Dog Productions, which makes comedy and drama for BBC Radio 4. [6]

He lives in Warwickshire, and has a season ticket for West Bromwich Albion. [2]

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References

  1. Horrible Histories: 5 brilliant songs from series 5 | Radio Times
  2. 1 2 BBC Radio 4 – Look Away Now
  3. BBC - Comedy - Parsons And Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
  4. "WGGB - News - Guild Awards winners". www.writersguild.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. BBC Radio 4 - The Music Teacher
  6. Top Dog Productions