Brian’s panto scripts have been produced in theatres all over the UK. When he’s not writing about heroes, villains and custard pies, Brian is a multi award-winning short film maker and TV writer. After starting his career as a journalist and cartoonist, he co-wrote the cult Channel 4 comedy series Pets and wrote sketches for Simon Pegg’s Channel 5 series “We Know Where You Live”. He has since scripted numerous sketch shows at Edinburgh Fringe venues, as well as a critically acclaimed stage comedy “The Moon’s Not a Virgin Anymore”. Brian has edited the official BBC Comedy web site and been an occasional visiting lecturer in comedy writing at Bournemouth University and the BFI. For the forthcoming panto season you’ll find Brian’s original scripts on this site for Aladdin, Cinderella, Jack & the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, Snow White, Beauty & the Beast, Puss in Boots and Mr Scrooge Browse scripts
Brian loves talking about panto. Go here to listen to a recent BBC radio interview