James Lamont (writer)

James Lamont (born 15 June 1982) is a London-based comedy film and television writer and one half of the writing partnership James Lamont and Jon Foster.

James Lamont
Occupationscreenwriter
ResidenceLondon, England
EducationQueen Mary University of London (BA)
Notable worksPaddington & Paddington 2, Wasted, Shaun the Sheep
Notable awardsBritish Academy Children's Award

Education

Lamont graduated from Queen Mary, University of London in 2003 with a BA in English and Drama. Before that he studied at St. Edmund's College, Ware.

Career

Film work

James Lamont co-wrote "The Harry Hill Movie" with Harry Hill and Jon Foster in 2013.[1] He also wrote drafts of Paddington, and Paddington 2.

Television work

His writing credits include Wasted E4, Cuckoo for BBC 1, the award-winning Shaun the Sheep for CBBC. 10 O'clock Live season 2, The BAFTA-winning The Armstrong and Miller Show (season 2 & 3) for BBC1 made by Hattrick, School of Comedy season 2, for E4 28 Acts in 28 Minutes for BBC3, and several commissioned pilots. In 2016 he co-wrote Wasted for E4.

Online

Online, James Lamont is most famous for his spoof magician character David Zanthor.[2] However, he has written and performed for various online productions such as "Ted or Dead" for Channel Flip, "Dom Jolly's Joy Stick", Dawn Porter's Bad Girls Guides, The Amazing World of Gumball, "Ashen's Tech Dump",[3] "Normal Activity",[4] "Sleep Terrorist"[5] and "Big Noises".[6] He worked on a 30-minute webisode for Kit Kat Chunky in 2012.[7][8]

Live comedy

James Lamont has performed live comedy since 2001, either as a stand up,[9] as part of a sketch group or as his stage persona David Zanthor.

He has also written for London and Edinburgh stage shows including: "The Works" - Monthly Sketch Show at Madame Jojo's featuring Dan Skinner and Dave Armand, "Ealing Live" featuring Miranda Hart, "Nudge" featuring Charlie Chuck, "Stickmen" featuring Tom Price and "The Bing show" featuring himself. Additionally, he wrote the Videojug clip "How to survive a bear attack".

Awards

Won the 2012 "Writer" British Academy Children's Award for Shaun the Sheep.

Won the 2011 "Writer" British Academy Children's Award for Shaun the Sheep.[10]

Wrote on the series 'Armstrong and Miller,' which won the Best Comedy BAFTA in 2010.[11]

Heritage

James Lamont is a member of the Scottish clan Lamont. His family motto is Ne parcus nec spernus meaning "neither spare nor scorn", a principle James says he tries to maintain in all his writing works.

References
  1. "Harry Hill Movie on IMDb".
  2. "Search results for David Zanthor". YouTube.
  3. "God's Source Code". Ashen's Tech Dump. BBC Comedy.
  4. "Normal Activity". BBC Comedy.
  5. "Sleep Terrorist". James Lamont & Jon Foster. 2 October 2009.
  6. "Big Noises - The Piano Drop". BBC Comedy.
  7. Kit Kat Chunky on YouTube
  8. Foster, Jon (30 January 2012). "Chunkies". James Lamont & Jon Foster.
  9. Park, John (27 April 2004). "Comedy A JoJo - 60 Acts in 60 Minutes". fringe report.
  10. Bell, Matthew. "Jon Foster & James Lamont: Interview". BAFTA Guru.
  11. "TV Awards Winners Announced". BAFTA. 6 June 2010.
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