Jon Rolph
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Producer
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Bio
Jon is a highly experienced scripted comedy Producer, Executive Producer, BAFTA-nominated Director/Producer and occasional writer, responsible for many popular and award-winning shows and series. He has worked closely with many of the most celebrated writers and performers in British comedy of the last few decades, as well as collaborating with new and emerging talent in the UK and beyond with a particular focus on unheard voices.
He spent ten years as the Managing Director of Fremantle UK’s Scripted Comedy labels, Hare and Tortoise and Retort, and was formerly a Commissioning Editor for Comedy at the BBC responsible for the Nations and Regions. He now runs his own Edinburgh-based Indie, North Bridge Media.
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LAGGING (January 2022 - 2023) |
BBC Kids and Family | Executive Producer |
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BISCUITLAND (January - August 2022) |
Channel 4 Fremantle North Bridge Media |
Producer Director |
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(August 2021 – Present) Developing scripted projects for national and international audiences, and providing consultancy services across the industry. |
North Bridge Media |
Managing Director Creative Director |
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(August 2011 – July 2021) Managing these labels and developing and EPing a successful and award-winning scripted comedy slate including: Birds of a Feather (ITV) Chewing Gum (E4) Count Arthur Strong (BBC One) The IT Crowd (Channel 4) Henry IX and The Rebel (both UKTV) The Casebook of Max and Ivan (Radio 4). |
talkbackThames |
Managing Director Hare and Tortoise/Retort Head of Scripted Comedy |
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(September 2009 – August 2011) Overseeing and Executive Producing scripted comedy projects from Baby Cow, Tiger Aspect, Jellylegs, The Comedy Unit, DLT, Caryn Mandabach Productions and others, including: The Royle Family Rab C Nesbitt Getting On Victoria Wood |
BBC Comedy Commissioning | Executive Editor |
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(November 2007 – April 2009) Producing sitcoms including: The Persuasionists / The Scum Also Rises Above Their Station Producing, co-writing, and co-directing Taking the Flak, shot in Kenya and Tanzania. |
Freelance | Producer and Writer/Director |
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(September 2006 – November 2007) Overseeing and Executive Producing scripted comedy projects including: Outnumbered Saxondale The Green Green Grass Don’t Watch That Watch This As well as numerous comedy pilots for all BBC channels, with particular responsibility for projects outside London. |
BBC Comedy Commissioning | Executive Editor |
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(July 1999 – August 2006) Working on production and development with BBC Comedy for TV and radio, and with indies across the UK including: Green Inc Objective McDougall Craig Productions BBC Factual Entertainment Alison Jackson Studios Cheeky TV Talkback Absolutely Vera |
Freelance | Producer and Executive Producer |
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(August 1995 – July 1999) Developing, producing, directing, and sometimes editing up to fifty comedy shows a year, including: The News Quiz Armstrong and Miller The Write Stuff (co-deviser) and many others. |
BBC Radio Light Entertainment | Producer |
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Biscuitland
2023
LAGGING
2023