David QuantickDavid Quantick

David Quantick

David is a much-admired comedy writer, cultural commentator, acclaimed best-selling author and an occasional music journalist.

David won an Emmy as part of the writing team on Veep and a BAFTA for Harry Hill's TV Burp. He has also won Writers’ Guild Award for The Thick Of It and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen.
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Contacts

Agent:
Kate Haldane

kateh@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Voice Over Agent

Emma Torrens
emma@vobjmanagement.co.uk

David won an Emmy as part of the writing team on Veep, a BAFTA for Harry Hill's TV Burp and a Writers’ Guild Award for The Thick Of It. His feature film The Book of Love starring Sam Clafin and Veronica Echegui was released through Sky Cinema and Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen, which he wrote for Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders was on BBC Radio 4. He works regularly with Armando Iannucci, including on the HBO series, Avenue 5.

David has written for everyone from Dangermouse to the Duke of Edinburgh. His books include The Grumpy Old Men series and the thriller The Mule. His recent books include All My Colours (Titan books), How To Write Everything and How to be A Writer (both published by Oberon). He has written and appeared on a multitude of BBC radio shows, including The Now Show, The 15 Minute Musical, The Blagger’s Guide and 52 First Impressions.

Television

Avenue 5
Writer
HBO2019 — 2022
Dangermouse, series 2
Writer and script editor
CBBC2018
Count Arthur Strong
Writer
Retort2014
The Inheritance
Writer
Monkey Kingdom2014
Sunday Night at the Palladium
Writer
ITV2014
New Zealand Airlines
Presenter
Kamarama2014
The Guest List
Writer
12 Yard Productions for BBC12014
The Thick of It
Writer
BBC22012
Veep
Writer and Consulting Producer
HBO2011 — 2015
It'll Be Alright On The Night
Writer
ITV2011
Coach Trip
Narrator
Channel 42009 — 2010
Pop On Trial
Guest
BBC 42008
Popetown
Writer
BBC 32007
The Luvvies
Writer
ITV2007
The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Script editor
BBC2007
Celebrity Come Dine With Me
Chef and guest
Channel 42006
Mysti
Writer
BBC 12005 — 2007
Angry Kid
Writer
BBC 32004
100 Greatest Whathaveyous
Contributor
Channel 42003 — 2006
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Writer
ITV 12002 — 2012
I Love The 1980's/1990's
Contributor
BBC 22002 — 2003
Jam
Writer
Channel 42000
Top Tens - TV & Music
Writer
Channel 42000 — 2005
So Graham Norton
Writer
Channel 41999 — 2001
Smack The Pony (series 1,2 & 3)
Writer and script editor
Channel 41998 — 2001
Brass Eye
Writer
Channel 41997 — 2001
The Day Today
Writer
BBC 21994 — 2004

Film

The Book Of Love
Writer
2022
Kitty Rankie
Script Editor / Writer
Mike Knowles (Prod)2010

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
Winner
Outstanding Comedy Series (VEEP)2015
Best Comedy Series (Veep)
Writers Guild of America
2014
Best Entertainment Show (Harry Hill's TV Burp)
BAFTA
2009
Best Entertainment (Harry Hill's TV Burp)
BAFTA
2008
Best Entertainment Show (Harry Hill's TV Burp)
British Comedy Award
2007

Books

All My Colours
Writer
2019
The Mule
Author
2016
How to Be a Writer: Conversations With Writers About Writing
Writer
2016
How to Write Everything
Oberon Books
2014
The Top Gear Guide To Christmas
BBC Books
2011
The Dangerous Book for Middle Aged Men
Preface/Arrow
2009
Grumpy Old New Year
Harper Collins
2008
Grumpy Old Men On Holiday
Harper Collins
2006
Grumpy Old Men
Harper Collins
2005
Revolution: The making of The Beatles' White Album
MQ
2002
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
Virgin
1998

Commercials

Radio

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen
Writer
BBC Radio 4 - Writers Guild Award Winner for S022020 — 2025
52 First Impressions with David Quantick
Writer
BBC Radio 42017
52 First Impressions with David Quantick
Presenter
2017
52 First Impressions
Writer
BBC Radio 42014
Broken Arts
Deviser / Writer / Performer
Radio 42009
One
Deviser / Writer / Performer
Radio 42007 — 2015
A History of Psychedelia
Host
Radio 22005
The Blagger's Guides
Writer & Host
BBC Radio 22005 — 2015
Front Row
Writer
BBC Radio 42003 — 2015
The News Quiz
Panellist
BBC Radio 42000
The Now Show
Writer / Contributor
BBC Radio 42000 — 2010
The Treatment
Panellist
BBC Radio 41997 — 2003
Collins and Maconie's Hit Parade
Writer
BBC Radio 11996
Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize (6-part series)
Writer
BBC Radio 41996
Loose Ends
Writer
BBC Radio 41995 — 2015

News

David Quantick's All My Colours is out now

2nd May 2019

The multi-talented David Quantick has just released his new book, All My Colours - 'a wickedly witty, cautionary horror story'

David Quantick's All My Colours

11th April 2019

Next week sees the publication of David Quantick's latest novel, All My Colours, and as part of the promotion, David will be appearing at Waterstone's Tottenham Court Road branch, where he will be in conversation with Peter Curran

Danger Mouse is back!!

21st September 2018

David Quantick is the head writer on the new series of Danger Mouse, who is back saving London, saving the world and, most importantly, saving Penfold in a series of fantastically absurd adventures

Chris Shepherd's 'Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)'

26th May 2017

To mark 50 years since the death of Joe Orton, BAFTA nominated film-maker Chris Shepherd is collaborating with University of Leicester academic, Dr Emma Parker, on an Arts Council-funded project inspired by prank letters of complaint that Orton penned using the pseudonym Mrs Edna Welthorpe

David Quantick announces new book project

6th February 2017

Following on from the success of 'The Mule', published through the crowd funding publisher, Unbound, David Quantick has announced his forthcoming novel, 'Go West'

Another win for Veep at Writers Guild Awards 2016

19th January 2016

Veep sealed yet another win after receiving the award for Best TV Situational Comedy at the 2016 Writers' Guild Awards

VEEP wins big at last night's Primetime Emmy Awards

21st September 2015

VEEP bagged 5 Emmy awards at last night's 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards

VEEP picks up 9 nominations in this year's EMMYS

24th July 2015

A special congratulations are in order for our very own Simon Blackwell & Armand Iannucci for the nomination of 'Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series' on our very own HBO's political comedy series VEEP

Success for PBJ Clients

3rd February 2014

Saturday saw the 66th annual Writers Guild of America Awards

Laugharne Weekend

3rd February 2014

The Laugharne Weekend is an annual arts festival held in Wales

PBJ Clients feature in the new series of The Now Show

7th October 2013

Radio 4's 'The Now Show' is back and showcasing some of PBJ's comedy talent

Playhouse Presents.... SNODGRASS

31st January 2013

David Quantick has adapted Ian R

PBJ nominations at The British Comedy Awards

7th December 2012

Cardinal Burns have been nominated for three awards - Breakthrough Act, New Comedy Programme and Best Sketch Show

Miliband of Brothers

6th September 2010

Ed and David Miliband are facing off against each other this month and to celebrate a truly unique contest, Channel 4 will be treating us to a docudrama from the makers of When Boris Met Dave