Jon HunterJon Hunter

Jon Hunter

Jon Hunter is an award-winning comedy writer and script editor for television and radio.

Prolific in both media, his television credits include: Fit, Sketchland, Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 Cats and Trollied S5.
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Contacts

Agent:
Janette Linden

Contact:
Mary Shastid

marys@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Prolific in both media, Jon's television credits include: Fit, Sketchland, Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 Cats and Trollied S5. For radio he has co-written the highly successful Party's Over for Radio 4, along with writing for Sue Perkins' Nature Table, The Now Show, Best Behaviour, The News Quiz and Wordaholics among many others. He also worked with Holly Walsh on her 2011 Edinburgh Best Newcomer-nominated show Hollycopter, and the 2014 follow-up Never Had It.

Television

Transaction
Script editor
Comedy Central2020
The Comedy Central Chart Show
Writer
Comedy Central2020
BBC Scotland Hogmanay
Writer
BBC1 Scotland2019
Susan Calman’s Not Quite End of the Year Show
Writer
BBC Scotland2019
Danny and Mick
Writer
CBBC / Tiger Aspect2018
Susan Calman’s Fringe Benefits
Writer
BBC Two2018 — 2019
Loopy Fruit
Writer
Framestore2017
The Boss (Series 2)
Writer
BBC 12017
Sketchland
Script editor
BBC Scotland2015
Trollied Series 5 - Episode 4
Writer
Sky/Roughcut TV2015
What's Funny
Script editor
BBC Scotland2014
Special Brew (pilot script commission)
Co-writer
BBC2014
Ye Olde Dragon's Den
Writer
CBBC2013
Fit
Sketch Writer
CBBC2012
Interns
writing contributor
E4/2LE Media Ltd2012
The Suite Life (commissioned script)
Co-writer
Roughcut TV2012
2012: Mashed
writing contributor
Channel 4/ The Connected Set2012
It Takes A Village (Salford Sitcom Showcase)
Script editor
BBC 1 / BBC2012
24 Hour Panel Show for Comic Relief
writing contributor
BBC12011
The Mad Bad Ad Show
writing contributor
Channel 4 / Objective2011
World's Craziest Fools
writing contributor
BBC 3 / Roughcut TV2011
V-Eye-P (Pilot)
writing contributor
BBC32010
The Jason Lewis Experience (Pilot)
writing contributor
BBC32010
CBBC do F1
Writer
CBBC2009
TNT Show
writing contributor
Channel 42009
Mock the Week
writing contributor
Angst Productions/BBC22009
You Have Been Watching
writing contributor
Zeppotron Ltd/C42009
8 Out of 10 Cats
writing contributor
Zeppotron Ltd/Channel 42009
Big Brother's Little Brother
Guest Writer
Objective Productions/Channel 42009
Delta Forever
Main Writer
BBC32008
Late Edition
Topical VT Writer
BBC42008
Charlie Brooker's Newswipe Pilot
Topical VT Writer
BBC42008

Radio

Kate Sadlet's Screen Time
Writer
BBC Radio 42022
Party's Over
Co-writer
BBC Radio 42021
Sue Perkins' Nature Table
Writer
BBC Radio 42020 — 2024
The Placebo Effect
Writer
BBC Radio 42019
Susan Calman Makes Me Happy
Writer
BBC Radio 42019
Keep Calman Carry On
Co-writer
BBC Radio 42018
Best Behaviour
Writer
BBC Radio 42015
Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown
Script editor
BBC Radio 42015
2525
Writer
BBC Radio 42014
Lewis Macleod is Not Himself
Script editor
BBC Radio 42014
Tim Fitzhigham: The Gambler S1 & S2
Co-writer
BBC Radio 42014
Trodd en Bratt Say Well Done You
Script editor
BBC Radio 42014 — 2015
The Show What You Wrote
Script editor
BBC Radio 42013 — 2015
Never Mind The Woodcocks, (Pilot)
Writer
BBC Radio 42013
Wordaholics
Writer
BBC Radio 42012 — 2014
The Now Show 2012 Live!
Writer
BBC Radio 42012
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler (Pilot)
Co-writer
Radio 42012
That Jan Ravens
Writer
BBC Radio 42011
It's Your Round
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42011
The Headset Set
Writer/ Script editor
BBC Radio 42011 — 2012
So Wrong It's Right
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42011
Reception (broadcast pilot)
writing contributor
BBC Radio 22011
Sarah Millican's Support Group
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42011
Vote Now Show
Writer
BBC Radio 42010 — 2015
Newsjack
Writer/ Script editor
Radio 4 Extra2010 — 2013
Look Away Now
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42010
Listen Against
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42010 — 2011
Dilemma (Pilot)
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42010
Wordaholics (Pilot)
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42010
The Jason Byrne Show
writing contributor
BBC Radio 22010
A Series of Psychotic Episodes
Script editor
BBC Radio 42010
The Alex Lowe Double-Act
writing contributor
BBC Radio 22010
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42010 — 2011
Recorded For Training Purposes
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42010
The Right Notes in the Wrong Order
writing contributor
BBC Radio 32010
The Anna & Katy Show Pilot
writing contributor
BBC Radio 22009
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The News
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42009
The Now Show
Writer
BBC Radio 42008 — 2020
The News Quiz
Writer
BBC Radio 42008 — 2018
Grrr
writing contributor
BBC Radio Scotland2008
Laurence and Gus: Hearts & Minds (Series 1 and 2)
Writer
BBC Radio 42008 — 2009
Laura Solon: Talking and Not Talking (Series 2 and 3)
writing contributor
BBC Radio 42008 — 2009

Theatre and Live Performance

Now That’s What I Call the 80s Live (UK Tour )
Writer
Raymond Gubbay Ltd2019
Aled Jones’ Christmas Cracker (Birmingham/London)
Writer
Raymond Gubbay Ltd2019
Christmas with Alan Titchmarsh (Royal Festival Hall)
Writer
Raymond Gubbay Ltd2019
Kevin and Karen Live
Script Writer
UK Tour2018
Piano Legends (UK Tour)
Writer
Raymond Gubbay Ltd2018
Susan Calman - The Calman Before the Storm
Director
Pleasance Edinburgh/ Soho Theatre/ National Tour 2016 — 2017
Holly Walsh: Never Had It
co-writer/director
Edinburgh Fringe Festival/London2014
Holly Walsh - Hollycopter (Nominated for Fosters Best Newcomer)
Co-writer
2011
Sketchup
Host, Writer, Performer
London2008 — 2010
Hunter & Rands' sketch act
Co-creator / writer
Various sketch nights around London2008 — 2010
Four Wenches & A Free For All
Writer & director
Landor Theatre, London & Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh2007

Awards

ARIAS Silver Award for Nature Table
Winner
BBC Studios for Radio 42023
Exploding Brain Myths - Art of Neuroscience
Writer
Runner Up 2016
Trodd en Bratt Say Well Done You
BBC Audio Drama Awards
Best Scripted Comedy - Nominee2015
The History of English in 10 Minutes
Learning on Screen Award
2012
BBC Radio Bursary
Writing
BBC Radio2011
Best Comedy - The Jason Byrne Show
Sony Award (Gold)
2011
Best Comedy - The Now Show
Sony Award (Bronze)
2009

Commercials

Brewdog
Writer
Corporate Events2018
Open Minds
Writer
Open University2015
Radio 2 First Click Videos
writing contributor
BBC2010
Bing Sponsorship idents
writing contributor
Duke & Earl2010

Podcast and Online Content

Educating Daisy
Writer
Telltale Industries2023
Educating Daisy with Daisy May Cooper
Writer
Audible 2023
Brewdog Beer Commercial
Writer
2018
We Need To Talk About
Writer
Spotify / Whistledown Productions2018
Sue Perkins: Earpedia
Writer
Audible 2016 — 2018
60 Second Adventures in Microgravity
Writer
Open University2016
The History of the EU with David Mitchell
Writer
Open University2016
Astronomy
Writer
MPI2015
Election Polls
Writer
Open University2015
Opinion Polls in a Nutshell
Writer
Open University2015
Gaia in a Minute
Writer
Cambridge University / European Space Agency2014
Writing Tips For Stand-Ups
Writer
BBC Comedy2012
Performance Tips For Stand-Ups
Writer
BBC Comedy2012
60 Second Adventures in Religion
Writer
Open University2012
60 Second Adventures in Astronomy
Writer
Open University2012 — 2013
60 Second Adventures in Economics
Writer
Open University2012
Online Scams
Script editor
The Open University2011
60 Second Adventures in Thought
Writer
Open University2011
The History of English
Script editor
The Open University2011

News

Tim FtizHigham's 'The Gambler'

1st April 2014

Comedian, author and adventurer Tim FitzHigham recreates Sir John Throckmorton's 1811 attempt to have a coat made from scratch - going from the sheep's back to his own back in a single day

Tim Fitzhigham's The Gambler goes out on Radio 4

18th February 2013

Award winning comedian-author-adventurer, Tim FitzHigham and his nemesis Alex Horne recreate a bizarre bet which was originally wagered by the 4th Duke of Queensbury in 1753

The History of English in Ten Minutes wins Learning On Screen Award

27th April 2012

Voiced by Clive Anderson, written by Jon Hunter and Co-written ad illustrated by Henry Paker, this entertaining romp through ‘The History of English’ squeezes 1600 years of history into 10 one-minute bites, uncovering the sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet