James Cary (writer)
James Cary is a British television and radio writer.
Career
[edit]Cary is the creator and writer of BBC Radio 4's Sony Radio Academy Awards Silver Award-winning comedy series, Think the Unthinkable (four series) and lead writer on the sketch show, Concrete Cow. Cary co-created and co-wrote the BBC Three series Bluestone 42 with Richard Hurst.[1] He has also written for My Hero, My Family and co-written two radio series with comedian Milton Jones, as well as contributing to a number of sketch shows and children's and animation programmes. His radio comedy series Hut 33 about Bletchley Park boffins, starring Robert Bathurst and Olivia Colman, ran for three series.[2] He has contributed to some episodes of Miranda, the television version of the comedy show Miranda Hart's Joke Shop which was nominated for a Sony Radio Academy Award.
His script editing work includes Almost Never (CBBC), Recorded For Training Purposes (BBC Radio 4), Gigglebiz (CBeebies) and Mr Bloom's Nursery (CBeebies).
Books
[edit]In 2013 he published his first book, Death By Civilisation, based on articles written for the magazine Third Way.[3]
In 2014 he published a novel, Crossword Ends In Violence.[4]
In 2019 he published the Sacred Art of Joking and in 2021 he published The Gospel according to a Sitcom Writer both of which provide an unlikely mix of comedy and religious commentary.
Sitcom Geek
[edit]James has been blogging and podcasting about the mechanics of writing sitcoms, in his blog Sitcom Geek[5] since 2010, and his podcast since 2015, Sitcom Geeks[6] with fellow comedy writer Dave Cohen.
Personal
[edit]Cary has a degree in Theology from Durham University (Hatfield College).[7][8]
In April 2017, he was identified as one of the very few pro-Brexit comedians in the United Kingdom, noting that other comedians should be wary of pointing out that people like him might be 'backward, nationalistic and patriotic and racist'.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Bluestone 42 - BBC3 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Hut 33 - Radio 4 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Death By Civilisation". David Higham Associates. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Connor, Alan (9 June 2014). "Crossword blog: a novel about the D-day crossword enigma". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Sitcom Geek". sitcomgeek.blogspot.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Sitcom Geeks". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Cooper & Cary Have Biographies". Cooper & Cary. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "James Cary". Twitter. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
Hello! Yes. I failed to get into Cambridge (twice) and went to Durham. I was technically in a college (Hatfield. Sorry) & theoretically studied Theology.
- ^ Sillito, David (5 April 2017). "How many pro-Brexit comedians are there?". BBC News.
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