Adrian Poynton
Adrian Poynton (born 29 January 1979) is a British screenwriter, playwright, stand up comedian and occasional actor. He is best known as the creator and writer of BBC Three sitcom White Van Man and its American remake Family Tools.
Biography
Born in Staffordshire in 1979. He attended John Taylor High School at Barton-under-Needwood in Staffordshire in the early 1990s. He first began performing as a member of the Lichfield Youth Theatre.
For many years he toured as a stand up comedian regularly performing in comedy clubs and theaters across the UK and Europe. He was also one of the UK's most popular TV studio audience warm-up guys.
In 2003 his play, A Very Naughty Boy based on the life of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, won an Edinburgh Festival Fringe First award. It then had a national tour followed by a run at London's Soho Theatre.[1][2]
During this time he started writing scripts for kids TV, his shows having appeared on CBBC, Cbeebies and The Disney Channel.
In 2011 he created and wrote the highly rated BBC Three sitcom, White Van Man. It held the record for being the highest rated launch of a sitcom ever on the channel. He can also be seen acting in two episodes, playing the role of Police Officer Martin Orson.
In 2012 White Van Man returned for a second series with Adrian once again writing all the scripts.
In 2012 he also worked on series two of supermarket sitcom Trollied for Sky One writing several episodes.
In 2013 White Van Man was remade in America as Family Tools for ABC with Poynton overseeing the show, writing episodes and serving as Co-Creator and Producer.
He is the writer of several other plays and TV shows, and occasionally still tours as a stand up comedian.
He splits his time between Los Angeles and London through his work as a screenwriter for television and movies
Works
Television
- Family Tools
- White Van Man (Series 1 & 2)
- Trollied
- Nuzzle and Scratch
- Kerwhizz
- Good Morning Raoul
- Raoul's Summer Camp
Film
- One By One (as script editor)
Theatre
- A Very Naughty Boy
- Success
Live Stand Up Shows
- Stories About People I Used To Know
- Adrian Poynton: Live
- Pale Blue
- Life, Death & Birthdays
- The New Rock n' Roll
External links
References
- ↑ Low, Lenny Ann (2003-08-22). "Hills tipped to hoist comedy prize". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ Merritt, Stephanie (2004-04-25). "Pythons' bad boy uncoiled". The Observer (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 2009-08-13.