Andy Riley
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Andy Riley is a British author, cartoonist
, comics scriptwriter, and television screenwriter.
Riley has written several best-selling cartoon books, The Book of Bunny Suicides
(2003), Return of the Bunny Suicides
, The Bumper Book of Bunny Suicides, Dawn of the Bunny Suicides, Great Lies To Tell Small Kids
, Loads More Lies to Tell Small Kids, and Selfish Pigs, which have produced calendar, greetings card, Bunnycides iPhone app and poster spin-offs. From 2002 until February 2010 he drew a weekly comic strip called Roasted in The Observer Magazine, a collection of which was released in book form in October 2007. D.I.Y. Dentistry was released in October 2008 in hardback. 'Lucky Heather', his self-published comic, is available only from Gosh! Comics in London.
With Kevin Cecil
, his friend since they attended Aylesbury Grammar School
, he created and wrote the sitcoms The Great Outdoors for BBC Four
, Hyperdrive for BBC Two and Slacker Cats
for the ABC Family Channel. Their other television work includes Black Books
(taking over from Graham Linehan
for the BAFTA-winning third series), the Comic Relief one-off special Robbie the Reindeer
, for which he and Cecil won a BAFTA
in 2000, Little Britain
, Trigger Happy TV
, So Graham Norton
, Smack the Pony
, The Armando Iannucci Shows
and Spitting Image
. The Radio Four panel game they wrote with Jon Holmes
and Tony Roche
, The 99p Challenge
, ran for five series from 2000.
They wrote for the forthcoming Miramax animated feature Gnomeo and Juliet
, and did an uncredited rewrite for Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.
Riley was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford
, where he read Modern History. He is namechecked in the Father Ted Christmas Special as 'Father Andy Riley.'
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, comics scriptwriter, and television screenwriter.
Riley has written several best-selling cartoon books, The Book of Bunny Suicides
The Book of Bunny Suicides
The Book of Bunny Suicides: Little Fluffy Rabbits Who Just Don't Want to Live Any More is a bestselling collection of mostly one-image black comedy cartoons drawn by author Andy Riley.-Overview:...
(2003), Return of the Bunny Suicides
Return of the Bunny Suicides
Return of the Bunny Suicides is the second bestselling book of black comedy cartoons by Andy Riley that depict the various ways bunnies attempt to kill themselves.-Overview:...
, The Bumper Book of Bunny Suicides, Dawn of the Bunny Suicides, Great Lies To Tell Small Kids
Great Lies To Tell Small Kids
Great Lies to Tell Small Kids is Andy Riley's third book of cartoons, following his bestsellers The Book of Bunny Suicides and Return of the Bunny Suicides....
, Loads More Lies to Tell Small Kids, and Selfish Pigs, which have produced calendar, greetings card, Bunnycides iPhone app and poster spin-offs. From 2002 until February 2010 he drew a weekly comic strip called Roasted in The Observer Magazine, a collection of which was released in book form in October 2007. D.I.Y. Dentistry was released in October 2008 in hardback. 'Lucky Heather', his self-published comic, is available only from Gosh! Comics in London.
With Kevin Cecil
Kevin Cecil
Kevin Robert Cecil is a British screenwriter.Writing alongside Andy Riley , he has won two BAFTA awards, the first for writing the Comic Relief one-off special, Robbie the Reindeer, in 2000, and the second for Black Books in 2005...
, his friend since they attended Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury Grammar School is a single-sex male grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, which educates 1,250 pupils.-Admissions:As a selective state school, its entry requirements are dictated by the exam taken at the age of 10-11...
, he created and wrote the sitcoms The Great Outdoors for BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
, Hyperdrive for BBC Two and Slacker Cats
Slacker Cats
Slacker Cats is an animated ABC Family series that premiered on August 13, 2007. It was the first animated show on ABC Family since the Fox Family era. It was created using Adobe Flash....
for the ABC Family Channel. Their other television work includes Black Books
Black Books
Black Books is a British sitcom television series created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan and produced by Nira Park, first broadcast on Channel 4 from 2000 to 2004...
(taking over from Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan is an Irish television writer, actor, comedian and director who, often in partnership with Arthur Mathews, has written or co-written a number of popular television comedies...
for the BAFTA-winning third series), the Comic Relief one-off special Robbie the Reindeer
Robbie the Reindeer
Robbie the Reindeer is a series of three animated comedy television specials shown on BBC One at Christmas, filmed in aid of Comic Relief. Written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley, the programmes are based on the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with Robbie as Rudolph's son and the tenth of...
, for which he and Cecil won a BAFTA
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
in 2000, Little Britain
Little Britain
Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas...
, Trigger Happy TV
Trigger Happy TV
Trigger Happy TV was a hidden camera/practical joke reality television program. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely Productions, starred Dom Joly and ran for two series on the British television channel Channel 4 from 2000 until 2002...
, So Graham Norton
So Graham Norton
So Graham Norton is a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002.-Theme:...
, Smack the Pony
Smack the Pony
Smack the Pony is a British sketch comedy show that ran from 1999 until 2003 on Channel 4. Its title was intended to sound like a euphemism for female masturbation; the working title was Spot the Pony. The main performers and writers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips...
, The Armando Iannucci Shows
The Armando Iannucci Shows
The Armando Iannucci Shows is a series of eight programmes directed by Armando Iannucci and written by Iannucci with Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil. It was shown on UK's Channel 4 from September to October 2001...
and Spitting Image
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show that aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996. It was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Television. The series was nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards, winning one for editing in 1989....
. The Radio Four panel game they wrote with Jon Holmes
Jon Holmes
Jon Holmes is a seven time Sony award-winning and double Bafta winning British writer, comedian and broadcaster.-Early life:...
and Tony Roche
Tony Roche (writer)
Tony Roche is a television and radio comedy writer, best-known as one of the members of the writing team behind the award-winning BBC Television series The Thick of It and its film spin-off In the Loop....
, The 99p Challenge
The 99p Challenge
The 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The show is presented by Sue Perkins and features a selection of regular panelists such as Armando Iannucci and regular writers Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Jon Holmes and Tony Roche...
, ran for five series from 2000.
They wrote for the forthcoming Miramax animated feature Gnomeo and Juliet
Gnomeo and Juliet
Gnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 computer-animated family comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The film is directed by Kelly Asbury, and the two main characters are voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt. The film was released on , 2011.-Plot:Mrs. Montague and Mr. Capulet are...
, and did an uncredited rewrite for Tim Burton's Corpse Bride.
Riley was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School and Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:...
, where he read Modern History. He is namechecked in the Father Ted Christmas Special as 'Father Andy Riley.'