Shaun Pye

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Shaun Pye
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  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • critic
  • television producer
  • editor
  • journalist
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Shaun Pye (born December 1971 [1] ) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television producer, known for co-creating the animated sketch comedy Monkey Dust with Harry Thompson, and for his role as Greg Lindley-Jones on Ricky Gervais's sitcom Extras . Pye created and wrote There She Goes . [2]

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Career

A former comedy critic for the Evening Standard [3] and editor of Tough Puzzles, Pye has performed as a comedian. He is, however, known best for his work as a writer, having written material for series including Never Mind the Buzzcocks , They Think It's All Over , Armstrong and Miller , Friday Night with Jonathan Ross , Would I Lie to You? , and Channel 4's The 100 Greatest Cartoons . He also worked as one of the head writers on 8 Out of 10 Cats alongside presenter Jimmy Carr and fellow comedian Frankie Boyle.

He first met his comedy partner Harry Thompson while working on The 11 O'Clock Show , and together they created the dark satirical animation Monkey Dust , which broadcast on BBC Three for three series. The pair collaborated with Alan Connor in 2006 to create Respectable , a sitcom for channel Five about a suburban brothel. Following Thompson's death from lung cancer in 2005, [4] Shaun took over production of the show. He also co-produced the short-lived quiz show It's Only TV... But I Like It.

Pye co-created The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret with comedian David Cross for Channel 4. [5] [6]

As of October 2015, Pye is a "Programme Associate" on the BBC comedy panel show Have I Got News for You .

Pye was the creator and writer of There She Goes , a 2018 programme on BBC Four about a family with a learning disability. It was based on Pye's experiences with his daughter, who was born in 2006 with a chromosomal disorder. [7] [8]

From 2019 to 2022, Pye was a writer on Frankie Boyle's New World Order . [9] [10]

In 2021, he co-wrote the second series of Jerk , alongside Tim Renkow. Pye also appeared as a paramedic in one episode of the show. [11]

Acting filmography

List of appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Nathan Barley Ricky1 episode
The Robinsons Willie1 episode
2005–2007 Extras Greg Lindley-Jones 7 episodes
2006 Respectable Nico1 episode
2012A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other StoriesYegorych3 episodes
2012, 2016 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Dreamz Mattress man / morgue assistant Poots2 episodes
2018 Bliss pier carney guy1 episode
2018–2020 There She Goes Peter1 episode
2021 Jerk paramedic1 episode

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References

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  2. ↑ Manelis, Michele (20 August 2020). "Shaun Pye: "There She Goes" is Based on His Own Life". Golden Globes. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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  4. ↑ "Have I Got News for You man dies". BBC News. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "More4 looking to order a full series of Todd Margaret" – The British Comedy Guide
  6. ↑ Modell, Josh (6 January 2012). "David Cross | TV". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Hodges, Michael (16 October 2018). "David Tennant felt "huge responsibility" starring in new BBC comedy There She Goes". Radio Times . Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Wright, Mike (13 October 2018). "There She Goes creator Shaun Pye on why he turned raising his severely disabled daughter into a sitcom". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Frankie Boyle's New World Order". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Shaun Pye on finding the balance between writing on panel and narrative shows". Balancing Acts. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Filming begins on a new series of BBC Three comedy Jerk starring actor, writer and stand-up comedian, Tim Renkow". BBC. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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