Steve Punt
Summary
Stephen Punt (born 1962) is a British writer, comedian and actor, best known for his long-time comedy partnership with Hugh Dennis. Punt lives in Wimbledon with his girlfriend and two children.Punt was educated at Whitgift School, an independent school for boys in Croydon, Greater London, and at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge University, where he read English. He met Dennis when a member of Footlights, of which he was vice-president.While at university he began writing for the BBC Radio 4 series Week Ending. Punt and Dennis later became resident guest comedians on shows presented by Jasper Carrott, including Carrott Confidential and Canned Carrott.
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In praise of: Punt PI
Quite often when flicking through the radio dial, I’m looking for something that’s nicely, carefully, crafted. It’s not easy to find – the wonderful sounds that are available from programmes in the US like Radiolab and This American Life seem difficult to discover on the BBC.
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Monty Python's Life of Brian recreated for BBC comic drama
The story behind the making of the film and the religious storm it caused are the subject of Holy Flying Circus.
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BBC to dramatise unholy row over Monty Python's Life of Brian
Holy Flying Circus to focus on comedians' struggle with church, councils and critics in runup to release of controversial film.
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Horrible Histories: comedy for all ages
The 'edutainment' show that makes history appealing to children returns for a third series on CBBC.
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Rockford's Rock Opera shows the creative possibility of apps
App success stories aren't just about the many millions of downloads seen by Angry Birds, Facebook, Doodle Jump and other big hits.
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Q&A: Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis, 49, was brought up in London and educated at Cambridge University, where he was a member of the Footlights. After university, he spent six years working for Unilever, but continued to perform comedy with Steve Punt. In the late 80s, Punt and Dennis became part of The Mary Whitehouse Experience, first a radio and then a television series.
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