Andy Riley
- Writer and producer
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Matt Berry's Year Of The Rabbit casting revealed
Keeley Hawes has been announced amongst the supporting cast of upcoming Channel 4 period sitcom Year Of The Rabbit, starring Matt Berry. Alun Armstrong, Sally Phillips and Paul Kaye also enjoy roles in the series.
British Comedy Guide, 30th January 2019Channel 4 orders Matt Berry sitcom Year Of The Rabbit
Matt Berry is to star in Year Of The Rabbit, a new sitcom series about a police trio operating in the 'unhinged chaos' of Victorian-era London.
British Comedy Guide, 8th June 2018Interview: Andy Riley thought pain would end career
When cartoonist Andy Riley developed repetitive strain injury (RSI) in 2010, he thought it would put an end to his career.
Speaking to 5 live's Stephen Nolan, Andy described living with condition as like wearing "a matador jacket of pain."
The scriptwriter and artist rose to fame with his series of best-selling Bunny Suicides books in 2003.
After years of unsuccessful treatments, he's found a new way to manage his pain and is drawing again.
Stephen Nolan, BBC, 7th November 2017Matt Berry films 1880s police sitcom
Matt Berry is filming a sitcom pilot set around the police force in the 1880s.
British Comedy Guide, 11th October 2017TV preview: Tracey Ullman's Show, BBC1
By their supporting cast shalt thou know them. Or something. The first episode of the second series of Tracey Ullman's return to British sketch show comedy features an enviable cast list of contemporary comedians and actors.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2017How To Talk Comedy Writer
A couple of years ago, I put together a list of weird little bits of terminology that comedy writers use. I've just been told a lot more of them so the list has grown, a lot. Please enjoy.
Andy Riley, 1st November 2016Readers' Qs - does every sitcom need an idiot?
This question comes from @andyrileyish, aka Andy Riley, an extremely experienced sitcom writer (Black Books, Hyperdrive, The Great Outdoors), a thoroughly nice man, and writer of a new series of children's book called King Flashypants. He was also a guest with his writing partner, Kevin Cecil, on The Sitcom Geeks Podcast here.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 31st August 2016An interview with Kevin Cecil
Kevin Cecil is a co-multi-BAFTA-award-winning comedy writer who, along with long-time friend Andy Riley has written for some of the best and/or most popular British comedy shows of the past however many years, such as Black Books, Little Britain, Hyperdrive, and countless others.
The Humourdor, 27th May 2011Comedy books round-up March 2011
Books from Mark Thomas, Emma Kennedy, Jon Richardson, Andy Riley and Paul Barker.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th March 2011Doing for rambling what Rev did for inner-city religion, The Great Outdoors debuted on BBC4 last autumn and now BBC2 is repeating the three episodes. Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil's charming sitcom meets a group of walkers led by Mark Heap just as they're joined by pushy new member Ruth Jones, who tries to make the gang go her way. Often literally. Also rambling are Katherine Parkinson, Steve Edge and Stephen "Skoose from Whites" Wight.
Will Dean, The Guardian, 13th January 2011