Adrian Poynton

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Adrian Poynton
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
OccupationScreenwriter, Playwright, Producer, Stand Up Comedian
NationalityBritish
Notable worksWhite Van Man, Family Tools, A Very Naughty Boy, Trollied
Website
www.adrianpoynton.com

Adrian Poynton (born 29 January 1979) is a British

ITV, Sky, ABC and CBS and is often used as a Script doctor
.

Biography

Born in Staffordshire in 1979, Poynton 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-ups.

Writing career

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 West End run at London's Soho Theatre.[1][2]

During this time he was also writing scripts for children's Television. His scripts 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 comedy ever on the channel. 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

Sky One
.

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. Thirteen episodes were ordered on 11 May 2012, for the first season.[3] It was later reported on 10 November 2012, that ABC cut their order from 13 episodes to 10 because of scheduling conflicts.[4] Family Tools was canceled on 10 May 2013, after only two episodes had aired.[5] However, the remaining episodes aired over the summer.

He remained in America for almost the next decade working as a writer, producer and script editor before returning home to the UK.

A big Doctor Who fan, he has also contributed audio plays for the Big Finish Doctor Who ranges, starting with the Fourth Doctor release, Dethras.[6] He also wrote for the spin-off Jenny - The Doctor's Daughter starring his friend and White Van Man actress Georgia Tennant.

References

  1. ^ Low, Lenny Ann (22 August 2003). "Hills tipped to hoist comedy prize". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  2. ^ Merritt, Stephanie (25 April 2004). "Pythons' bad boy uncoiled". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  3. ^ Seidman, Robert (11 May 2012). "ABC Picks Up Comedies 'The Neighbors' and 'The Family Tools' and Dramas 'Nashville,' 'Red Widow' and 'Zero Hour' + More". TV by the Numbers. ZAP2it. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (10 November 2012). "Order For ABC's Midseason Comedy 'Family Tools' Cut To 10 Episodes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  5. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (10 May 2013). "'Happy Endings', 'Family Tools', 'How to Live With Your Parents' & 'Malibu Country' Canceled by ABC". TV by the Numbers. ZAP2it. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  6. ^ "6.4. Doctor Who: Dethras". Big Finish. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

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