Simon Alcock
Simon Alcock is an award-winning writer for TV and radio who is rapidly making a name for himself as an imaginative and versatile talent.
His television writing credits include Tracey Breaks The News (BBC 1), Have I Got News For You (BBC 1) and Funny Festival Live (BBC 2). For radio, he is part of the core writing team for numerous Radio 4 series, including the comedy.co.uk Best Radio Sketch Show Award-winning Dead Ringers, and The News Quiz. He has also written on shows for Jo Brand, Jayde Adams, Sandi Toksvig, Al Murray, Rich Hall, Alex Edelman, and Danny Dyer.
In 2020, Simon was awarded the prestigious BBC Comedy Writers’ Bursary and became the in-house comedy writer for BBC Studios.
His short film Man Spider was an official selection for Glasgow Short Film Festival and Flickerfest (Sydney), and was made a Vimeo staff pick.
He is currently developing his own original comedy narrative projects for TV.
Selected writing credits
Radio
DM’s Are Open
Jayde Adams: Hometown Glory
Dead Ringers
The News Quiz
The Now Show
Al Murray: Totally Out of Character
Jo Brand’s Comedy Festival
Jayde Adams: Asda to Diva*
Rich Hall’s US Election Breakdown
Sandi Toksvig’s Hygge
Please Use Other Door
Drop The Dead Panda
Alex Edelman’s Peer Group
Just A Minute
I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue
Nicholas Parsons Night
Newsjack
Newsjack Unplugged
Spotify Originals: Sorted with the Dyers
Television/Film
Have I Got News For You, Hat Trick Productions, BBC One
Tracey Breaks The News, Allan McKeown Presents, BBC One
Vimeo: Man Spider
Live
Barbican Dead Ringers Live
The Now Show from the Edinburgh Festival
Awards for Man Spider
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2019 Official Selection
Flickerfest Film Festival 2019 Official Selection
Vimeo Staff Pick 2020
Film Shortage Daily Pick 2020
Guest
Leaving Erinsborough
The Beef and Dairy Network
