Jon Foster is a BAFTA winning English comedy writer. He grew up in Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...

, attending Dean Close School

Dean Close School

Dean Close School is a co-educational independent school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school is divided into pre-prep, preparatory and senior schools located on separate but adjacent sites outside Cheltenham town centre, occupying the largest private land area in the town...

 and then studied English and History at Trinity College Dublin graduating in 2005.

Television Work

Alongside writing partner James Lamont

James Lamont (writer)

James Lamont is a BAFTA-winning London based comedy writer and one half of the writing partnership James Lamont and Jon Foster. - Television work :...

, he has written The Amazing World of Gumball

The Amazing World of Gumball

The Amazing World of Gumball is a British/American animated television series created by Ben Bocquelet. It first aired on May 2, 2011 in the United Kingdom as a sneak preview and officially premiered on September 5, 2011. It premiered a week later on May 9, 2011 in the United States on Cartoon...

 for Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....

 for which he won a BAFTA Children's Award in 2011, The Armstrong and Miller Show

The Armstrong and Miller Show

The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four...

 for BBC One

BBC One

BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...

 (BAFTA winner 2010

British Academy Television Awards 2010

The 2010 British Academy Television Awards were held on 6 June 2010. The nominations were announced on 10 May.This year new awards were added including the award for Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role. Graham Norton hosted the ceremony...

) and School of Comedy

School of Comedy

School of Comedy is a British comedy sketch show written and performed by a cast of teenagers. A television spin-off of a revue performed in London and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, School of Comedy was piloted on Channel 4's Comedy Lab in 2008, before a six-part series ran on E4 from 2 October...

 for E4. They've made numerous sketches for BBC Comedy Online including a parody of Paranormal Activity 2

Paranormal Activity 2

Paranormal Activity 2 is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by Tod Williams and written by Michael R. Perry. The film is a parallel prequel to the 2007 film Paranormal Activity, beginning two months before and following up with the events depicted in the original film...

 called Normal Activity
Ceefax

Ceefax

Ceefax is the BBC's teletext information service transmitted via the analogue signal, started in 1974 and will run until April 2012 for Pages from Ceefax, while the actual interactive service will run until 24 October 2012, in-line with the digital switchover.-History:During the late 60s, engineer...

 spoof CFKD YouTube

YouTube

YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....

 mash-up Re:Fail and technology sketch show Tech Dump

He co-created Bryony Makes a Zombie Movie for BBC Three

BBC Three

BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...

 which was BAFTA and Rose d'Or

Rose d'Or

The Rose d’Or is one of the most important international festivals in entertainment television. It was founded in Montreux in 1961 and has taken place in Lucerne since 2004. Producers, executives from independent and public service broadcasters and heads of production companies from over 40...

 nominated in 2009. He also worked as a producer on 10 O'Clock Live

10 O'Clock Live

10 O'Clock Live is a British satirical comedy/news television programme presented by Charlie Brooker, Jimmy Carr, Lauren Laverne and David Mitchell....

 for Zeppotron

Zeppotron

Zeppotron is a television and online comedy production company. It was formed in 2000 from several of the writers of Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show: Charlie Brooker, Ben Caudell, Peter Holmes, Neil Webster...

 and Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

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External links

• James Lamont & Jon Foster website http://jameslamontjonfoster.blogspot.com/
• Jon Foster on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3202466/
• Jon Foster on Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=98020588&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro
• Jon Foster on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/fosterjr
• Agent Details http://www.independenttalent.com/talent_and_literary/
• Gloucestershire Echo article http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Sky-limit-local-BAFTA-nominee/article-935688-detail/article.html