Les
Keen

Comedy writer

Les Keen is a highly intelligent comedy writer and executive producer. He began his career as a promising mathematician before channelling all of his energy into writing and producing. Les was the writer & creator of comedy game show CelebAbility. Other credits include Take Off For Christmas, Top Gear, Comic Relief, Take Me Out, Celebrity Juice, Alan Carr’s Chatty Man and My Favourite Sketch.





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Celebrity Juice (Series 1 - 17)

Take Me Out (Series 1 - 11)

Through The Keyhole (Series 1 - 6)

Top Gear

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Television

Writer & Creator 

CelebAbility (series 1-3)
Format creator and writer 
ITV2/ITV Studios
My Favourite Sketch
Writer and format creator 
Gold for Gold

Assistant Producer 

Tonight at The London Palladium (Series 2)
Assistant Producer 
ITV for ITV, ITV Studios

Writer 

The Masked Singer (Series 1-2)
Writer 
ITV / Bandicoot
The Big News Years In
Writer 
BBC
Blankety Black - Christmas Special
Writer 
BBC / Fremantle Media
The Big Night In
Writer 
BBC 1/ BBC Studios
Take Off with Bradley and Holly
Writer 
BBC 1/ Talkback Thames
Sports Relief
Writer 
BBC 1 for BBC1
Catchpoint (Series 2)
Writer 
BBC 1
Take Off...For Christmas
Writer 
BBC 1 / Hungry Bear Media
Top Gear (Series 3-5)
Writer 
BBC Two / BBC for BBC1, BBC Studios
Bradley Walsh's Late Night Guestlist
Writer 
ITV 1 /Hungry Bear
Comic Relief 2019
Writer 
BBC 1 / Comic Relief
Through The Keyhole (Series 1 - 6)
Writer 
ITV 1/ Talkback
Take Me Out (Series 1 - 11)
Main Writer 
ITV1/Talkback Thames
CelebAbility (Series 1-2)
Co-creator of format/writer 
ITV 2 / ITV Studios
Even Better Than The Real Thing
Writer 
BBC 1/ BBC Studios
Celebrity Juice (Series 1 - 17)
Main Writing Team 
ITV2/Talkback
Hitched pilot
Writer 
Gameface
Cash Trapped (Series 2)
Main Writer 
ITV/Possessed
Tonight at The London Palladium (Series 1 - 2)
Main Writer 
ITV/ ITV Studios
Japandemonium
Writer 
ITV/Japandemonium
Play to The Whistle (Series 1-3)
Main Writer 
ITV/ Hungry Bear Media
The Nightly Show
Main Writing Team 
ITV/Two Act Productions
Alan Carr Chatty Man Christmas Special 2016
Main Writing Team 
Ch 4/Open Mike Productions
My Worst Job
Writer 
Channel 4/ Voltage
All Star Mr & Mrs (Series 1 - 8)
Main Writing Team 
ITV/CPL Productions
Alan Carr's Chatty Man (Series 1 - 16)
Main Writing Team 
Ch 4/Open Mike Productions
Bang on The Money
Writer 
ITV 2/Talkback Thames
The Keith And Paddy Show
Main Writer 
ITV/Talkback
How Not to DIY
Writer 
ITV/Voltage
Sunday Night at The Palladium (Series 1 - 2)
Writer 
ITV/ITV Studios
Off Their Rockers Disability Special
Writer 
ITV/CPL Productions Ltd
ITV Christmas Cracker
Writer (Additional Material) 
ITV/ITV Studios
The Crime Thriller Awards
Writer 
ITV 3
The Link (Series 2)
Additional Writer 
BBC 1/ STV
Splash (Series 1 -2)
Main writing team 
ITV1/Twofour
Text Santa
Writing Material for Take Me Out 
ITV/Talkback
A Funny Old Year
Writing for Jason Manford 
ITV/ITV Studios
Stepping Out (Series 1)
Main writing team 
ITV/ITV Studios
Never Mind The Buzzcocks (Series 27)
Writer 
BBC 2/Talkback
Your Face Sounds Familiar
Writer 
Antena 3/Endemol
Off Their Rockers
Writer 
ITV/CPL Productions
BAFTA TV Awards 2013
Writer 
BBC 1
Even Better Than the Real Thing
Writer 
BBC/BBC Studios
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Writer (Additional Material) 
RT UK/Studio Sixty Billion
Roar
Writer 
September Films Ltd
Ring of Fire
Writer 
CPL Productions Ltd
The Abba Christmas Party
Writer 
ITV/Talkback Thames
Win Your Wishlist
Writer 
BBC 1 & Channel 5/Victory Television Ltd, BBC Scotland, Stellify Media
It's All About You
Writer 
Thames/Freemantle Media
Keep It In The Family (Series 1&2)
Additional Material 
ITV/ITV Studios & Over The Top Productions
Benchmark
Writer 
Channel 4/Victory Television Ltd
Celebrity Squares (Series 1 & 2)
Main Writing Team 
ITV/ September Films & Motion Content Group
The Greatest TV Moments of All Time
Writer 
Hungry Bear Media