John Finnemore (writer)
Encyclopedia
John David Finnemore is a comedy writer and actor best known as a frequent guest on The Now Show
and for the radio sitcom Cabin Pressure
.
, and was a member of Footlights
, becoming vice-president in his final year. After graduating, he performed in Sensible Haircut with the Footlights team at the Edinburgh Fringe
in 2000.
radio comedy shows including Dead Ringers
and Safety Catch
. He has made several contributions to and appearances on Radio 4'sThe Now Show
. He is currently co-writer for David Mitchell
's podcast David Mitchell's Soap Box.
John writes and performs in the comedy Cabin Pressure
,, for which he won the Writers Guild of Great Britain 2011 award for Best Radio Comedy. Series three was broadcast on Radio 4 in July 2011
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, is a radio sketch show written by and starring Finnemore. The series of four was aired weekly on Radio 4 at 19:15 on Sundays, starting on 18 September 2011.
Finnemore appeared as a minor character in 2009 and 2010 in Miranda Hart
's sitcom Miranda
He has written and plays the part of Oliver in a new sitcom for BBC One called George and Bernard Shaw. The pilot was produced in September 2011. It stars Robert Lindsay
and Richard Griffiths
as an elderly gay couple.
The Now Show
The Now Show is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs presented by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis...
and for the radio sitcom Cabin Pressure
Cabin Pressure (radio series)
Cabin Pressure is a radio situation comedy series written by John Finnemore. Its first series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008. The show follows the exploits of the oddball crew of the single aeroplane owned by "MJN Air" as they are chartered to take all manner of items, people or animals...
.
Education
John Finnemore was born in Reading to parents David and Patricia and has a younger sister, Anna. He attended Dolphin School in Berkshire, High Lea in Dorset and Poole Grammar School. He studied English at Peterhouse, University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and was a member of Footlights
Footlights
Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University....
, becoming vice-president in his final year. After graduating, he performed in Sensible Haircut with the Footlights team at the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
in 2000.
Career
John Finnemore has contributed to a number of successful BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
radio comedy shows including Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers (comedy)
Dead Ringers is a UK radio and television comedy impressions broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. It starred Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Phil Cornwell, Kevin Connelly and Mark Perry...
and Safety Catch
Safety Catch
Safety Catch is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 created by Laurence Howarth and written by Howarth and John Finnemore. The series was first broadcast in 2007. It is about Simon McGrath , a man who works in a job that he does not like - the arms trade. The show mocks issues of morality, although Howarth...
. He has made several contributions to and appearances on Radio 4'sThe Now Show
The Now Show
The Now Show is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs presented by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis...
. He is currently co-writer for David Mitchell
David Mitchell (actor)
David James Stuart Mitchell is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, alongside Robert Webb, whom he met at Cambridge University. There they were both part of the Cambridge Footlights, of which Mitchell became President. Together the duo star in the...
's podcast David Mitchell's Soap Box.
John writes and performs in the comedy Cabin Pressure
Cabin Pressure (radio series)
Cabin Pressure is a radio situation comedy series written by John Finnemore. Its first series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008. The show follows the exploits of the oddball crew of the single aeroplane owned by "MJN Air" as they are chartered to take all manner of items, people or animals...
,, for which he won the Writers Guild of Great Britain 2011 award for Best Radio Comedy. Series three was broadcast on Radio 4 in July 2011
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, is a radio sketch show written by and starring Finnemore. The series of four was aired weekly on Radio 4 at 19:15 on Sundays, starting on 18 September 2011.
Finnemore appeared as a minor character in 2009 and 2010 in Miranda Hart
Miranda Hart
Miranda Katharine Hart Dyke , known professionally as Miranda Hart, is an English actress, writer and stand-up comedienne. She writes and stars in the BBC sitcom Miranda...
's sitcom Miranda
Miranda (TV series)
Miranda is a BBC television series co-written by and starring comedienne Miranda Hart, which first aired on BBC Two on 9 November 2009. The situation comedy also features Sarah Hadland, Tom Ellis, Patricia Hodge, James Holmes and Sally Phillips...
He has written and plays the part of Oliver in a new sitcom for BBC One called George and Bernard Shaw. The pilot was produced in September 2011. It stars Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay may refer to:*Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie , Scottish chronicler*Robert Lindsay , English actor*Robert Lindsay , British Olympic track and field athlete...
and Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths, OBE is an English actor of stage, film and television. He has received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor and a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor...
as an elderly gay couple.