Sam Bain
- 53 years old
- British
- Writer and executive producer
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The scheduling of the first two series of Sam Bain's and Jesse Armstrong's student comedy mimicked the university year by starting in early October, so it's a later-than-usual, but still hugely welcome, return for Vod, Oregon, Howard, JP, Kingsley and Josie - except that Josie has transferred to university in Southampton, her inclusion here a stroke of comic genius.
Renaming the house "Pussy Haven", JP (Jack Whitehall) starts a dry-slope skiing society with a strict admittance policy described as "eugenics run by FHM". Vod (Zawe Ashton) has meanwhile returned from her travels with an amorous South American she soon bores of, and Howard manages to land a proper date. The outcome is genuinely heartbreaking.
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 1st November 2013Peep Show was originally a live-action clip show
Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show started life as a clip-based offering inspired by animated series Beavis and Butthead, say its creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
Paul Jones, Radio Times, 15th October 2013Series commission for Peep Show creators' Babylon
Babylon, a new police comedy drama from Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong], the creators of Peep Show and Fresh Meat, has been commissioned.
British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2013Writers' Guild Awards 2013 shortlists
Nominations for Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine, Joanna Scanlan, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Stefan Golaszewski, Susan Calman, Sanjeev Kohli, Donald McLeary, David Sedaris, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.
Writers' Guild of Great Britain, 5th October 2013Danny Boyle to direct Bain & Armstrong comedy drama
Danny Boyle will direct Babylon, a new police comedy drama for Channel 4 written by Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2013Sam Bain on how to write a screenplay
From TV sitcoms to feature films, Sam Bain has learned the hard way how to write a good screenplay. The co-creator of Peep Show, Fresh Meat and Four Lions offers his top tips.
Sam Bain, The Guardian, 31st July 2013TV commissioning: the debate rages on
The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan, Peep Show's Sam Bain and actor James Corden among those to defend executives' role.
Dugald Baird, The Guardian, 1st July 2013Having Jez fall in love with Dobby has been the genius idea of the latest series of Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong's never-disappointing sitcom, which climaxes tonight in some pretty unsavoury places - not least Super Hans's flat. Dobby (the splendid Isy Suttie) is offered a job in New York, but should she stay or should she go?
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 22nd December 2012Video: Bain & Armstrong comedy writing masterclass
Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong - the minds behind Peep Show and Fresh Meat - pick apart their creative process and give their top tips on writing successful comedy.
Bafta, 10th December 2012When Peep Show is on this kind of form it's like a perfect toy you want to play with forever. Tonight, writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong work in so many great lines - mainly for the twisted inner thoughts of Mark and Jez - that you may need to pause the TV to allow for laughing time.
Mark's worries about someone stealing girlfriend Dobby have switched from Gerard (RIP) to her ex, Simon. The latter organises a paintballing day for his birthday, and keeps Dobby suspiciously close. ("Holding hands?!" Mark notes, furiously. "That's not military! I'm pretty sure Rommel never held hands!")
Then Mark gets stranded in a bunker with drug-addled team-mate Superhans and a dog-eared biography of Napoleon. The latter proves more help.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 9th December 2012