Simon Blackwell

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Simon Blackwell (born May 27, 1966 in Battersea , London ) is a British screenwriter and producer. He is mainly through his collaborations with Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain on the television shows Peep Show and The Old Guys as well as the film Four Lions (2010). For his work on the script for Kabinett out of control (2009), he was nominated for an Oscar for best adapted screenplay along with Armando Iannucci , Jesse Armstrong and Tony Roche .

Life

Simon Blackwell began his television career in 1999 as a screenwriter on Have I Got News for You , The Kumars at No. 42 , The Big Impression, and Armstrong and Miller .

Together with Armando Iannucci, he wrote for the first time in 2003 for the satirical television show Gash on Channel 4 . The collaboration with him continued in 2004: The Stupid Version , Time Trumpet and The Thick of It . In 2009 he was a co-writer for The Tick of It film spin-off Cabinet Out of Control (2009), the screenplay of which was nominated for an Academy Award at the 2009 Academy Awards. The two continued their collaboration on HBO's 2012-2019 television series Veep - The Vice President . For this he was awarded two Emmys . He was nominated six times.

With Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Blackwell wrote Peep Show and BBC Ones The Old Guys for Channel 4's Show . He also worked with the two on the script for the film Four Lions (2010) by Chris Morris .

In 2016 Blackwell created the sitcom Back with David Mitchell and Robert Webb for Channel 4.

Filmography

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  • 1999: The Jim Tavaré Show
  • 1999: Big Impression
  • 1999: MTV Europe Music Awards 1999
  • 1999-2003: Bremner, Bird and Fortune
  • 1999-2000: The 11 O'Clock Show
  • 2000: MTV Europe Music Awards 2000
  • 2001: The Kumars at No. 42
  • 2001–2002: Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!
  • 2002: Remotely Funny
  • 2003: Gash
  • 2003: Bounty Hamster
  • 2003: The Strategoic Humor Initiative (TV movie)
  • 2003: Christmas Night with the Stars
  • 2003-2004: The Sketch Show
  • 2004: The Impressionable Jon Culshaw
  • 2004: 2004: The Stupid Version (TV movie)
  • 2005–2012: The Thick of It: Der Intrigantenstadl (The Thick of It)
  • 2005: Monkey Trousers
  • 2008: Mumbai Calling
  • 2008–2012: Peep Show
  • 2009-2010: The Old Guys
  • 2009-2010: The Armstrong and Miller Show
  • 2012–2014: Veep - The Vice President (Veep)
  • 2014: Trying Again
  • 2017: Back

Movie

Awards

Nominations

Victories

  • British Independent Film Awards 2009 : Best Screenplay with Jesse Armstrong, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche for Cabinet Out of Control
  • Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 : Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series together with Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche for Veep - The Vice President
  • Primetime Emmy Awards 2015: Outstanding Comedy Series together with the team around Veep - The Vice President
  • British Independent Film Awards 2019 : Best Screenplay with Armando Iannucci for The Personal History of David Copperfield

Web links

Commons : Simon Blackwell  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Simon Blackwell. Emmys.com, accessed January 4, 2020 .
  2. ↑ 'Veep' co-writer Simon Blackwell Pen's Comedy 'Back' for Channel 4. Variety, November 15, 2016, accessed January 4, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Blackwell, Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British screenwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Battersea , London