Dan Hobson and John Bridle
Dan Hobson and Jon Bridle, graduates, who came in and gave our current students a masterclass in comedy.
At Derby there is an atmosphere of enthusiasm for writing of all kinds and it inspires you to try things you'd never have even considered before
”Jon Bridle, graduate and now successful comedy writer.
Two graduates who write for the BAFTA award winning That Mitchell and Webb Look and E4's School of Comedy, recently shared the secrets of their success with current students.
Dan Hobson is now 33 and Jon Bridle is now 30. Dan studied Joint Honours Creative Writing and Film Studies and Jon studied Joint Honours English and Creative Writing.
Dan and Jon graduated back in 2001. In that same year they won a BBC talent competition which was the beginning of their great success. From then on they have gone onto have successful careers writing comedy for radio and TV.
They have worked together since the days of writing comedy for the University's legendary student radio station, "Bedlam FM"!
Carl Tighe, Senior Lecturer for the Creative Writing programme said: "We remember Dan and Jon on Bedlam FM - they were the talk of the campus. We knew they had talent - and we were over the moon when they won the BBC competition. Mitchell and Webb are not only superb comedians - they clearly have excellent taste in scriptwriters."
Dan said, "Studying at Derby gave us the opportunity to show off our material in the real world. I had my first script commission whilst studying there and I've not looked back."
Jon added, "The great thing about Derby is that you're mixing with professional writers who are teaching for the love of the subject. This atmosphere of enthusiasm for writing of all kinds inspires you to try things you'd never have even considered before."
Dan and Jon now write for the BAFTA award winning That Mitchell and Webb Look and E4'S School of Comedy. They sometimes come into the University to share their secrets and tips for success in the form of a masterclass with our current students.
You can watch Dan and Jon in an interview.