Peter Baynham

Peter Baynham (born 1963 in Cardiff, Wales) is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and a British comedy writer and performer. He often collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris and has worked with Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. Arguably his best works not involving the above 'big names' were the "comic book in radio format" series The Harpoon, and animated sitcom I Am Not an Animal. The former was co-written with Julian Dutton and featured the vocal talents of impressionist Alistair McGowan. The latter was written with the help of Sarah Smith (producer of The Harpoon) and had an all-star cast including Steve Coogan, Kevin Eldon, Amelia Bullmore, Julia Davis and Simon Pegg. He has also appeared on the stand-up circuit as Mr Buckstead, the psychotic poet.

In 2006 Peter co-wrote the film together with star Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines and Dan Mazer. In 2007 they received an Oscar Nomination for this. He was also in the Merchant Navy in his teenage years, and is perhaps the only comedian licenced to pilot a supertanker [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/people/peter_baynham_person_page.shtml BBC - Comedy - People A-Z - Peter Baynham ] ] . Peter graduated from Fleetwood nautical college.

Peter is known for his role as the "Too Gorgeous" man in the Pot Noodle adverts in the mid 1990s. Friend and former colleague, Stewart Lee still actively encourages people to shout the catchphrase at Baynham, whenever seen in the street.Fact|date=February 2007

Professional work

As a performer, he has appeared in the following programmes:
*"Fist of Fun" (Radio series)
*"Lee and Herring" (Radio Series)
*"The Harpoon" (Radio series)
*"Junkies" (Internet video)
*"The Day Today"
*"Fist of Fun"
*"Friday Night Armistice and Saturday Night Armistice" as himself
*"This Morning With Richard Not Judy" as himself
*"I'm Alan Partridge"
*"Brass Eye"
*"The 99p Challenge" (Radio series)

As a writer, he has contributed to the following programmes:

*"The Harpoon" (Radio series)
*"The Day Today"
*"In the Red" (Radio series)
*"Saturday Night Armistice"
*"I'm Alan Partridge"
*"Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge"
*"Brass Eye"
*"Jam"
*"I am Not an Animal"
*"Monkey Dust"
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References

External links

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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1186728,00.html Baynham article from "The Guardian" on "dark" humour]
* [http://chilled.cream.org/forums/collab.php#Peter%20Baynham Baynham entry on Cookdandbombd]
* [http://chilled.cream.org/baynhamhisownbit1.html Peter Baynham - His Own Bit, in The Guardian]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/people/peter_baynham_person_page.shtml BBC Comedy A-Z]