Ash Atalla
- 52 years old
- Producer and executive producer
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How People Just Do Nothing made sitcoms funny again
In an age of bleak comedy that barely makes you snigger, one show has been keeping up the lost art of making people laugh - the hilarious, half-witted pirate radio mockumentary. Now, finally, the BBC are throwing their weight behind it.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 22nd September 2016Sky 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 2016People 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 2016Sky1 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 2016Interview 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 2016Comedy 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 2015Ash 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 2015Cuckoo 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 2012Interview 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 2012Ash 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