Doug

Doug Naylor

#10,543
Most Influential Person Now

British writer

Why Is Doug Naylor Influential?

(Suggest an Edit or Addition)

According to Wikipedia, Douglas Rodger Naylor is an English comedy writer, science fiction writer, director and television producer. Life and career Naylor was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, and studied at Chetham's School of Music and the University of Liverpool. In the mid-1980s Naylor created and wrote two comedy sketch shows for BBC Radio 4 entitled Cliché and Son of Cliché, as well as two sitcoms,Wrinkles and Wally Who? for the same station. These shows were scripted by Naylor along with another writer, Rob Grant. This writing partnership was successful, with Grant and Naylor going on to co-write and produce numerous British radio and television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including programmes such as The Cannon and Ball Show, A Kick Up The Eighties, Three of A Kind, Comic Relief, Spitting Image and they wrote the singles, Father Christmas is on the Dole which charted in 1986 and The Chicken Song which was No. 1 in the charts for three weeks . They created the sitcomThe 10 Percenters which was awarded "Best ITV Sitcom" at the 1996 British Comedy Awards for the second series after Grant had left the partnership.

Other Resources About Doug Naylor

What Schools Are Affiliated With Doug Naylor?

Doug Naylor is affiliated with the following schools:

What Are Doug Naylor's Academic Contributions?

Doug Naylor has made the following academic contributions: