John Finnemore
- 47 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Cabin Pressure turns 10: the sitcom that broke records
It has won numerous awards, broken BBC Radio 4 records, launched the career of "a once in a generation writer" and spawned a devoted, international fan base with a particular enthusiasm for travelling lemons and otter storage dilemmas. It's the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure - which for 10 years has chronicled life at a tiny (fictional) charter airline. But it is also a programme that very nearly didn't get made.
Kate Whannel, BBC, 2nd July 2018My comedy hero: John Finnemore on Joyce Grenfell
The man behind such radio shows as Cabin Pressure and John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme discusses the actress and writer whom he hails as his comedy hero.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 31st May 2018Live Review: John Finnemore's Flying Visit
There are a good two hours' worth of quality tightly-written material in here.
Vicky Nangle, Beyond The Joke, 18th May 2018Interview: John Finnemore
"First, I organise a series of little try-out nights to make sure I write new sketches in good time, without a frantic scramble at the dead line. This never works - it just means I have six frantic deadline scrambles instead of one."
Victoria Nangle, The Latest, 7th May 2018How we made Cabin Pressure
'By the time we did the third series, Benedict Cumberbatch had starred in Sherlock. Suddenly the audiences were 90% young girls who'd queue round the block'
Imogen Tilden, The Guardian, 27th March 2018John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme liner notes, 7.6
Massive, massive spoilers below the line, so listen before reading...
Ed Morrish, Ed Morrish's Blog, 11th February 2018Souvenir Programme liner notes, 7.5
Happy February 5th!
Ed Morrish, Ed Morrish's Blog, 5th February 2018John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, liner notes #7.3
I should probably go back and retrospectively re-title all these production blogs, I really like this one. Anyway, here's this week's Souvenir Programme - and below the fold are some notes on the production process.
Ed Morrish, Ed Morrish's Blog, 21st January 2018Radio comedies shortlisted for BBC Audio Awards 2018
Liam Williams, The Penny Dreadfuls, Sarah Kendall, The Absolutely Radio Show, Harry And Paul Present and It's Jocelyn are amongst the shortlisted nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 4th January 2018Writers' Guild Awards 2018 shortlists
The shortlists for the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards 2018 have been announced. Nominees include the writers of This Country, Back, Inside No. 9 and Sarah Kendall, John Finnemore and Kevin Eldon.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2017