Paul Powell

Paul Powell is a British television writer, script editor and producer.  His screen credits include the situation comedy Miranda, the panel game Have I Got News for You, the infamous satire Spitting Image, and Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor. Career highlights include a British Comedy Award for Al Murray’s Happy Hour, an RTS award for Miranda and the title of 39th greatest comedy sketch of all time for a contribution to Smack the Pony. He is a director of Black Dog Television, the independent production company behind Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask. He co-authored and co-produced Zapped and Insert Name Here, a comedy panel game broadcast by BBC Two in 2016. In 2020, he wrote another, Miranda: My such fun celebration. His latest work is the CBBC comedy sitcom Pickle Storm (2024). Powell was a Non-Executive Directors of ALCS (Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society) from 2011.