Simon Nicholls
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Simon Nicholls is a radio
and TV comedy producer
at the BBC
.
When Ed Reardon approached Nicholls about an idea for a new radio show, "he was delighted. Within two months they had a series commissioned ..." Ed Reardon’s Week, which became a hit radio show for four seasons.
In reviewing BBC Radio 4 on Wednesdays, The Telegraph
stated, "It is so funny you can hear each episode five times (thanks to the marvellous iPlayer) and still find new things to laugh at (thanks to producer Simon Nicholls)."
Nicholls is currently working with Armando Iannucci
at the BBC
, developing a number of projects for television. In 2008, he produced the sitcom Lab Rats
, written by Chris Addison and Carl Cooper, for BBC2. In 2009, BBC2 aired the TV version of Genius
, produced by Nicholls.
Radio producer
A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. There are two main types of producer. An audio or creative producer and a content producer. Audio producers create sounds and audio specifically, content producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature...
and TV comedy producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
When Ed Reardon approached Nicholls about an idea for a new radio show, "he was delighted. Within two months they had a series commissioned ..." Ed Reardon’s Week, which became a hit radio show for four seasons.
In reviewing BBC Radio 4 on Wednesdays, The Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
stated, "It is so funny you can hear each episode five times (thanks to the marvellous iPlayer) and still find new things to laugh at (thanks to producer Simon Nicholls)."
Nicholls is currently working with Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci
Armando Giovanni Iannucci is a Scottish comedian, satirist, writer, director, performer and radio producer. Born in Glasgow, he studied at Oxford University and left graduate work on a PhD about John Milton to pursue a career in comedy....
at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, developing a number of projects for television. In 2008, he produced the sitcom Lab Rats
Lab Rats
Lab Rats is a 2008 BBC 2 situation comedy set in a university science laboratory. It stars Chris Addison, who has co-written the series with Carl Cooper...
, written by Chris Addison and Carl Cooper, for BBC2. In 2009, BBC2 aired the TV version of Genius
Genius
Genius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight....
, produced by Nicholls.
External links
- Simon Nicholls' personal MySpace page