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Ash Atalla
Ash Atalla

Ash Atalla

  • 52 years old
  • Producer and executive producer

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Sky 1 orders Trollied Series 6

Sky 1 has ordered a sixth series of supermarket comedy Trollied. Rufus Hound and Georgia May Foote join the cast.

British Comedy Guide, 30th August 2016

People Just Do Nothing producer Ash Atalla on Kurupt FM

Ash Atalla, whose production credits include The Office, and producer Jon Petrie tell The Independent why they think YouTube series-turned BBC Three cult hit People Just Do Nothing is set to break into comedy's big league

Sally Newall, The Independent, 17th August 2016

Sky1 orders new sitcom Carters Get Rich

Sky1 has ordered Carters Get Rich, a new family sitcom about a teenager who sells a phone app for millions of pounds.

British Comedy Guide, 28th June 2016

Interview with Ash Atalla

Ash Atalla has managed, so far, to bookend his career with two fantastic pieces of work. First there was the game-changing The Office, way back in 2003, and now his fingers are in the THC-addled pie of BBC3's People Just Do Nothing.

Joe Bish, Vice.com, 19th April 2016

Comedy producer Ash Atalla talks about Twitter

Comedy producer loves social media really, and also relishes the fact that new online TV platforms mean he has more places to sell his shows than ever.

Stuart Dredge, The Guardian, 13th April 2015

Ash Atalla: my career journey

The Roughcut founder Ash Atalla gave an insight into how he broke into TV and revealed The Office may never have been made if his maths ability was better.

Broadcast, 24th March 2015

Cuckoo producer becomes comedy chief at Roughcut

Ash Atalla's Roughcut TV has appointed Cuckoo producer Dan Hine as head of comedy to oversee development of the indie's comedy sitcom slate. [Subscription required to view story]

Balihar Khalsa, Broadcast, 15th November 2012

Interview with producer Ash Atalla

He made his name as the producer of The Office - but he's not here to push boundaries, just to make people laugh.

John Plunkett, The Guardian, 19th August 2012

Ash Atalla has executive-produced this gem of a mockumentary, which has been on iPlayer for a few weeks now, but deserves the bigger audience this slot should bring. MC Sniper is the "general" of pirate radio station Kurupt FM, freshly released from prison after a "two-stretch" (that's two weeks) for selling knock-off designer gear: "The feds came and ruined everything, as per." It's sharp, silly and surprisingly touching, and on the basis of this excellent pilot, merits a full series.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 16th August 2012

Ash Atalla: The whole iPad thing has been a revelation

TV producer Ash Atalla doesn't make a move without his trusty iPad on his lap.

Stuart O'Connor, The Guardian, 14th November 2011

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