Joseph Pelling
- Actor, writer, director, editor, executive producer, production designer, animator, graphic artist and composer
Press clippings
Lisa McGee and Adam Kay win BAFTA writing awards
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and This Is Going To Hurt creator Adam Kay have won awards for writing at the Bafta Craft Awards 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 24th April 2023BAFTA TV Awards 2023 nominations
Am I Being Unreasonable?, Big Boys, Derry Girls and Ghosts are amongst the nominees for the BAFTA Television Awards 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd March 2023Comedy.co.uk Awards results 2022
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared has been named Comedy Of The Year 2022 in the Comedy.co.uk Awards. There were also wins for Ghosts, Ellie & Natasia, Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster, This Is Going To Hurt, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?, 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp, The Unbelievable Truth and You're Dead To Me.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2023Welcome to the hilariously creepy world of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
With its felt urinals, lashings of raw meat and coffins coming to life, this nightmarish puppet show has made the move from YouTube sensation to brilliant Channel 4 comedy. We meets its makers.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 12th September 2022Don't Hug Me I'm Scared pilot selected for Sundance 2019
A TV pilot based on Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, the hit British comedy YouTube series that mixes animation and music, has been selected to be screened at the Sundance Film Festival 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 18th December 2018