Tim Kirkby

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Tim Kirkby
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Kirkby in 2015
Born
Timothy John Kirkby

(1970-11-13) 13 November 1970 (age 54)
Sidcup, Kent, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationFilm & TV Director
Years active2000–present
Known for The Pentaverate (2022)
Fleabag (2016)
Veep (2012–2014)
Brockmire (2017)
SpouseKirsty Mckinnell (m. 2006)
Children2

Timothy John Kirkby (born 13 November 1970 in Sidcup, Kent, England) is a British filmmaker, working in both the United Kingdom and the United States. He is best known for directing the science parody series Look Around You , [1] the BAFTA winning BBC 2 show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle , and setting up the multi-award winning Fleabag .

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Career

Kirkby made his TV directorial debut with the BAFTA nominated science spoof Look Around You . He received further recognition for the first season of the BAFTA nominated My Mad Fat Diary , the BAFTA nominated BBC single drama The C Word , and more recently the critically acclaimed Fleabag .

In the United States he created and directed all eight episodes and co-executive produced the award-winning first & second season of Brockmire for IFC. Other notable US television directing credits includes episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO comedy Veep (TV series) , Grace & Frankie , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Man Seeking Woman , and his Netflix 6-part TV series The Pentaverate created by Mike Myers, about a secret society that has been working to control world events since 1347.

He has also made documentaries with Motörhead, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest for the multi-award-winning documentary strand Classic Albums, as well as creating and directing all 4 series of the critically acclaimed BAFTA winning show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle a six-part comedy series featuring standup and sketches. The first season was executive produced by Armando Iannucci and script edited by Chris Morris. The first episode received positive reviews from The Independent and The Daily Mirror, although the show received a negative review, written by Stewart Lee in Time Out, in which he described himself as "fat" and his performance as "positively Neanderthal, suggesting a jungle-dwelling pygmy, struggling to coax notes out of a clarinet that has fallen from a passing aircraft". The second series won a BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme in 2012.

More recently Tim is directing The Revenge Club for Gaumont UK, Freemantle & Paramount+, which premieres 2025.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Notes
2015The C WordYesNoTV Movie
2018 Action Point [2] YesNo
2021 Last Looks YesNo
2024 Bad Tidings YesNoTV Movie

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Notes
2002, 2005 Look Around You YesNo2 series, 14 episodes
2002, 2004, 2005 Classic Albums YesNo3 episodes
2007 Kombat Opera Presents YesNoSeries 1, episode 4
2010 Little Crackers YesNoSeries 1, episode 10
2012 Walking and Talking YesNo4-part serial
2013, 2015 The Alternative Comedy Experience YesNo2 series, 25 episodes
2013 My Mad Fat Diary YesNoSeries 1, episodes 1, 2, 3
2009, 2011,
2014, 2016
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle YesNo4 series, 24 episodes
2013, 2014 Veep YesYes3 episodes
2014 Playing House YesNo3 episodes
2015 You, Me and the Apocalypse YesNo3 episodes
Man Seeking Woman YesNo3 episodes
Brooklyn Nine-Nine YesNo1 episode
Grace & Frankie YesNo2 episodes
2017, 2018 Brockmire YesYes2 series, 8 episodes
2018 Fleabag YesNo1 episode
2019 Don't Forget the Driver YesNo1 series, 6 episodes
2022 The Pentaverate YesYes1 series, 6 episodes
2023 The Famous Five [3] YesYes3 episodes
2024 Entitled YesYes1 series, 8 episodes
2025 The Revenge Club (TV series) YesYes1 series, 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
2003 British Comedy Awards Best New ComedyLook Around YouNominated
BAFTA TV Awards Best ComedyLook Around YouNominated
2006ROSE D'ORBest ComedyLook Around YouWon
2008ROSE D'ORBest of 2008Kombat OperaWon
ROSE D'ORBest comedyKombat OperaWon
2010 BAFTA TV Awards Best Comedy ProgrammeStewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 1Nominated
2012 British Comedy Awards Best Comedy ProgrammeStewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 2Won
BAFTA TV Awards Best Comedy ProgrammeStewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 2Won
2014OFTABest DirectionVeep Series 2Nominated
RTS Best Best Drama SeriesMy Mad Fat DiaryNominated
BAFTA TV Awards Best Drama SeriesMy Mad Fat DiaryNominated
OFTABest DirectionVeep Series 3Nominated
BAFTA TV Awards Best Comedy ProgrammeStewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 3Nominated
2015 BAFTA TV Awards Best Comedy ProgrammeStewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 4Nominated
2016 BAFTA TV Awards Best Single DramaThe C WordNominated
2017 BAFTA TV Awards Best ComedyFleabagNominated
2019Venice TV AwardBest ComedyDon't Forget The DriverNominated

Television (as actor)

References

  1. Greig, Finlay (12 October 2017). "Look Around You: Robert Popper on the 'insane' science TV parody". The i Paper. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  2. McCahill, Mike (30 August 2018). "Action Point review – Johnny Knoxville takes a renegade theme-park ride". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  3. "BBC announces The Famous Five cast with first look images". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2025.