Bert Tyler-Moore (born 7 July 1963) is a British TV comedy writer. With his writing partner George Jeffrie he created and wrote the popular Channel 4 series Star Stories (2006–2008), Pete versus Life (2010–2011), and The Windsors (2016–present ).[1][2][3][4]
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| Works | Gaytime TV, Pete versus Life, Spitting Image, Star Stories, The Kumars at No. 42, The Windsors: Endgame, The Windsors  |
Career
editAfter graduating from the University of Bath in 1984,[5] Tyler-Moore wrote and performed with the sketch trio On the Grapevine before becoming a stand-up comedian on the alternative comedy circuit. Between 1995 and 1996 he co-presented the BBC2 magazine show Gaytime TV.[6]
Tyler-Moore began writing with George Jeffrie in 1997. They wrote for the sketch shows Armstrong and Miller, Big Train, and Harry Enfield’s Brand Spanking New Show before going onto create their own shows for Channel Four. They also wrote episodes of the BBC sitcoms All About Me, My Family and In with the Flynns.[7][8]
Jeffrie died of a sudden heart attack in September 2020.[8] Tyler-Moore and Jeffrie's last work together was the stage version of the Windsors – The Windsors Endgame – which ran at the Prince of Wales theatre in London for ten weeks in 2021.[9] Since then Tyler-Moore has written for the 2020 relaunch of Spitting Image.
References
edit- ^ "Bert Tyler-Moore". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "The Windsors Royal Wedding Special (TV Series)". Radio Times. 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Bert Tyler-Moore & George Jeffrie for The Windsors". Channel 4.
- ^ "The Royal Family's Weirdest Real-Life Scandals Get Even Weirder on The Windsors". Vanity Fair. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Bert Tyler-Moore". LinkedIn. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "BBC - History of the BBC, Gaytime TV - Presenter Bert Tyler-Moore talks about representing the widest range of gay life on-screen". BBC. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore interview - Pete Versus Life". British Comedy Guide. 30 July 2010.
- ^ a b Bennett, Steve. "Tributes as The Windsors co-creator George Jeffrie dies at 56". Chortle. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Edmonds, Lizzie (11 August 2021). "Windsors: Endgame writer says royals are 'gift that keeps on giving'". Evening Standard.
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