Daniel
Maier

Comedy & narrative writer

Daniel Maier has been a regular writer on Harry Hill's TV Burp along with various other projects including The Rob Rinder Verdict, Charlie Brooker's You Have Been Watching and How TV Ruined Your Life, ITV's Emmerdale and Channel 4's 10 O'Clock Live. He also wrote the The Function Room for Channel 4 which was developed into a pilot in 2012 starring Blake Harrison and Kevin Eldon. In addition, Daniel co-wrote A Touch of Cloth with Charlie Brooker for Sky 1.

He has also ventured into children's television, writing for both Class Dismissed and Horrible Histories.


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Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipes

The Function Room

Shouting at The Telly

A Touch of Cloth

CV

Television

Writer 

Quizness
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer 
CPL
The Date
Writer 
Lion Television
Charlie Brooker’s Anti Viral Wipe
Writer 
BBC 2/ Endemol Shine
One Night In...Hamleys
Writer 
Channel 4 / Zeppotron
Harry Hill’s World of TV
Writer 
BBC2 / CPL
The Rob Rinder Verdict
Writer 
Channel 4 / Expectation Entertainment
Class Dismissed (Series 5)
Writer 
CBBC/CBBC Productions
Good Year, Bad Year
Writer 
Channel 4/Expectation Entertainment
Newspeak (pilot)
Writer 
Channel 4/Electric Ray
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule (series 1-2)
Writer 
ITV 1/ CPL Productions
Harry Hill - Livin' The Dreem (pilot)
Development project 
CPL
Harry Hill's TV Burp (Series 1 - 11)
Main Writing Team 
ITV1/ AvalonTelevision
Emmerdale
Writer - Narrative 
ITV1/ ITV Productions
Harry Hill's Tea Time (series 1-2)
Writer 
Sky One/CPL Productions
Doodlebugs
Writer - Narrative 
BBC 1/Electric Ray
Timewasters
Writer 
ITV/Big Talk
Pacino and Bert
Writer - Narrative 
Sky Comedy Shorts
A Touch of Cloth
Co-Writer (Narrative) 
Sky 1/Zeppotron
The Mayoress (Sitcom)
Writer - Narrative 
YouTube/Olga TV
Baddiel's Syndrome
Writer - Narrative 
Sky 1/Avalon
Akemnji Ndifornyen Sketch Show Pilot
Writer 
BBC 2/ BBC Television
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Main Writing Team 
ITV 1/CPL Productions
The Parade
Writer 
Bwark Productions
Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe
Main Writing Team 
Channel 4/Zeppotron
Frankie Boyle's US Election Autopsy
Writer 
BBC 2/BBC
We Love Sitcom
Writer 
BBC 1/Phil McIntyre Entertainments
Harry Hill's Tea Time
Main Writer 
Sky One/CPL Productions
25 Years of You've Been Framed
Writer 
ITV 2/Granada Studios
Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish
Writer 
Dave/Liberty Bell Productions
Charlie Brooker's Election Wipe
Writer 
Channel 4/Zeppotron
Newzoids
Writer 
ITV/Citrus Television Ltd
End of Year Review 2013/2014/2015
Additional Material 
Channel 4/Zeppotron
Class Dismissed (Series 1-2)
Writer 
CBBC/CBBC Productions
Stars in Their Eyes
Writer 
ITV/Granada Studios & Endemol
Cardinal Burns (Series 2)
Commissioned minutes 
Channel 4/Left Bank Pictures
Horrible Histories (Series 6)
Writer 
CBBC/Lion TV
Jason Bent Greatest Ever World Cup
Script Development 
BBC 1/BBC Television
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipes
Additional Material 
BBC Two/Zeppotron & House of Tomorrow
Children in Need
Script Development 
BBC 1/BBC Television
10 O'clock Live (Series 2-3)
Writer 
Channel 4/Zeppotron
How TV Ruined Your Life
Writer 
Channel 4/Zeppotron
Seann Walsh World
Writer 
Channel 4/ Open Mike
King of Queens
Writer 
Left Bank Pictures
You Have Been Watching
Writer 
Channel 4/Zeppotron
Alistair McGowan's Big Impression (Series 1-4)
Writer 
BBC1/Vera
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder
Sketch Writer 
ITV1/Avalon
Harry Hill's TV Burp, Review of The Year (Series 1-11)
Main Writer 
ITV1/Avalon
Headcases
Sketch Writer 
ITV1/Avalon
Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor
Sketch Writer 
BBC 3/ Avalon Television
The Book Quiz
Additional Material 
BBC 4
Al Murray's Happy Hour
Writer 
ITV1/Avalon
Comedy Lab: Movie Mash
Writer 
Channel4/World's End Television
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
Sketch Writer 
Fox/Grammnet & Avalon
The All-Star Comedy Show
Sketch Writer 
ITV1/Baby Cow Productions
Posh and Becks' Big Impression
Sketch Writer 
BBC1/Baby Cow
The British Comedy Awards
Additional Material 
ITV1/Michael Hurll TV
The King is Dead
Writer 
BBC3/Talkback Thames
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Writer 
ITV1/Granada
Alistair McGowan's Big World Cup
Writer 
BBC1/Vera
The Jim Tavare Show
Writer 
Channel 5/Avalon
The Johnny Vaughan Film Show
Additional Material 
Channel 4/World's End
Slap Bang With Ant and Dec
Writer 
ITV1/Blaze
The Big Breakfast
Additional Material 
Channel 4/Planet 24
Late Lunch
Additional Material 
Channel 4/Princess Productions
Light Lunch
Writer 
Channel 4/Princess Productions
Swivel on the Tip
Sketch Writer 
BBC 3/Play UK
Mike Strutter: A Star is Porn
Additional Material 
Telstar Video Entertainment /World's End
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Writer 
BBC1/World's End
This Week Only
Writer 
Channel 4/Princess Productions
Porn Crackers
Additional Material 
Sky 1/World's End
Alistair McGowan's Big Jubilee
Writer 
BBC1/Vera
The Richard Blackwood Show
Writer 
Channel 4/Planet 24
The MOBO Awards
Additional Material 
Channel 4\Celador
It's Only TV But I Like It (Series 1-4)
Writer 
BBC1/Open Mike
Adam and Joe's Wonky World of Animation
Writer 
Channel 4/World's End
Comedy Lab: Pornorama
Writer 
Channel 4/World's End
The Alphabet Show
Additional Material 
UK Play/Princess Productions
Comedy Nation
Writer 
BBC 2/ BBC Television
Sacha Baron Cohen - GQ awards
Writer 
GQ

Writer & Creator 

The Function Room
Writer / Creator - Narrator 
Channel 4/Zeppotron
It's Kevin
Man 
BBC 2
Headcases
Various Voices 
ITV1/ITV Productions
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Various & Voiceover 
ITV1/Avalon
The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Singer 
BBC2/Objective Productions
Life Begins
Speed-Dating 
ITV1/Granada
Alistair McGowan's Big World Cup
Football Fan 
BBC 1 / Vera
Swivel on The Tip
Johnny Divarettes & Various Parts (Regular) 
BBC 3
Latex Lunch
Various Voices 
Chrysalis
Baddiel's Syndrome
Mike the Builder 
Sky 1/Avalon
Unnovations
Voiceover 
Play UK
Smoke
Diner 
Carlton
Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
Various 
BBC 1 / Vera
Ulrika In Euroland
Narrator Sketches & Voiceover 
BBC2/Iron Productions
Comedy Nation
Alain Dimanche 
BBC 2/ BBC Television
Noel's House Party
Racing Commentator & Voiceover 
BBC 1/ BBC Television & BBC Radio
The Big Breakfast
Himself 
Channel 4/Gaston Planet 24
Kiss Me Kate
Client 
BBC2/Carlton

Writer & Script Editor 

It's Kevin
Script editor and sketch writer 
BBC 2
DNN (Series 2)
Script Editor 
CBBC/CBeebies
Horrible Histories
Script Editor 
CBBC/ BBC Television

Script Editor 

The Amelia Gething Complex
Script Editor 
Director Scott Peters
BBC
Tim Vine Travels in Time
Script Editor 
BBC/Baby Cow Productions Ltd

Radio

Creator & Co-writer 

Trapped
6 Part comedy drama
Co-Writer and Creator 
Writer Mark Maier (Co-Writer)
Production Company BBC Radio 4

Writer 

The R.I.P. List
18" of sketch material
Writer 
Production Company BBC Radio
Broadcaster BBC Radio 4
Life on Egg (series 1-3)
Writer 
Production Company BBC Radio 2
That Mitchell and Webb Sound
Commissioned minutes across the series 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
So Wrong. It's Right (Series 2)
Writer 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Jenny Eclair
Writer 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
One
Additional Material 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Broken Arts
Sketch Writer 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Look Away Now
Writer 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Parson's and Naylor's Pull Out Sections
Writer 
Production Company BBC Radio 2
Bit's From Last Week's Radio
Additional Material 
Production Company BBC Radio 4/Unique
The Obituary Show
5" sketch
Writer 
Production Company BBC Radio 2
V.I.P R.I.P
Performer 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Stockport -So Good They Named It Once
Mr Bickerstaff 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Broken Arts
Various 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
So Wrong It's Right
Panelist 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
One
Various 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
See Me Afterwards
Various 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Look Away Now
Various 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Trapped
Various 
Production Company BBC 4
Six Geese A-Laying
Various 
Production Company BBC Radio 4
Chips'n'Gravy
Various 
Production Company BBC Radio 4

Creator 

The Not Knowing
Writer 

Broadcaster BBC Radio 4

Writer & Creator 

The Not Knowing
Writer / Creator 

Broadcaster BBC Radio 4

Theatre

Writer 

Turf
Writer 
The Unattended
Writer 
Edinburgh/North Shields Custom House Theatre

Film

Goal!
Patient 
Director Danny Cannon
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Book

Writer