Paul Kerensa

Paul Kerensa is a writer, comedian, broadcaster and broadcasting historian, working in TV, radio, print and the stage.

Winner of the BBC Radio Entertainment Contract Writer Bursary, Paul has been on the writing team for over 100 episodes of BBC1 sitcom Not Going Out, the British Comedy Award-winning Miranda, as well as Top Gear, Buble at the BBC, TFI Friday, CBBC’s Andy and the Band and The Royal Variety Performance.

As a broadcaster, Paul regularly presents Radio 2’s Pause For Thought and Radio 4’s Daily Service, and has appeared on Radio 4’s Sunday programme, Christmas Meditation, Beyond Belief, and BBC1’s Songs of Praise and Sunday Morning Live.

Paul’s 3,000+ gigs having included The Comedy Store, Leicester Cathedral, Montreal Comedy Festival and a dozen Edinburgh Fringe solo shows. He was the winner of ITV’s Take the Mike and was a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards.

Paul is a media historian specialising in how the BBC began. He presents the 5-star-rated podcast The British Broadcasting Century, and is often consulted by the BBC about their own history (Six O’Clock News, The Media Show etc). Paul has taught writing for BBC Writers Room, London Screenwriter’s Festival and the University of Winchester.

His books include So a Comedian Walks Into a Church (DLT), rated by The Independent as one of their top eight comedy books that Christmas, People’s Book Prize finalist Hark! The Biography of Christmas (Lion) and a range of children’s books, including the new Fantastically Faithful series (SPCK).