Daran Jonno Johnson

Writer

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Daran is a writer, comedian, and composer. His TV credits include international comedy series PARLEMENT (France.TV), SIBLINGS (BBC), FLAT TV (BBC), THE MIDNIGHT BEAST (E4), and animated series ELLIOTT FROM EARTH (Cartoon Network). He created, directed, and co-wrote the online sitcom YEAR FRIENDS; voted one of The Guardian’s best TV shows of 2016.

Filmography

4.2

Saturday Night Live UK

British incarnation of NBC's legendary late-night comedy showcase. Broadcast live each week, this UK version brings the high-wire, anything-can-happen energy that makes 'SNL' a cultural force, now reimagined through a distinctly British lens.

7.3

Parliament

Samy, a young parliamentary assistant, arrives in Brussels after the Brexit referendum. He is not fit for the job. Samy doesn't know much about European institutions and he hopes to get away with it thanks to his cleverness…

7.7

Elliott from Earth

A boy and his mum find themselves suddenly transported somewhere across the universe surrounded by an amazing array of aliens from new and unknown corners of the galaxy. While trying to work out who brought them there and why, they make a new home for themselves and encounter new friends, including Mo, the only other being from Earth – a dinosaur.

6.1

Siblings

Each week, through their own selfishness and idiocy, we see Hannah and Dan — the worst brother and sister in the world — spectacularly wreck the lives of those around them — old friends, love interests, family members, and the unlucky individuals who just happen to cross their paths.

6.5

Wedding Season

Katie and Stefan fall for each other at a wedding and begin an affair, despite Katie already having a fiancé. Two months later at Katie’s wedding, her new husband and his entire family are murdered. Stefan and Kate blame each other and the search for the truth begins.

6.0

Flat TV

Two manchildren - Tom is an emotionally arrested control freak and his flatmate Naz the intrepid eccentric - present their life in the flat as a fun-packed TV schedule, with each farcical incident playing out in the form of well known shows.

6.7

The Midnight Beast

The sitcom features the band members Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely and Ashley Horne alongside a host of comedic guest stars who are depicted as wannabe musicians struggling to make it.

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