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Emerald Paston

  • Writer, producer, musical comedian and script editor
  1. 15th October: John Hort wins Short Com TV Sitcom Writing Competition 2024
  2. 6th September: BBC launches Unhinged comedy shorts series

Emerald Paston is a writer, producer, musical comedian and script editor.

Year Production Role
2024 Have I Got News For You - Series 68
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 Dating Horror Stories
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  1. E1 - Thirst Trap
  2. E2 - Blast From The Past
  3. E3 - The World's Longest Situationship
  4. E4 - Inside Outish
  5. E5 - Likkle Mandem's Manchild Creche
  6. E6 - Make Dating Great Again
  7. E7 - Here's Granny
  8. E8 - Am I The Problem?
 Script Editor
2024 Have I Got News For You - Series 67
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2024 Out Of Order
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. Special - Best Of & Unseen 1
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
  9. E9 - Episode Nine
  10. E10 - Episode Ten
 Developer
2024 Unhinged
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  1. E1 - Selling Swindon
  2. E8 - Is this really how VAR works...?
  3. E10 - Every MP after losing their seat
 Writer
2023 Have I Got News For You - Series 66
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. Special - Have I Got 2023 For You
 Writer (Additional Material)
2023 DMs Are Open - Series 2
  1. E2 - Love
  2. E7 - The Storm
 Writer
2023 Have I Got News For You - Series 65
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer (Additional Material)
2022 Have I Got News For You - Series 64
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. Special - Have I Got 2022 For You
 Writer (Additional Material)
2022 Buttsweat Shame Writer
2022 Hypothetical - Series 4
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E6 - Episode Six
 Writer (Additional Material)
2022 The Skincare Olympics Writer
2022 East Mode With Nigel Ng - Series 1 Senior Development Producer
2022 East Mode With Nigel Ng - Series 1 Writer
2021 Subscription Boxes Writer
2021 The Now Show - Series 58
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Writer (Additional Material)
2021 Break The Rules Writer
2021 Mother F**king Pep Talk
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  1. E1 - KG tha Comedian: FAILURE = SUCCESS
  2. E2 - Rosie Jones: Stop comparing yourself!
  3. E3 - Thanyia Moore: Drink Your Own Sauce
  4. E4 - Bobby Mair: Ask For Help
  5. E5 - Munya Chawawa: Say It With Your Motherf**king Chest
  6. E6 - Tolu Ogunmefun - 'F*** Your Inner Critic'
  7. E7 - Jessica Fostekew - 'F**k the past'
  8. E8 - Helen Bauer - 'It's OK to be meh'
  9. E9 - Jack Rooke - How To Live, Laugh, Love
  10. E10 - Aurie Styla - 'Be a Serial Skiller'
 Development Producer
2020 Rosie Tries To Help Creator
2020 Rosie Tries To Help - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Stressed People With Phil Wang
  2. E2 - Mums With Kerry Godliman
  3. E3 - Single Men With Harry Hill
  4. E4 - Commuters With Jayde Adams
  5. E5 - Tourists With Desiree Burch
  6. E6 - Children With Ivo Graham
 Producer
2020 Comedy Central At The Edinburgh Fringe Creator
2020 Dragony Aunts - Series 2
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  1. E1 - AJ Odudu
  2. E2 - Jack Rooke
  3. E3 - Charity Shop Sue
  4. E4 - Mutya Buena
  5. E5 - Sandra From Gogglebox
  6. E6 - KG Tha Comedian
  7. E7 - The Cheeky Girls
  8. E8 - Stephen Bailey
  9. E9 - Nikki Grahame
 Development Producer
2020 Quick-Fire Film Comedy Festival Writer
2020 Fat Chat Creator
2019 Comedy Central Chart Show Creator
2019 Comedy Central Chart Show
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  1. E1 - Boyband
  2. E2 - Ballard
  3. E3 - Grime
  4. E4 - Old-School RnB
  5. E5 - Pop Megastar
  6. E6 - Rap
 Producer
2019 Rosie Tries To Help Creator
2019 Rosie Tries To Help - Series 1
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  1. E1 - The Elderly With Ed Gamble
  2. E2 - Men With Tom Allen
  3. E3 - Animals With Joel Dommett
  4. E4 - The Youth With Sophie Duker
  5. E5 - The LGBTQIA+ Community With Catherine Bohart
  6. E6 - The Environment With Harriet Kemsley
 Producer
2019 Dragony Aunts - Series 1 Development Producer
2018 What I Wish I'd Said - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Kae Kurd - The Horrors Of Working In Retail
  2. E2 - London Hughes - Awkwardly Bumping Into Your Ex Boyfriend
  3. E3 - Elliot Steel - The World's Worst Eighteenth Birthday
  4. E4 - Tim Renkow - How Not To Talk To A Disabled Person
  5. E5 - Georgie Fuller and Danni Jackson - How To Slay A Job Interview
  6. E6 - Pierre Novellie - The Awkwardness Of Online Dating
 Producer
2018 What I Wish I'd Said - Pilot Producer
2015 Newsjack - Series 13
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Writer

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Emerald Paston on IMDb

Short Com Sitcom Writing Competition 2024
Main Prize (Runner-up)
Chortle Student Comedy Awards 2010
Main Prize (Nominee)
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