Ash Atalla
- 52 years old
- Producer and executive producer
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TV preview: The People Just Do Nothing Story
On the face of it, a comedy about a group of very unlikely lads running a pirate radio station in Brentford, west London, sounds as though it might not be the average middle-aged woman's Americano (your previewer being the MAW in question). I mean, drum and bass, garage music, Brentford, tracky bottoms and baseball caps? But funny is funny.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 7th August 2021People Just Do Nothing documentary coming to BBC
The stars of People Just Do Nothing have reunited to make a documentary about their rise from internet obscurity to television popularity and upcoming feature film Big In Japan, for a new BBC Three documentary, Kurupting The Industry: The People Just Do Nothing Story.
British Comedy Guide, 20th July 2021Analysis: what next for BBC comedy?
Roughcut TV founder Ash Atalla urged the corporation's next comedy director to "resend the message to the comedy community that they should come to the BBC first". Another indie sector source said Shane Allen's replacement must make the case internally for greater investment.
Max Goldbart, Broadcast, 14th May 2021Bloods: Mining a fresh vein of comedy
Samson Kayo, Nathan Bryon and Ash Atalla explain how a sliding-doors moment led to the two young talents being entrusted with a major sitcom.
Broadcast, 5th May 2021Stath Lets Flats to be remade in America
US network Fox is to remake hit Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats. The new version of the show will be called Bren Rents.
British Comedy Guide, 16th December 2020Big Boys - a sitcom by Jack Rooke - to be filmed for Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered Big Boys, a semi-autobiographical sitcom by comedian Jack Rooke about an unlikely friendship between two young men who meet at university.
British Comedy Guide, 26th November 2020Who's laughing now?
Comedy about personal trauma and childhood experiences has been all the rage in the UK, but the genre is ready to take a new direction, according to leading industry figures.
Shannon Power, C21 Media, 4th September 2019Ash Atalla: Gervais is 'obsessed' with disabled people
Producer Ash Atalla said looking back on the jokes Ricky Gervais made about his wheelchair use makes him 'uncomfortable'.
Roisin O'Connor, The Independent, 30th August 2019How to avoid offence in comedy - if you want to
Authenticity is the key to avoiding offence in comedy, a panel of TV executives have concluded.
Chortle, 22nd August 2019Comedy shorts on the rise
BBC takes leaf out of C4's Blaps book with Threesomes, as short-form receives cash injection.
Broadcast, 12th June 2019