Ash Atalla
- 52 years old
- Producer and executive producer
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Comedy shorts on the rise
BBC takes leaf out of C4's Blaps book with Threesomes, as short-form receives cash injection.
Broadcast, 12th June 2019The show that shaped me: Ash Atalla on Alan Partridge
The Roughcut TV MD marvels at a fictional career embedded in the hard knocks of the TV industry.
Ash Atalla, Broadcast, 1st April 2019Andie MacDowell is the new Cuckoo in the Thompson nest
Hollywood star Andie MacDowell has been confirmed to replace Taylor Lautner in the new series of Cuckoo, which debuts on Friday 4th January 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2018Why the 'cringe com' reigns
Whether it's cult films or the mockumentary style perfected by The Office, why do we seek discomfort from our comedies?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th November 2018TV preview: Stath Lets Flats, C4
It's about time C4 had a brand new hit. Marc Wootton's High & Dry didn't quite hit the spot, but maybe Stath Lets Flats is the one. I wouldn't let Stath anywhere near my flat but I'll watch him on my television. Through my fingers mostly.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd June 2018How People Just Do Nothing has triumphed
The BBC comedy People Just Do Nothing has undergone a seven-year journey from raw webisodes on a homemade YouTube channel called Wasteman TV, to a slot on Netflix US and growing popularity with American hipsters.
Ian Burrell, i Newspaper, 11th September 2017Myriad Comic Cuts graphic novel competition launched
Roughcut TV has partnered with graphic novel publisher Myriad to launch a comedy-related competition.
British Comedy Guide, 5th July 2017Ash Atalla: white middle class 'swept away' BBC3
As the producer of The Office and The IT Crowd, Ash Atalla is familiar with awkward situations and how to get a laugh out of them. That was what he did on Newsnight in 2014 when he likened the decision to make BBC Three online only to "a 60-year-old man wearing a golf jumper has just walked into a really good nightclub and turned the music off".
Tara Conlan, The Guardian, 27th November 2016People Just Do Nothing film planned
The creators of pirate radio station-set sitcom People Just Do Nothing are "talking about" the idea of making a film when the programme has finished on TV.
British Comedy Guide, 27th November 2016BBC Three to launch Sexy Murder series
BBC Three is to launch Sexy Murder, a comedy series that spoofs reality crime series like Making A Murderer and Serial.
British Comedy Guide, 27th October 2016