Andy Riley writes with Kevin Cecil. Together they have written on some of the best loved and most acclaimed comedy shows of the last decade: from Little Britain to The Friday Night Armistice to Spitting Image. They were the lead writers on the BAFTA winning comedy Black Books and created and wrote the BBC2 comedy, Hyperdrive.

Andy is a writer and cartoonist.  The creator of the Bunny Suicides, he also has a weekly column in The Observer.

You can visit Andy's website here.

FILM

GNOMEO AND JULIET: Feature animation film script for Miramax/Rocket Pictures, James McEvoy and Emily Blunt attached to voice the leads with music by Elton John and Tim Rice (2007-09).

WISH LIST: Live action feature in development at Disney (2006).

TELEVISION

DHARMA AND GREG: Writing the UK Version of the hit US Series for ITV (2009).

THE GREAT OUTDOORS: Original comedy drama series in development with the BBC (2009).

CHAIN GANG: New original series in development with Objective Productions (2009).

KATY BRAND'S BIG ASS SHOW: Sketch writers on the show for ITV (2008-09).

HEADCASES: Sketch writers on the show for ITV (2008).

ARMSTRONG AND MILLER: Sketch writers on the show for the BBC (2008).

SLACKER CATS: Executive Producers and show creators on show in production for Disney/ ABC (2006-07).

HYPERDRIVE: Writers and creators of both series of the sitcom for BBC 2 starring Nick Frost and Miranda Hart (2006-08).

LITTLE BRITAIN: Writers on the award-winning BBC series (2005-06).

BLACK BOOKS: lead writers on series 2 and 3 of the BAFTA-award winning Dylan Moran/Bill Bailey sitcom for Channel 4/Assembly (2003-04).

ROBBIE II:  follow-up to the award winning show for the BBC for Christmas (2002).

ROBBIE THE REINDEER - HOOVES OF FIRE: 1 x 30'  Christmas animation Special for BBC/Comic Relief.  Executive produced by Richard Curtis.

"Terrific" The Daily Telegraph.

"Spectacular" Sunday Mirror.

"Very, very funny .... A comic masterpiece *****" Daily Mail.

BAFTA winner for Best Entertainment. 

Winner at the British Animation Awards 2000 for Best TV Special, Children's Choice and Best Scenario

Winner at the International Television Cartoons Competition 2000 at Cartoons on the Bay Positano, Italy of Best Character of the Year, Best Programme of the Year and Best TV Movie.

Annecy International Animation Festival, 2000 Winner of Best TV Special

Ottawa International Animation Festival 2000, Winner of Best TV Special

International Leipzig Documentary and Animation Film Festival 2000 Winner of Audience Prize

15th Animated Film Festival at Bourg-en-Bresse, Winner of Best Animated Special

51st Internationale Filmfestpiele Berlin 2001, Winner of Das Deutsche Kinderhilfswerk and The Crystal Bear for Best Short Film

99p CHALLENGE aka KING STUPID: 6 x 30' for Pozzitive/Radio 4.  

"Lightning fast and razor sharp"  Sunday Times.

"Unmissably clever"  Heat Magazine.

BEAN: for Tiger Aspect (1999).

BOB AND MARGARET:  4 x episodes of the Oscar-winning animation show for Channel Four/Nelvana(1999).

ARMISTICE:  Writers on all FRIDAY, SATURDAY, ELECTION NIGHT programmes (1996-98).

Winner Broadcast Production Award for Best Entertainment Show

PUNY HUMANS:  pilot sit-com commission from Humphrey Barclay LWT (1998).

Format bought by Carsey Werner for US Network broadcast as EARTH SCUM "created by Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil."

BLEEDING HEARTS:  C4/Riverside Sitcom festival (1996).

‘the most spirited comedy of the entire festival...' - Jasper Rees, the Independent

Andy and Kevin have been lead writers on the weekly shows, SPITTING IMAGE (Four Series), SO GRAHAM NORTON (BAFTA nominated), THE JACK DOCHERTY SHOW (Channel Five/Absolutely). They also wrote on THE SPRIP SHOW, YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! And THE KNOWLEDGE.