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18/07/2022
Channel 4 Appoints Senior Commissioning Editor
Channel 4 has appointed Andy Brereton as Senior Commissioning Editor, Comedy.
Andy will report into newly appointed Head of Comedy Charlie Perkins and joins Commissioning Editor Laura Riseam and Commissioning Executive Joe Hullait.
Charlie Perkins, Channel 4 Head of Comedy said: "Andy's a triple threat and I'm thrilled to have him joining our team. He brings with him an incredible track record for conceiving, marshalling and delivering inventive shows which push the boundaries of scripted comedy. He's passionate about comedy in all its guises and he's a good and kind person who I'm really looking forward to working with."
Andy joins Channel 4 from Shiny Button Productions – a company he established with Tom Davis and James De Frond - where he was co-Managing Director. The company produced shows such as King Gary, Murder They Hope, upcoming Amazon comedy film Your Christmas or Mine and Channel 4’s The Curse. Prior to that he was Head of Development at Tiger Aspect, creating the BAFTA winning Murder in Successville, Crackanory, Murder on the Blackpool Express and Drunk History.
www.channel4.com
Andy will report into newly appointed Head of Comedy Charlie Perkins and joins Commissioning Editor Laura Riseam and Commissioning Executive Joe Hullait.
Charlie Perkins, Channel 4 Head of Comedy said: "Andy's a triple threat and I'm thrilled to have him joining our team. He brings with him an incredible track record for conceiving, marshalling and delivering inventive shows which push the boundaries of scripted comedy. He's passionate about comedy in all its guises and he's a good and kind person who I'm really looking forward to working with."
Andy joins Channel 4 from Shiny Button Productions – a company he established with Tom Davis and James De Frond - where he was co-Managing Director. The company produced shows such as King Gary, Murder They Hope, upcoming Amazon comedy film Your Christmas or Mine and Channel 4’s The Curse. Prior to that he was Head of Development at Tiger Aspect, creating the BAFTA winning Murder in Successville, Crackanory, Murder on the Blackpool Express and Drunk History.
www.channel4.com
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