Geoffrey Perkins

Geoffrey Perkins
Geoffrey Perkins hosting Channel 4 panel game Don't Quote Me, 1990
Born
Geoffrey Howard Perkins

(1953-02-22)22 February 1953
Died29 August 2008(2008-08-29) (aged 55)
London, England
Occupation(s)Comedy writer, producer and performer
Years active1972–2008
SpouseLisa Braun (m. 1986)
Children3
AwardsBest Comedy Programme or Series
1995 Father Ted

Geoffrey Howard Perkins (22 February 1953 – 29 August 2008) was a British comedy producer, writer and performer. He was BBC head of comedy between 1995 and 2001, and produced the first two radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is one of the people credited with creating the panel game Mornington Crescent for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.[1] In December 2008 he posthumously received an Outstanding Contribution to Comedy Award.

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