
Birthday:
09-30-1951
(73 years)
Birthplace:
Dover, Kent, England, UK
Biography
John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd CBE (born 30 September 1951) is an English producer and writer. His television work includes Not the Nine O'Clock News, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Spitting Image, Blackadder and QI. He is currently the presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity.
Lloyd was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting. Lloyd was also awarded an honorary degree from Southampton Solent University.
Lloyd was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting. Lloyd was also awarded an honorary degree from Southampton Solent University.
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Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Act like Self
event2023 star_border 7
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Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to uncover the story of the previously-unseen pilot episode.
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Act like Self – Contributor
event2023 star_border 8
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A look back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans including Jack Whitehall, Darren Harriott, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O'Hanlon and Nina Wadia.
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Act like Self
event2009 star_border 6
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A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Act like Self
event2002
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Documentary charting the Derek and Clive phenomenon. The two foul-mouthed toilet attendants were the creations of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and were responsible for some of the filthiest comedy to come out of Britain. Despite being banned from radio and television the duo achieved great success and a cult status, but the act broke up one of the greatest comedy partnerships of recent years. Featuring excerpts from the actual records and video footage of Cook and Moore.
Making Qi
Act like Self
event2011
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Behind the scenes documentary on British panel show Qi.
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Act like Self
event2010 star_border 6.8
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Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their partnership.
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Act like Self
event2013 star_border 4
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A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches. Far more than a comic actor, Smith also wrote and edited a host of celebrated TV comedies in the 1980s and 90s. He was a theatre and film director, and as a TV producer he was responsible for several innovative comedy series. Friends and colleagues, including Griff Rhys Jones, John Lloyd and Richard Curtis, talk about Smith's talents, both in front of- and behind the camera. The programme also traces his time at Oxford and, before that, Latymer Upper School, where Smith's talents were first spotted.
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
event2018 star_border 7
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This documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time. Launching alternative comedy onto our screens, the show made household names of its performers and writers and proved to be a huge influence, despite the BBC reportedly being baffled by what they'd commissioned back in 1982. Never before had a flagship comedy show contained so much violence, depravity and anarchy - it was a shot across the bow to mainstream comedians that things would never be the same again.
Blackadder Rides Again
Act like himself - producer
event2008 star_border 7.7
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This documentary marks the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of The Black Adder in 1983 and reunites the iconic cast to give their opinions on all series and specials. Narrated by John Sergeant, this in-depth guide includes interviews from the cast and crew, a clip from the pilot episode, clips from all four series and the specials, opinions about certain moments in the show, and much more. With interviews by Rowan Atkinson, writers Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, producer John Lloyd, Miriam Margolyes, Rik Mayall, Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson, Tony Robinson and editor Chris Wadsworth.
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Act like Self
event2008 star_border 8
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A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Act like Self
event2014 star_border 4
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As part of BBC Two's 50th birthday celebrations, this programme pulls from the shelf some rare and previously unseen comedy moments from some of the greatest names in comedy.
Best Ever Spitting Image
Act like Self
event2006
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A documentary about Spitting Image (1984) and the impact it had, including clips of the most memorable moments and contributions from many of the cast, crew and some of celebrities portrayed on the show.
Only Connect
Act like Self - Contestant (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6.4
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The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
QI
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2003 star_border 7.9
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Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Wogan
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1982 star_border 4.5
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Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.
How TV Changed Britain
Act like Himself (1 ep.)
event2008
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A look at the impact of television on British culture.
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Producer (1 ep.)
event1988 star_border 7.8
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After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Editor (1 ep.)
event1989 star_border 7
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Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well known sketches, though the parrot sketch is not included. Steve Martin has some funny comments on the Pythons.
Murder by Decree
Novel (1 ep.)
event1979 star_border 6.4
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Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have their roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.
Comedy Playhouse
Writer (2 ep.)
event1961 star_border 6
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Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, All Gas and Gaiters, The Liver Birds, Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine, which is the world's longest running sitcom, having run from January 1973 to August 2010.
Doctor Snuggles
Writer (2 ep.)
event1981 star_border 6.6
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Doctor Snuggles is an animated television series created by Jeffrey O'Kelly based on original artwork by Nick Price, about a friendly and optimistic inventor named Doctor Snuggles who has unusual adventures with his friends. The show featured fantastical scenarios which usually involved Doctor Snuggles inventing something outlandish such as a robot helper or diamond-making machine, and had a variety of supporting characters who were mostly anthropomorphic animals.
Blackadder
Producer (25 ep.)
event1983 star_border 8
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Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Producer (6 ep.)
event1981 star_border 8
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Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Producer (27 ep.)
event1979 star_border 7
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Classic sketch comedy show satirising the news and culture of the late 70s and early 80s which introduced Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson.
No Such Thing as the News
Producer (13 ep.)
event2016
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The most interesting events of the week dug up and dusted off by QI's research team.
QI News
Creator (13 ep.)
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QI News was an internet television show produced by Quite Interesting Limited, the company which produces the British panel game QI. It was broadcast on ComedyBox.tv. It was a mock news programme, which instead of broadcasting news stories, broadcast "quite interesting" stories. Other than the stories, the show also played on the characters in it, mainly the two news readers.
QI (SE)
Creator (13 ep.)
event2012 star_border 8
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Famous comedians and funny experts meet in a duel where they try to outdo each other with astounding facts. Host is Johan Wester. Based on the hit British program QI.
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