Biography
Simon Blackwell is an English comedy writer and producer. He was born on 27 May 1966 in Battersea, London, and graduated from Churchill College, Cambridge as a mature student before working as a sub-editor for magazines. He began writing for television comedy in 1999.
Blackwell wrote on all four series of The Thick of It (2005–2012) and co-wrote its feature spin-off In the Loop (2009). He collaborated with Armando Iannucci on Veep (2012–2015), serving as writer and executive producer and winning two Primetime Emmy Awards. He created the series Back (2017–2021) and co-created Breeders (2020–2023). Other credits include episodes of Peep Show, the screenplay for Four Lions (2010) and The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019).
