Abi Grant - Writer | Collective Agents

CURRENT PROJECTS:‍

Co-writer On Jokes: The Hidden Mechanics of Funny along with US director Amanda Baker and Jimmy Carr, the ultimate how-to guide for stand-up comedians. From how to identify the families of jokes to decoding the building blocks of comedy to the real - and brand new - secret to comic timing On Jokes does for comedy what decoding the genome did for designer babies.

Published by Quercus Publishing. US release Date Oct 23, UK release date 25th Oct - available for pre-ordering now. Audible release date tbc.

‍THEATRE INCLUDES:

RADIO TIMES | Book Writer | Birmingham Rep/ Queens Theatre West End/ Watermill/ UK Tour (Olivier Award Nomination)
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BOOKS INCLUDE:

GHOSTWRITING: Ten books for subjects including the SAS, British politicians, Mi5 and Putin’s lawyer in London.

WORDS CAN DESCRIBE | Picador | Sunday Times Best Seller

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TELEVISION CREDITS INCLUDE:

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE | Script Editor/ Head Writer (BAFTA Nomination)

SOOTY AND SWEEP | Script Editor/ Head Writer

ALAS SMITH AND JONES | BBC Writer

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU | BBC Writer

SPITTING IMAGE | Writer

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OTHER WORK INCLUDES:

Producer for BBC World Service (Five Years of service)

Script Editor for Comedy Central (2 Years if service).

Work for Daily Telegraph (7 Years of service to include work on The Observer, The Daily Mail and more)

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