English television writers

British science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001)

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He first gained success on the sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982), before going on to play the title roles in the sitcoms Blackadder (1983–1989) and Mr. Bean (1990–1995), and in the film series Johnny English (2003–present).

British playwright (1930–2008)

English actor (born 1970)

English comedian and actor (born 1939)

Sir Stephen John Fry is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco (1983–1984) and the sitcom Blackadder (1986–1989), before gaining recognition as part of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, appearing together in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). His later television roles include Kingdom (2007–2009), Bones (2007–2017), and It's a Sin (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show QI (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. In 2006, the British public ranked Fry number 9 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.

English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter (born 1943)

Guy Stuart Ritchie is an English filmmaker known primarily for British comedy gangster films and large-scale action-adventure films.

British comedian, actor and writer (born 1943)

English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922-1995)

British film director, playwright and screenwriter (1954-2008)

English actress, screenwriter and producer (born 1985)

English actor, comedian, singer and television host (born 1978)

English writer and director (born 1943)

David Edward Williams, known professionally as David Walliams, is an English actor, comedian, writer and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch shows Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011), and for serving as a judge on Britain's Got Talent from 2012 to 2022. Walliams is also a successful children's author, with his books selling more than 50 million copies worldwide and being translated into 53 languages. Several have been adapted for television, in which he has also appeared.

British author, actor, comedian and director (1934–1982)

British-American screenwriter (born 1976)

English comedian, screenwriter, actress and teacher

English actor and comedian

English comedian, actress and writer

British film director, screenwriter and producer

English novelist and screenwriter (born 1955)

British actor, screenwriter and novelist

British actor, comedian and screenwriter

British animator and filmmaker (born 1958)

English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1934)

British actress and screenwriter

English actor, comedian, screenwriter and presenter

English comedian

British comedian, musician and actor

British actor and host

English actor, dramatist, director, novelist, producer and screenwriter

English actor, director, and writer

English actor, director, comedian and writer (born 1971)

English actor and director (1923-2012)

British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995)

English novelist

British comedian (1953–2016)

journalist, broadcaster and writer from England

English actress and writer

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest, known professionally as Christopher Guest, is an American and British actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. Guest has written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mockumentary style. He co-wrote and acted in the rock satire This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and later directed a string of satirical mockumentary films such as Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also acted in the films Death Wish (1974), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), and A Few Good Men (1992); and was a regular cast member on the 10th season of Saturday Night Live.

British actor and filmmaker

British journalist, television presenter and model (1989–2014)

English television and radio presenter

British comedian and actor (1952–2013)

British writer

British animator

British comedian

British actor and comedian (born 1974)

British-American composer and singer-songwriter and playwright

British director, writer, and actor

British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author (1923-2009)

British screenwriter and producer (born 1960)

British actor and comedian

English author and actress.

English television creator and filmmaker (1929-2012)

British comedian (1963–2021)

British actor and writer

British actor, writer and theatre director (1949–2021)

British-American filmmaker