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Tim Kirkby

Director

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Humphrey Elles-Hill

Tim is a UK award winning comedy and drama Film and TV director, who has won both a BAFTA and a British Comedy Award. He has directed and set up many successful comedies for television both in the UK and US including Phoebe Waller Bridge’s multi award-winning Fleabag, BAFTA winning My Mad fat Diary for Channel 4, and in the US with Funny or Die, all episodes of the first season of the critically acclaimed TV series Brockmire for IFC.

In episodic US TV, he has directed multiple episodes of award-winning shows HBO’s Veep, Netflix’s Grace & Frankie, and Fox’s Brooklyn Nine Nine, and in film, his neo-noir detective story Last Looks set in Los Angeles starring Mel Gibson and Charlie Hunnam.

He directed and executive produced the Netflix series The Pentaverate with Mike Myers playing 8 characters. The limited series tells the story of a secret society that has been working to control world events since 1347.

Tim directed and co-executive produced Entitled with Two Brothers for Showtime and Channel 4. The eight part series follows an American widower who must get to know his British wife’s estranged family in their crumbling gothic mansion.

Credits

TELEVISION
Production (role):
ENTITLED
Company:
Two Brothers Pictures for Channel 4, Showtime
Project details:
Creator: Matt Morgan
Starring: Brett Gelman

Gabe, an American widower, must get to know his British wife’s estranged family in their crumbling gothic mansion in the English countryside. They compete for his affections – and his newly inherited fortune.
Production (role):
THE PENTAVERATE
Company:
Netflix
Project details:
Creator: Mike Myers
Producer: John Lyons
Writer: Roger Drew, Ed Dyson and Mike Myers
Starring Mike Myers, Jennifer Saunders, Keegan Michael-Key, Rob Lowe, Lydia West, Ken Jeong
Production (role):
(FUTURE) CULT CLASSIC
Company:
Broadway Video for SYFY
Project details:
Horror Pilot

In Production
Production (role):
BROCKMIRE
Company:
Funny or Die for IFC
Project details:
Creator: Hank Azaria
Writer: Joel Church-Cooper
Starring: Hank Azaria
Production (role):
DON'T FORGET THE DRIVER
Company:
Sister Pictures / BBC2
Project details:
Creator: Tim Crouch and Toby Jones
Writer: Toby Jones and Tim Crouch
Starring: Toby Jones
Production (role):
FLEABAG
Company:
Two Brothers Pictures / BBC / Amazon
Project details:
Producer: Lydia Hampson
Writer: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Colman, Sian Clifford
Production (role):
STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE, SERIES 4
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Writer: Stewart Lee
Production (role):
MAN SEEKING WOMAN
Project details:
3 episodes of Season 1

Producer: Hartley Gorenstein
Writer: Simon Rich
Starring: Jay Baruchel
Production (role):
YOU, ME AND THE APOCALYPSE
Company:
Working Title Television / NBC Universal for Sky Atlantic
Project details:
Creator: Iain Hollands
Producer: Susie Ligatt
Production (role):
BROOKLYN NINE NINE
Company:
Fremulon / Fox
Project details:
Written by Daniel J Goor & Michael Schur
Starring Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher
Production (role):
GRACE & FRANKIE
Company:
Skydance / Netflix
Project details:
Writer: Marta Kaufman
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterson
Production (role):
THE C WORD
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Producer: Simon Lewis
Writer: Nicole Taylor
Starring: Sheridan Smith

Single drama
Production (role):
PLAYING HOUSE
Company:
USA
Project details:
Producer: Ravi Nandon
Writer: Jessica St Clair, Lennon Parlham
Starring: Jessica St Clair, Lennon Parlham
Production (role):
STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE, SERIES 3
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Writer Stewart Lee
Starring: Stewart Lee, Chris Morris

2014 BAFTA Nomination - Best Comedy Series
Production (role):
VEEP S3
Company:
HBO
Project details:
Season 3, Episode 6

Writer: Tony Roche, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, David Quantick, Armando Ianuncci
Starring: Tony Hale, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Timothy Simons
Production (role):
MY MAD FAT DIARY
Company:
Tiger Aspect / E4
Project details:
Producer: Matt Bouch
Writer: Tom Bidwell
Starrin: Sharon Rooney, Ian Hart, Claire Rushbrook
Production (role):
VEEP S2
Company:
HBO
Project details:
Producer: Stephanie Laing
Writer: Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, Roger Drew, Will Smith, Ian Martin, Sean Grey
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Matt Walsh, Tim Simons
Production (role):
IT'S KEVIN
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Producer: Richard Webb
Writer: Kevin Eldon
Starring: Kevin Eldon, Harry Hill
Production (role):
WALKING & TALKING
Company:
Tiger Aspect / Sky Atlantic
Project details:
Producer: Pippa Harris & Ben Cavey
Writer: Kathy Burke
Starring: Kathy Burke
Production (role):
STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE, SERIES 2
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Producer: Richard Webb
Executive Producer: Armando Iannucci
Writer: Stewart Lee
Starring: Kevin Eldon, Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee

2012 BAFTA WINNER - Best Comedy Programme
2012 - COMEDY AWARDS WINNER - Best Comedy Programme
Production (role):
LOOK AROUND YOU: CALCIUM
Company:
Mivvin Colour Productions / BBC
Project details:
Producer Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
Writer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
Starring: Nigel Lambert, Peter Serafinowicz, Edgar Wright

2001: Winner, Best Short Film - Portobello Spring Festival
Production (role):
LITTLE CRACKERS - BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS
Company:
Tiger Aspect / Sky Atlantic
Project details:
Producer: Izzy Mant
Writer: Kathy Burke
Starring: Sharon Horgan, Sheridan Smith, Felicity Montagu
Production (role):
STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE, SERIES 1
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Producer: Richard Webb
Executive Producer: Armando Iannucci
Writer: Stewart Lee
Starring; Kevin Eldon, Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee

2010 BAFTA Nom - Best Comedy Series
Production (role):
KOMBAT OPERA: DRINKING IN NOTTINGHAM
Company:
BBC
Project details:
Producer: Stephen Abrahams and Jon Rolph
Writer: Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas

2008 Rose D'or WINNER - Best Comedy Series
Production (role):
LOOK AROUND YOU: SERIES 2
Company:
Mivvin Colour Productions / TalkBack Productions / BBC
Project details:
Producer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
Executive Producer: Ash Attalla
Writer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
Starring: Olivia Colman, Josie D'Arby, Nigel Lambert, Edgar Wright

2006 Rose D’or WINNER – Best Comedy Series
Production (role):
LOOK AROUND YOU: SERIES 1
Company:
Mivvin Colour Productions/ TalkBack Productions / BBC
Project details:
Producer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
Writer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
Executive Producer: Peter Fincham
Starring: Olivia Colman, Josie D'Arby, Nigel Lambert, Robert Popper

2003: BAFTA Nomination, Best Comedy Series
Production (role):
CLASSIC ALBUMS
Company:
Isis Productions
Project details:
Starring Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke, Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor, Tom Allom, K.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Martin Birch, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris
FEATURE FILM
Production (role):
LAST LOOKS
Company:
Romulus Entertainment
Project details:
Producer: Andrew Lazar & Brad Feinstein
Starring: Morena Baccarin, Mel Gibson, Charlie Hunnam

A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when a private eye recruits him to investigate a murder.
Production (role):
THE LUCKIEST GUYS ALIVE
Company:
South Shore Productions
Project details:
Producer: Andrew McKenzie
Writer: Stephen Russell

Featuring the work of John Cooper Clarke
Production (role):
ACTION POINT
Company:
Paramount Studios
Project details:
Producer: Bill Gerber

Comedy feature

Credits

  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): ENTITLED
    Company: Two Brothers Pictures for Channel 4, Showtime
    Project details: Creator: Matt Morgan
    Starring: Brett Gelman

    Gabe, an American widower, must get to know his British wife’s estranged family in their crumbling gothic mansion in the English countryside. They compete for his affections – and his newly inherited fortune.
  • Production (role): THE PENTAVERATE
    Company: Netflix
    Project details: Creator: Mike Myers
    Producer: John Lyons
    Writer: Roger Drew, Ed Dyson and Mike Myers
    Starring Mike Myers, Jennifer Saunders, Keegan Michael-Key, Rob Lowe, Lydia West, Ken Jeong
  • Production (role): (FUTURE) CULT CLASSIC
    Company: Broadway Video for SYFY
    Project details: Horror Pilot

    In Production
  • Production (role): BROCKMIRE
    Company: Funny or Die for IFC
    Project details: Creator: Hank Azaria
    Writer: Joel Church-Cooper
    Starring: Hank Azaria
  • Production (role): DON'T FORGET THE DRIVER
    Company: Sister Pictures / BBC2
    Project details: Creator: Tim Crouch and Toby Jones
    Writer: Toby Jones and Tim Crouch
    Starring: Toby Jones
  • Production (role): FLEABAG
    Company: Two Brothers Pictures / BBC / Amazon
    Project details: Producer: Lydia Hampson
    Writer: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
    Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Colman, Sian Clifford
  • Production (role): STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE, SERIES 4
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Writer: Stewart Lee
  • Production (role): MAN SEEKING WOMAN
    Company:
    Project details: 3 episodes of Season 1

    Producer: Hartley Gorenstein
    Writer: Simon Rich
    Starring: Jay Baruchel
  • Production (role): YOU, ME AND THE APOCALYPSE
    Company: Working Title Television / NBC Universal for Sky Atlantic
    Project details: Creator: Iain Hollands
    Producer: Susie Ligatt
  • Production (role): BROOKLYN NINE NINE
    Company: Fremulon / Fox
    Project details: Written by Daniel J Goor & Michael Schur
    Starring Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher
  • Production (role): GRACE & FRANKIE
    Company: Skydance / Netflix
    Project details: Writer: Marta Kaufman
    Starring: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterson
  • Production (role): THE C WORD
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Producer: Simon Lewis
    Writer: Nicole Taylor
    Starring: Sheridan Smith

    Single drama
  • Production (role): PLAYING HOUSE
    Company: USA
    Project details: Producer: Ravi Nandon
    Writer: Jessica St Clair, Lennon Parlham
    Starring: Jessica St Clair, Lennon Parlham
  • Production (role): STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE, SERIES 3
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Writer Stewart Lee
    Starring: Stewart Lee, Chris Morris

    2014 BAFTA Nomination - Best Comedy Series
  • Production (role): VEEP S3
    Company: HBO
    Project details: Season 3, Episode 6

    Writer: Tony Roche, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, David Quantick, Armando Ianuncci
    Starring: Tony Hale, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Timothy Simons
  • Production (role): MY MAD FAT DIARY
    Company: Tiger Aspect / E4
    Project details: Producer: Matt Bouch
    Writer: Tom Bidwell
    Starrin: Sharon Rooney, Ian Hart, Claire Rushbrook
  • Production (role): VEEP S2
    Company: HBO
    Project details: Producer: Stephanie Laing
    Writer: Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, Roger Drew, Will Smith, Ian Martin, Sean Grey
    Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Matt Walsh, Tim Simons
  • Production (role): IT'S KEVIN
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Producer: Richard Webb
    Writer: Kevin Eldon
    Starring: Kevin Eldon, Harry Hill
  • Production (role): WALKING & TALKING
    Company: Tiger Aspect / Sky Atlantic
    Project details: Producer: Pippa Harris & Ben Cavey
    Writer: Kathy Burke
    Starring: Kathy Burke
  • Production (role): STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE, SERIES 2
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Producer: Richard Webb
    Executive Producer: Armando Iannucci
    Writer: Stewart Lee
    Starring: Kevin Eldon, Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee

    2012 BAFTA WINNER - Best Comedy Programme
    2012 - COMEDY AWARDS WINNER - Best Comedy Programme
  • Production (role): LOOK AROUND YOU: CALCIUM
    Company: Mivvin Colour Productions / BBC
    Project details: Producer Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
    Writer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
    Starring: Nigel Lambert, Peter Serafinowicz, Edgar Wright

    2001: Winner, Best Short Film - Portobello Spring Festival
  • Production (role): LITTLE CRACKERS - BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS
    Company: Tiger Aspect / Sky Atlantic
    Project details: Producer: Izzy Mant
    Writer: Kathy Burke
    Starring: Sharon Horgan, Sheridan Smith, Felicity Montagu
  • Production (role): STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE, SERIES 1
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Producer: Richard Webb
    Executive Producer: Armando Iannucci
    Writer: Stewart Lee
    Starring; Kevin Eldon, Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee

    2010 BAFTA Nom - Best Comedy Series
  • Production (role): KOMBAT OPERA: DRINKING IN NOTTINGHAM
    Company: BBC
    Project details: Producer: Stephen Abrahams and Jon Rolph
    Writer: Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas

    2008 Rose D'or WINNER - Best Comedy Series
  • Production (role): LOOK AROUND YOU: SERIES 2
    Company: Mivvin Colour Productions / TalkBack Productions / BBC
    Project details: Producer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
    Executive Producer: Ash Attalla
    Writer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
    Starring: Olivia Colman, Josie D'Arby, Nigel Lambert, Edgar Wright

    2006 Rose D’or WINNER – Best Comedy Series
  • Production (role): LOOK AROUND YOU: SERIES 1
    Company: Mivvin Colour Productions/ TalkBack Productions / BBC
    Project details: Producer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
    Writer: Robert Popper & Peter Serafinowicz
    Executive Producer: Peter Fincham
    Starring: Olivia Colman, Josie D'Arby, Nigel Lambert, Robert Popper

    2003: BAFTA Nomination, Best Comedy Series
  • Production (role): CLASSIC ALBUMS
    Company: Isis Productions
    Project details: Starring Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke, Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor, Tom Allom, K.K. Downing, Rob Halford, Martin Birch, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): LAST LOOKS
    Company: Romulus Entertainment
    Project details: Producer: Andrew Lazar & Brad Feinstein
    Starring: Morena Baccarin, Mel Gibson, Charlie Hunnam

    A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when a private eye recruits him to investigate a murder.
  • Production (role): THE LUCKIEST GUYS ALIVE
    Company: South Shore Productions
    Project details: Producer: Andrew McKenzie
    Writer: Stephen Russell

    Featuring the work of John Cooper Clarke
  • Production (role): ACTION POINT
    Company: Paramount Studios
    Project details: Producer: Bill Gerber

    Comedy feature
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