David Tyler (producer)

David Tyler (born 24 June 1961)^[1] is a British television and radio comedy producer, executive producer and director. He is also the co-founder of the independent production company Pozzitive Television, which he set up in 1992 with Geoff Posner.^[2]

Pozzitive - Radio

• The Cabaret Upstairs, producer/director,^[3] 1985.
• The Big Fun Show, producer/director,^[4] 1987.
• Dial M For Pizza, producer/director, series 1 and 2, 1987-1988.^[5]
• Hey Rrradio, producer/director, pilot, 1988.^[6]
• Live on Arrival, producer/director, pilot, 1988.^[7]
• Radio Active, producer/director, series 6 and 7, 1986-1987.
• The Woody Allen Reader, producer/director, 1988.
• At Home with the Hardys (also known as Unnatural Acts),^[8] producer/director, 1987-1990.
• Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation, producer/director, series 1-8, 1993-2010.^[9]
• Crown Jewels, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 1995.
• King Stupid, producer/director, 1998.
• The Very World of Milton Jones, producer/director, series 1-3, 1998-2001.^[10]
• The 99p Challenge, producer/director, series 2-5, 2000-2004.^[11]
• Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off, producer/director, series 1-4, 2002-2009.^[12]
• The House of Milton Jones, producer/director, 2003.^[13]
• Another Case of Milton Jones, producer/director, series 1-5, 2005-2011.^[14]
• Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, producer/director, series 1-4, 2005-2008.^[15]
• Deep Trouble, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 2005-2007.^[16]
• The Castle, producer/director, series 1-3, 2007-2010.^[17]
• Cabin Pressure, producer/director, series 1-3, 2008-2011.^[18]
• The Genuine Particle, producer/director, 2008.^[19]
• Bigipedia, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 2009-2011.^[20]
• Jo Caulfield Won't Shut Up, producer/director, 2009.^[21]
• The 3rd Degree, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 2010.^[22]

Pozzitive - Television

• Dead At 30, pilot, producer, 1991.
• Paul Merton: The Series, producer, series 1 and 2, 1991-1993.^[23]
• Absolutely, producer, series 4, 1993.^[24]
• Introducing Tony Ferrino - Who? And Why? - A Quest, producer, 1993
• The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon, producer, 1993.
• The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show, Producer, 1994.^[25]
• Pauline Calf's Wedding Video - "Three Fights, Two Weddings & A Funeral", producer, 1994.
• The Marriage Of Figaro, executive producer, 1994
• The Paul Calf Video Diary, producer, 1994.
• Coogan's Run, producer, 1995.^[26]
• The End Of The Year Show, producer, 1995.
• Cows, pilot, producer, 1997.^[27]
• dinnerladies, series 1 & 2, executive producer, 1998–2000.^[28]
• Stephen Fry's 'Live From The Lighthouse', producer, 1998.
• tlc, producer, 2001.^[29]
• Gash, producer, 2003.^[30]
• The Strategic Humour Initiative, producer, 2003.^[31]
• The Comic Side Of 7 Days, producer/director, series 1 & 2, 2004-5.^[32]
• Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off… To Glastonbury, producer, 2007.^[33]
• Music Hall Meltdown, producer, 2007.^[34]
• Saturday Live Again!, producer, 2007.^[35]
• For One Night Only, executive producer, 2008.
• Milton Jones Live Universe Tour: Part 1 - Earth, DVD producer, 2009.^[36]

Pozzitive Television

Since the founding of Pozzitive Television, Tyler has been responsible for working on various British comedy programmes. The shows that he has worked on have numerous awards including a BAFTA, a silver Rose d'Or, two silver Sony Awards, four bronze Sony Awards,^[1] and a Comedy.co.uk Award.^[37]

His shows which have won or been nominated for awards include BBC Two sitcom Three Fights, Two Weddings And A Funeral, which won the 1994 BAFTA for Best Comedy (Programme or Series);^[38] the BBC Radio 4 stand-up comedy show Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation, which was the first full-fledged comedy show from an independent production company for Radio 4, and won a bronze Sony Award in 1995;^[39] Victoria Wood's television sitcom dinnerladies, which won the British Comedy Awards for "Best new comedy" in 1999 and "Best comedy" in 2000;^[40] Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure which was nominated for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for "Best Radio Comedy/Light Entertainment";^[41] Radio 4 sketch show Bigipedia which came second for the Comedy.co.uk Award for "Best British Radio Sketch Show 2009" (behind That Mitchell and Webb Sound);^[42] and Another Case of Milton Jones, which won the Comedy.co.uk Award for "Best British Radio Sitcom 2010".^[37] In 2010, Tyler was nominated for the Radio Production Award for "Best Entertainment Producer".^[43]

Other work

Tyler Directed Steve Coogan's national Stage Tour 'The Man Who Thinks He's It', in 1998, which also featured Julia Davis and Simon Pegg.^[44]

He also produced and directed the audiobook versions of the popular children's book series 'Mr Gum', by Andy Stanton, for BBC Audio.^[45]

• You're a Bad Man Mr Gum, 2006.
• Mr Gum & The Biscuit Billionaire, 2010.
• Mr Gum & The Goblins, 2010.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "David Tyler, Esq". Debrett's. 7 May 2011. http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/t/19794/David+TYLER.aspx. 
2. ^ Holmwood, Leigh (1 June 2009). "A Pozzitive cornucopia: producer's web encyclopedia of British comedy". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2009/may/29/pozzitive-web-comedy-steve-coogan-robbie-coltrane. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/cabaret_upstairs__the.html
4. ^ http://epguides.com/BigFunShow/
5. ^ http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/dial_m_for_pizza.html
6. ^ http://www.angelfire.com/pq/radiohaha/HEYRRRAD.html
7. ^ http://epguides.com/LiveonArrival/
8. ^ http://www.britishcomedy.org.uk/comedy/unnatural.html
9. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/jeremy_hardy_speaks_to_nation/details/
10. ^ http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/very_world_of_milton_jones__the.html
11. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/99pchallenge/
12. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/giles_wemmbley_hogg_goes_off/
13. ^ http://www.britishcomedy.org.uk/comedy/mjones.html
14. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/another_case_of_milton_jones/details/
15. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/armando_charm_offensive/details/
16. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/deep_trouble/details/
17. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/the_castle/details/
18. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/cabin_pressure/details/
19. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/the_genuine_particle/details/
20. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/bigipedia/details/
21. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/jo_caulfield_wont_shut_up/details/
22. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ysq46
23. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101168/fullcredits#cast
24. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122332/fullcredits#cast
25. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108812/fullcredits#cast
26. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/coogansrun/
27. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/cows/details/
28. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161140/
29. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339972/
30. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364810/
31. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384562/
32. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443360/
33. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181815/
34. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1031259/
35. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1556032/
36. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Milton-Jones-Live-Universe-Earth/dp/B002PE20WA
37. ^ ^{a b} "The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2010". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2010/. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
38. ^ "Television Nominations 1994". BAFTA. http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=1994. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
39. ^ Wolf, Ian. "Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/jeremy_hardy_speaks_to_nation/. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
40. ^ Lewisohn, Mark (2003) (in English). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (Second edition ed.). London: BBC Worldwide. pp. 863. ISBN 9-905634-875509. 
41. ^ "Guild Awards 2010 - shortlists announced". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. 10 October 2010. http://www.writersguild.org.uk/news-a-features/general/85-guild-awards2010-shortlists. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
42. ^ "The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2009". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2009/. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
43. ^ "BBC Radio Scotland Secures Production Awards Nomination". All Media Scotland. 12 January 2010. http://www.allmediascotland.com/press_news/24133/bbc-radio-scotland-secures-production-awards-nomination. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
44. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192631/
45. ^ http://www.mrgum.co.uk/

External links

• David Tyler (producer) at the Internet Movie Database
• David Tyler (producer) on Twitter
• Pozzitive Productions
• Pozzitive Productions on YouTube

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