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February 25, 2021 Simon Dunn Ab Fab, Absolutely Fabulous, Cybill, High Society, Love And War, Roseanne

There was a time in the late 1990s when I would watch cable television into the small hours of the

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Brainstorm

February 21, 2021 Simon Dunn Brainstorm, Cleo Rocos, Kenny Everett

Mentions of Brainstorm have been appearing on my social media feeds all week for some reason, and I realised I

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2 Pizzas

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Simon Dunn BBC2, David Schneider, Harry Enfield, Pizza Hut

Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the launch of the famous BBC2 idents. These are much-loved and fondly remembered, and

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Topper And Nearly Departed

February 17, 2021 Simon Dunn Ghosts, Mulberry, Nearly Departed, So Haunt Me, Topper

Yesterday, in a piqure of idle thought, I asked a question on the socmeds. “Can you name some sitcoms that

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From Script To Screen: Ab Fab Fashion

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Simon Dunn Absolutely Fabulous

The most striking thing about the shooting scripts for Absolutely Fabulous is just how much the characters are there on

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Happy Birthday To Normalverse

September 12, 2016October 7, 2020 Simon Dunn

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The Strange Pornographic History of Henry’s Cat

September 23, 2020September 30, 2020 Simon Dunn

Henry’s, Henry’s, you must know Henry’s Cat? That song started playing in my head this morning, as the shower belched

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About Me

Simon Dunn is a professional scriptwriter, and used to perform stand up comedy across the UK. He has also written a number of novels, and has a weekly podcast with Radio 4’s Iszi Lawrence.

He is represented by Simon Williamson at SWA.