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Hunter began writing and performing with [[Jack Docherty]] as The Bodgers at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe, along with [[Peter Baikie]] and [[Gordon Kennedy (actor)|Gordon Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-scot-squad-star-jack-docherty-takes-a-trip-down-memory-lane-3558555 |title=Edinburgh Scot Squad star Jack Docherty takes a trip down memory lane |first=Liam |last=Rudden |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=8 February 2022 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> A radio series of 4 episodes was aired on [[BBC Radio 4]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/in_other_words_the_bodgers/ |title=In Other Words.... The Bodgers |work=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
Hunter began writing and performing with [[Jack Docherty]] as The Bodgers at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe, along with [[Peter Baikie]] and [[Gordon Kennedy (actor)|Gordon Kennedy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-scot-squad-star-jack-docherty-takes-a-trip-down-memory-lane-3558555 |title=Edinburgh Scot Squad star Jack Docherty takes a trip down memory lane |first=Liam |last=Rudden |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=8 February 2022 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> A radio series of 4 episodes was aired on [[BBC Radio 4]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/in_other_words_the_bodgers/ |title=In Other Words.... The Bodgers |work=[[British Comedy Guide]] |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


He worked as a writer on ''[[Spitting Image]]'' series 1 and 2 which aired on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network 1984-1985 and series 4-7 which aired 1986-1988.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/look-who-s-talking-so-who-am-i-nobody-knows-the-comedian-jack-docherty-describes-the-perils-of-not-making-a-name-for-yourself-1415779.html |title=Look Who's talking: So who am I? Nobody knows: The comedian Jack Docherty describes the perils of not making a name for yourself |first=Tim |last=Wapshott |work=The Independent |date=22 July 1994 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/spitting_image/cast_crew/ |title=TV > Spitting Image > Key cast & crew credits |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
He worked as a writer on ''[[Spitting Image]]'' series 1 and 2 which aired on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network 1984-1985 and series 4-7 which aired 1986-1988.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/look-who-s-talking-so-who-am-i-nobody-knows-the-comedian-jack-docherty-describes-the-perils-of-not-making-a-name-for-yourself-1415779.html |title=Look Who's talking: So who am I? Nobody knows: The comedian Jack Docherty describes the perils of not making a name for yourself |first=Tim |last=Wapshott |work=The Independent |date=22 July 1994 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/spitting_image/cast_crew/ |title=TV > Spitting Image > Key cast & crew credits |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He was a writer for ''[[Alas Smith and Jones]]'' series 2-4 which aired 1985–1987 on BBC 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/alas_smith_jones/cast_crew/ |title=TV > Alas Smith & Jones > Key cast & crew credits |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


Hunter and Docherty formed the media production company [[Absolutely Productions]] in 1988.<ref name="Herald Creatives">{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335654.on-the-funny-side-of-the-street/ |title=On the funny side of the street |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |url-access=subscription |date=26 September 1998 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Hunter, Docherty, Baikie and Kennedy were joined by [[Morwenna Banks]] and [[John Sparkes]] to make the sketch show ''Absolutely'' which broadcast on Channel 4 over four seasons from 1989 to 1993. Hunter and Docherty wrote and starred in ''Mr Don and Mr George'' a series based on two characters from the show that first aired on Channel 4 in 1993 and had six episodes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.list.co.uk.s3-website.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/the-list/1993-08-20/98/ |title=Reservoir Scots |first=Thom |last=Dibdin |work=[[The List (magazine)|The List]] |date=20 August 1993 |pages=96 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
Hunter and Docherty formed the media production company [[Absolutely Productions]] in 1988.<ref name="Herald Creatives">{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12335654.on-the-funny-side-of-the-street/ |title=On the funny side of the street |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |url-access=subscription |date=26 September 1998 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> Hunter, Docherty, Baikie and Kennedy were joined by [[Morwenna Banks]] and [[John Sparkes]] to make the sketch show ''Absolutely'' which broadcast on Channel 4 over four seasons from 1989 to 1993. Hunter and Docherty wrote and starred in ''Mr Don and Mr George'' a series based on two characters from the show that first aired on Channel 4 in 1993 and had six episodes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.list.co.uk.s3-website.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/the-list/1993-08-20/98/ |title=Reservoir Scots |first=Thom |last=Dibdin |work=[[The List (magazine)|The List]] |date=20 August 1993 |pages=96 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
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His radio comedy ''[[Alone (radio series)|Alone]]'' had four series on BBC Radio 4 between 2018–2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/alone/interviews/moray_hunter/ |title=Moray Hunter interview |work=[[British Comedy Guide]] |date=20 April 2018 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> It was shortlisted for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5Nf4HrXNNkpHhPz8yPBhypb/the-2021-shortlist |title=The 2021 Shortlist |work=BBC Radio |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>
His radio comedy ''[[Alone (radio series)|Alone]]'' had four series on BBC Radio 4 between 2018–2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/alone/interviews/moray_hunter/ |title=Moray Hunter interview |work=[[British Comedy Guide]] |date=20 April 2018 |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> It was shortlisted for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5Nf4HrXNNkpHhPz8yPBhypb/the-2021-shortlist |title=The 2021 Shortlist |work=BBC Radio |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


As a writer, Moray has contributed to ''[[Smack the Pony]]'', ''[[Alas Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]'',<ref name="edinburghfestival">{{cite book |last1=Pollock |first1=David |title=The Edinburgh festival: a biography |date=2022 |publisher=Luath Press Limited |location=Edinburgh |isbn=9781804250129 |page= <!-- Google Books says page 1983 (with no page numbers on the actual preview), but that's definitely not true, and I can't find the book anywhere else -->}}</ref> ''The Clan''<ref>{{cite news | title=Scotland's answer to The Simpsons: they're horrible, but you'll like them | url=http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1880932006 | newspaper=The Scotsman | date=19 December 2006 | accessdate=19 October 2011 | archive-date=13 January 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113072529/http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1880932006 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the animated series of ''[[Meg and Mog]]''; and on radio to ''[[Radio Active (radio series)|Radio Active]].''<ref name="edinburghfestival" />
As a writer, Moray has contributed to ''[[Smack the Pony]]'', ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]'',<ref name="edinburghfestival">{{cite book |last1=Pollock |first1=David |title=The Edinburgh festival: a biography |date=2022 |publisher=Luath Press Limited |location=Edinburgh |isbn=9781804250129 |page= <!-- Google Books says page 1983 (with no page numbers on the actual preview), but that's definitely not true, and I can't find the book anywhere else -->}}</ref> ''The Clan''<ref>{{cite news | title=Scotland's answer to The Simpsons: they're horrible, but you'll like them | url=http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1880932006 | newspaper=The Scotsman | date=19 December 2006 | accessdate=19 October 2011 | archive-date=13 January 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113072529/http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1880932006 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the animated series of ''[[Meg and Mog]]''; and on radio to ''[[Radio Active (radio series)|Radio Active]].''<ref name="edinburghfestival" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:06, 2 July 2024

Moray Hunter is a Scottish comedian, writer and performer. He starred in the Channel 4 sketch show, Absolutely. Alongside Jack Docherty he played one half of the eccentric double-act, Don and George, in Absolutely and later in the spin-off series, Mr. Don and Mr. George. Moray also provided the voice for a shadow puppet in one of Aardman Animations' short films, Humdrum.[1]

Career

Hunter began writing and performing with Jack Docherty as The Bodgers at the 1980 Edinburgh Fringe, along with Peter Baikie and Gordon Kennedy.[2] A radio series of 4 episodes was aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.[3]

He worked as a writer on Spitting Image series 1 and 2 which aired on the ITV network 1984-1985 and series 4-7 which aired 1986-1988.[4][5] He was a writer for Alas Smith and Jones series 2-4 which aired 1985–1987 on BBC 2.[6]

Hunter and Docherty formed the media production company Absolutely Productions in 1988.[7] Hunter, Docherty, Baikie and Kennedy were joined by Morwenna Banks and John Sparkes to make the sketch show Absolutely which broadcast on Channel 4 over four seasons from 1989 to 1993. Hunter and Docherty wrote and starred in Mr Don and Mr George a series based on two characters from the show that first aired on Channel 4 in 1993 and had six episodes.[8]

Hunter and Docherty were the voices of the two main characters in Humdrum, an animated comedy short film produced by Aardman Animations and released in 1998 that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film and a BAFTA nomination in the same category.

Hunter and Docherty wrote a sitcom based in an advertising agency The Creatives which had two series that aired on BBC 2 1998-2000.[7]

The Absolutely team minus Docherty reunited for Radio 4's Sketchorama,[9] and won Best Scripted Comedy with Audience in the 2014 Audio Drama Awards.[10] Three radio series of Absolutely followed 2015–2019.[11]

Hunter and Docherty wrote the mockumentary series The Cup which aired on BBC2 in 2008.[12]

His radio comedy Alone had four series on BBC Radio 4 between 2018–2022.[13] It was shortlisted for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards.[14]

As a writer, Moray has contributed to Smack the Pony, The Lenny Henry Show,[15] The Clan[16] and the animated series of Meg and Mog; and on radio to Radio Active.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Moray Hunter". Absolutely Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ Rudden, Liam (8 February 2022). "Edinburgh Scot Squad star Jack Docherty takes a trip down memory lane". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "In Other Words.... The Bodgers". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ Wapshott, Tim (22 July 1994). "Look Who's talking: So who am I? Nobody knows: The comedian Jack Docherty describes the perils of not making a name for yourself". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "TV > Spitting Image > Key cast & crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "TV > Alas Smith & Jones > Key cast & crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "On the funny side of the street". The Herald. Glasgow. 26 September 1998. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  8. ^ Dibdin, Thom (20 August 1993). "Reservoir Scots". The List. p. 96. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Sketchorama: Absolutely Special". BBC Radio 4. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  10. ^ "2014 Audio Drama Awards winners". BBC Radio. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. ^ English, Paul (26 September 1998). "On the funny side of the street". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ Hanks, Robert (22 August 2008). "Last Night's TV: The Cup, BBC2. Comedy Lab: Kids School of Comedy, Channel 4". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Moray Hunter interview". British Comedy Guide. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  14. ^ "The 2021 Shortlist". BBC Radio. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  15. ^ a b Pollock, David (2022). The Edinburgh festival: a biography. Edinburgh: Luath Press Limited. ISBN 9781804250129.
  16. ^ "Scotland's answer to The Simpsons: they're horrible, but you'll like them". The Scotsman. 19 December 2006. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2011.


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