Shaun Pye
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Shaun Pye 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.[1]
Career[edit]
A former comedy critic for the Evening Standard[2] 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,[3] 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.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
From 2019 to 2022, Pye was a writer on Frankie Boyle's New World Order.[8][9]
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.[10]
Acting filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Nathan Barley | Ricky | 1 episode |
| The Robinsons | Willie | 1 episode | |
| 2005–2007 | Extras | Greg Lindley-Jones | 7 episodes |
| 2006 | Respectable | Nico | 1 episode |
| 2012 | A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other Stories | Yegorych | 3 episodes |
| 2012, 2016 | The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Dreamz Mattress man / morgue assistant Poots | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Bliss | pier carney guy | 1 episode |
| 2018–2020 | There She Goes | Peter | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Jerk | paramedic | 1 episode |
References[edit]
- ^ Manelis, Michele (20 August 2020). "Shaun Pye: "There She Goes" is Based on His Own Life". Golden Globes. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (1 November 2004). "Shaun Pye – Original Review". Chortle. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Have I Got News for You man dies". BBC News. 8 November 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "More4 looking to order a full series of Todd Margaret" – The British Comedy Guide
- ^ Modell, Josh (6 January 2012). "David Cross | TV | Random Roles". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Hodges, Michael (16 October 2018). "David Tennant felt "huge responsibility" starring in new BBC comedy There She Goes". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Frankie Boyle's New World Order". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Shaun Pye on finding the balance between writing on panel and narrative shows". Balancing Acts. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "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.