Tim Kirkby

Tim Kirkby
Kirkby in 2015
Born	Timothy John Kirkby (1970-11-13) 13 November 1970 (age 53) Sidcup, Kent, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Film & TV Director
Years active	2000–present
Known for	The Pentaverate (2022) Fleabag (2016) Veep (2012–2014) Brockmire (2017)
Spouse	Kirsty Mckinnell (m. 2006)
Children	2

Timothy John Kirkby (born 13 November 1970 in Sidcup, Kent, England) is a British filmmaker, working in both the United Kingdom and the United States. He is best known for directing the science parody series Look Around You , the BAFTA winning BBC 2 show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, and setting up the multi-award winning Fleabag.

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Career

Kirkby made his TV directorial debut with the BAFTA nominated science spoof Look Around You. He received further recognition for the first season of the BAFTA nominated My Mad Fat Diary, the BAFTA nominated BBC single drama The C Word, and more recently the critically acclaimed Fleabag.

In the United States he created and directed all eight episodes and co-executive produced the award-winning first & second season of Brockmire for IFC. Other notable US television directing credits includes episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO comedy Veep (TV series), Grace & Frankie, Brooklyn Nine Nine, and Man Seeking Woman.

He has also made documentaries with Motörhead, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest for the multi-award-winning documentary strand Classic Albums, as well as creating and directing all 4 series of the critically acclaimed BAFTA winning show 'Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle a six-part comedy series featuring standup and sketches. The first season was executive produced by Armando Iannucci and script edited by Chris Morris. The first episode received positive reviews from The Independent and The Daily Mirror, although the show received a negative review, written by Stewart Lee in Time Out, in which he described himself as "fat" and his performance as "positively Neanderthal, suggesting a jungle-dwelling pygmy, struggling to coax notes out of a clarinet that has fallen from a passing aircraft". The second series won a BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme in 2012.

His second film, a neo-noir detective story Last Looks set in Los Angeles starring Mel Gibson and Charlie Hunnam, was released in the US on 4 February 2022, and his Netflix 6-part TV series The Pentaverate created by Mike Myers, about a secret society that has been working to control world events since 1347, was released on 5 May 2022.

Tim's latest project Entitled with Two Brothers for Showtime and Channel 4, is an eight part series following an American widower who must get to know his British wife's estranged family in their crumbling gothic mansion.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer
2018	Action Point	Yes	No	No
2022	Last Looks	Yes	No	No
2024	Untitled SkyMovie Project	Yes	No	No
TBA	Method Men	Yes	Yes	No
TBA	The Glove	Yes	Yes	No
TBA	Sinner verses Saints	Yes	No	No

Television

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Notes
2002, 2005	Look Around You	Yes	No	2 series, 14 episodes
2002, 2004, 2005	Classic Albums	Yes	No	3 episodes
2007	Kombat Opera Presents	Yes	No	Series 1, episodes 4
2010	Little Crackers	Yes	No	Series 1, episodes 10
2012	Walking and Talking	Yes	No	4-part television serial
2013, 2015	The Alternative Comedy Experience	Yes	No	2 series, 25 episodes
2013	My Mad Fat Diary	Yes	No	Series 1, episode 1, 2, 3
2009, 2011, 2014, 2016	Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle	Yes	No	4 series, 24 episodes
2013, 2014	Veep	Yes	Yes	3 episodes of HBO television series
2014	Playing House	Yes	No	3 episodes of USA television series
2015	You, Me and the Apocalypse	Yes	No	3 episodes of Sky television series
2015	Man Seeking Woman	Yes	No	3 episodes of FX television series
2015	Brooklyn Nine Nine	Yes	No	1 episode of USA television series
2015	Grace & Frankie	Yes	No	2 episodes of Netflix television series
2015	[The C Word]	Yes	No	BBC 1 Television Feature film
2017, 2018	Brockmire	Yes	Yes	2 series, 8 episodes of IFC television series
2018	Fleabag	Yes	No	1 episode of BBC/Amazon television series (pilot)
2019	Don't Forget the Driver	Yes	No	1 series, 6 episodes of BBC television series
2022	The Pentaverate	Yes	Yes	1 series, 6 episodes of television series
2023	The Famous Five (upcoming series)	Yes	Yes	90 minute episode, 3 episodes of BBC Studios television series
2024	Entitled	Yes	Yes	1 series, 8 episodes of SHOWTIME television series

Awards

2019 WON – VENICE TV AWARD - Best Comedy - Don't Forget the Driver
2017 Nominated – BAFTA TV - Best Comedy - Fleabag
2016 Nominated – BAFTA TV - Best Single Drama - The C Word
2015 Nominated – BAFTA TV - Best Comedy Programme - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle 3
2014 Nominated – BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS - Best Comedy Entertainment Programme - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle 3
2014 Nominated – OFTA - Best DIRECTION - Veep season 3
2014 Nominated – BAFTA TV - Best Drama Series - My Mad Fat Diary
2014 Nominated – RTS - Best Drama Series - My Mad Fat Diary
2014 Nominated – OFTA - Best DIRECTION - Veep season 2
2012 WON – BAFTA TV - Best Comedy Programme - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle 2^[1]
2012 WON – BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS - Best Comedy Entertainment Programme - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle 2
2010 Nominated – BAFTA TV - Best Comedy Programme - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle 1
2008 WON – ROSE D'OR - Best Comedy - Kombat Opera
2008 WON – ROSE D'OR - Best of 2008 - Kombat Opera
2006 WON – ROSE D'OR - Best Comedy - Look Around You, season 2
2003 Nominated – BAFTA TV - Best Comedy Programme - Look Around You, season 1
2003 Nominated – BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS - Best New TV Comedy - Look Around You