Jimmy Mulville

James Thomas "Jimmy" Mulville (born 5 January 1955) is an English comedian, comedy writer, producer and television presenter. Mulville is best known for co-founding in 1986 the British independent television production company Hat Trick Productions with Denise O'Donoghue and Rory McGrath (who left in 1992). In 2003, Mulville and O'Donoghue, as co-founders of Hat Trick, were listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.

Early career

Brought up in Walton, Liverpool, Mulville went to Alsop High School. He began his career as an actor and writer for the Cambridge Footlights, whilst reading French and Classics at Jesus College. At Cambridge he met Rory McGrath with whom he both performed and wrote. He became president of Cambridge Footlights in 1977 and after graduating, went on to work for BBC Radio comedy for four years, before moving to television in 1984 as script editor and producer of Alas Smith and Jones.

TV and radio appearances

He appeared in and co-wrote the cult TV show Who Dares Wins (1983–88). He was one of the cast of the British comedy series The Steam Video Company (1984). He starred in the ITV sitcom That's Love in the 1980s, along with Diana Hardcastle and Tony Slattery.

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