Dillon Mapletoft
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| Born | 30 December 1993 |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Television | Everyone Else Burns |
Dillon Mapletoft is a British screenwriter known for writing and co-creating the Channel 4 television sitcom Everyone Else Burns.
Early Life
Mapletoft grew up in York and attended Heworth Primary School.[1]
He started writing and performing comedy at Cambridge University, where he was the 2017 President of Footlights and a finalist in the 2017 Chortle Student Comedy Awards.[2]
Career
Mapletoft previously worked as assistant to Armando Iannucci.[3]
In 2023, he created and wrote Everyone Else Burns alongside frequent collaborator Oliver Taylor.[4] The series received critical acclaim, with a 90% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and was nominated for a Broadcast Award.[5][6] A second series was announced in August 2023 and broadcast in 2024.[7] The second series was also acclaimed, with lead actor Kate O'Flynn nominated for a BAFTA nomination for Best Female Comedy Performance category.[8]
That same year, Mapletoft wrote Episode 4 of satirical comedy series The Franchise (2024 TV series), which was executive produced by Iannucci, Sam Mendes and creator Jon Brown.[9]
References
- ↑ "Bright future for city student elected president of Cambridge Footlights". 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Student Award: The final finalists are finalised : News 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide".
- ↑ Heritage, Stuart (20 January 2023). "'I was the oldest person on set': how a doomsday comedy lured Inbetweener Simon Bird back to TV". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Channel 4 Commissions New Apocalyptic Comedy 'Everyone else Burns', Starring Simon Bird | Channel 4".
- ↑ "Everyone Else Burns: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "Black Ops wins at Broadcast Awards 2024". British Comedy Guide. 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Channel 4 confirms series two of apocalyptic comedy 'Everyone Else Burns'".
- ↑ Aroesti, Rachel (17 October 2024). "Everyone Else Burns series two review – this brilliant doomsday show might just save the sitcom". The Guardian.
- ↑ "IMDB: The Franchise Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.
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