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词条 John Finnemore
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Awards

  4. References

  5. External links

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John David Finnemore (born 28 September 1977) is a British comedy writer and actor. He wrote and performs in the radio series Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, and John Finnemore's Double Acts, and frequently features in other BBC Radio 4 comedy shows such as The Now Show. Finnemore has won more Comedy.co.uk Awards than any other writer.

Early life and education

John Finnemore was born in Reading to parents David and Patricia and has a younger sister, Anna. He attended Dolphin School in Berkshire, High Lea in Dorset and Poole Grammar School.[1] At 19, he moved to Poland where he spent 6 months teaching English.[2]

He then studied English at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he wrote his dissertation on Thomas Hardy ('Icons, Frames and Freedom in Jude the Obscure') and graduated in 2000.[3][4] He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, becoming vice-president in his final year.[5] After graduating, he performed in Sensible Haircut with the Footlights team at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000.[6]

Career

Finnemore wrote the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure and played the part of the "consistently cheery steward" Arthur.[7] The sitcom aired for four series and a two-part finale between 2008 and Christmas 2014.[8][9] He also writes a radio sketch show, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, which he performs with Simon Kane, Carrie Quinlan, Lawry Lewin and Margaret Cabourn-Smith.[10] The first series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011, and a special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was broadcast in 2012. Further series have followed annually.

Finnemore has written extensively for other comedy shows, both on radio and TV, including That Mitchell and Webb Sound (2003–2009), That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006–2010), Dead Ringers (2003–2007), Safety Catch, John Finnemore, Apparently, The Now Show and The Unbelievable Truth (2011).[11][12] From 2009 to 2012, he co-wrote the podcast David Mitchell's Soap Box with Mitchell.[13] He was a programme associate for 10 O'Clock Live.

Finnemore has appeared on various BBC Radio 4 shows, including The Now Show, The Unbelievable Truth, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Just a Minute, and The News Quiz. He also appeared as a minor character in Miranda Hart's television sitcom Miranda, in the episodes 'Teacher' (2009), 'Before I Die' (2010), 'The Dinner Party' (2013) and 'I Do, But to Who?' (2014).

Finnemore did voice-over for 24 Hours to Go Broke on Dave.[14]

In September 2011, Finnemore wrote a pilot episode for BBC One called George and Bernard Shaw, a sitcom starring Robert Lindsay and Richard Griffiths as an elderly gay couple. The show was not picked up for a full series.[15][16]

Finnemore writes John Finnemore's Double Acts, an anthology series of loosely-connected two-handers. The first series of six episodes aired on Radio 4 from October 2015, and was released on CD in 2016.[17] A second series of six episodes was broadcast in 2017.

Awards

Cabin Pressure won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain 2011 award for Best Radio Comedy, and In 2014, it was awarded Silver for Best Comedy at the Radio Academy Awards.[18]Double Acts won the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain 2017 award for Best Radio Comedy.[19]

Finnemore has also won more Comedy.co.uk Awards than any other writer.[20] When adding together shows for which Finnemore is the main writer and an additional writer, Finnemore's work has resulted in him winning 13 awards. Cabin Pressure was voted "Best British Radio Sitcom" in 2011, 2013, and 2014.[21][22][23] Cabin Pressure was also voted "Comedy of the Year" in 2014 across TV and radio, making it the first radio show to be given the honour.[23] John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme was voted "Best British Radio Sketch Show" in 2011, 2012, and 2014.[21][24][23] Finnemore has also written for other shows that have won Comedy.co.uk Awards such as That Mitchell and Webb Sound which was voted "Best British Radio Sketch Show" in 2009, 2010, and 2013;[25][26][22] That Mitchell and Webb Look which was voted "Best British TV Sketch Show" in 2006 and 2009;[25][27] and The Unbelievable Truth which was voted "Best British Radio Panel Show" in 2011.[21]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dolphinschool.com/cgi-bin/artman2/search.cgi?action=search&keywordSearchFields=num&keyword=779&categoryNum=41&template=articleLists/categoryIndex.html|title=Old Delphinians: John Finnemore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235053/http://www.dolphinschool.com/cgi-bin/artman2/search.cgi?action=search&keywordSearchFields=num&keyword=779&categoryNum=41&template=articleLists%2FcategoryIndex.html|archive-date=19 February 2012|dead-url=yes|df=}}
2. ^{{cite episode| title =John Finnemore | episodelink = | series =My Teenage Diary | serieslink = | airdate =19 June 2018 | season =8 | number =2 }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JohnFinnemore/status/132194721954144256.html|title=Twitter post|date=3 November 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/1999-2000/weekly/5816/25.html |title= Congregations of the Regent House on 29 June, 30 June, and 1 July 2000|publisher=Cambridge University Reporter}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://footlights.org/alumni-archive?name=1990-1999 |title=Cambridge Footlights Alumni 1990–1999 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015035204/http://footlights.org/alumni-archive?name=1990-1999 |archivedate=15 October 2012 |df= }}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://footlights.org/2000/tour/edinburgh.html|title=Cambridge Footlights at Edinburgh Fringe Festival|date=2000|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004052052/http://footlights.org/2000/tour/edinburgh.html|archivedate=4 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44565410|title=Ten years on: The comedy hit that almost wasn't made|last=Whannel|first=Kate|date=2018-07-02|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-10-20|language=en-GB}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://johnfinnemore.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/cabin-pressure-iv-prepare-for-boarding.html|title=Cabin Pressure Update}}
9. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/cabin-pressure-good-omens|title = BBC - Good Omens and last ever Cabin Pressure confirmed in Radio 4 Schedule - Media centre|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/finnemore_souvenir_programme/|title=John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/john_finnemore_apparently/|title=John Finnemore, Apparently|last=|first=|date=|website=British Comedy Guide|publisher=|accessdate=October 13, 2014}}
12. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/cabin_pressure/interview/ |title= Interview with John Finnemore |date= |work= |publisher= British Comedy Guide |accessdate=4 March 2011}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=Ten Questions for: John Finnemore|url=http://www.varsity.co.uk/reviews/4068|publisher=Varsity|date=16 November 2011}}
14. ^{{cite podcast |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/episode_88_john_finnemore/ |authorlink=Richard Herring |title=John Finnemore |author=Richard Herring |edition=88 |work=RHLSTP |publisher=British Comedy Guide |date=25 November 2015 |accessdate=11 May 2016 }}
15. ^{{cite news |url= https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/tv/2011/08/08/my-family-replacement-stars-robert-lindsay-in-show-about-two-gay-men-115875-23327713/ |title= My Family replacement stars Robert Lindsay in show about two gay men |newspaper= The Mirror |author= Tom Bryant |date= 8 August 2011}}
16. ^{{cite web|last1=Seale|first1=Jack|title=Cabin Pressure writer John Finnemore on the joy of radio, crafting comedy - and Benedict Cumberbatch|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-01-09/cabin-pressure-writer-john-finnemore-on-the-joy-of-radio-crafting-comedy---and-benedict-cumberbatch|website=Radio Times|accessdate=26 September 2014|date=9 January 2013}}
17. ^https://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Finnemores-Double-Acts-Comedy/dp/1785294474
18. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20140513221223/http://www.radioacademyawards.org/winners/index.cfm?winners_year=2014&winners_award_group_id=4&winners_award_category_id=35 Radio Academy Awards | Winners | 2014 | Production Awards | Best Comedy]
19. ^{{Cite news|url=https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-awards-2017/|title=Writers' Guild Awards 2017 - Writers' Guild of Great Britain|work=Writers' Guild of Great Britain|access-date=2018-02-16|language=en-GB}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/000001696/john_finnemore_bcg_awards_2014_winners/|title=Comedy.co.uk Awards 2014 results announced|date=26 January 2015|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=28 January 2015}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2011/|title=The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2011|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=28 January 2015}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2013/|title=The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2013|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=28 January 2015}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2014/|title=The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2014|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=28 January 2015}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2012/|title=The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2012|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=28 January 2015}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2009/|title=The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2009|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=28 January 2015}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2010/|title=The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2010|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=28 January 2015}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2006/|title=The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2006|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=28 January 2015}}

External links

  • {{Twitter}}
  • John Finnemore's blog
  • {{IMDb name|1375061|John Finnemore}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120126011422/http://fuckyeahjohnfinnemore.tumblr.com/welcometofyjf John Finnemore fansite]
  • Cabin Pressure fansite
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