Jay Pond-Jones
Jay Pond-Jones (born 1 July 1957 in London) is a British TV producer and writer. Jay is CEO of the London-based independent television production company, Colour TV.
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Born | Hammersmith, London, England | 1 July 1957
Occupation | TV Producer and Writer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Website | jaypj colourtvlondon |
He is best known as one of the creators, writers and executive producer, of the television series Flipside TV. It ran in the UK for 130 episodes, on Channel 4,[1] Paramount Comedy and Nation 217. Flipside TV had a presenter and three guests watching and reviewing television live as it happened showing the viewers at home what they could be seeing on the other channels.[2] The studio banter from the host and guests provided a comedic commentary and critique. The tagline was "They flip channels so you don¹t have to."[3]
During 2005/6 Jay was an executive producer of the TV series Celebrity Soup, the UK's version of the US's long-running series The Soup The Soup. It ran on E! Entertainment channel in the UK. Celebrity Soup was a weekly topical comedy focusing on pop culture and television highlights.[4] The series was hosted by former The 11 O'Clock Show with presenter Iain Lee.
In 2009/10 Jay was executive producer of The International Sexy Ladies Show,[5] a comedy show that ran on Comcast¹s G4 network. There were 20 episodes made across the two seasons. The comedians featured included Doug Benson, Sherrod Small, Steve Byrne, Alex Zane and Jo Koy.
References
- http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a212967/bacon-keen-for-flipside-tv-return.html Flipside TV, Digital Spy, Retrieved 2011-03-12
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428114/ Flipside TV, IMDb, Retrieved 2011-03-12
- http://www.ciao.co.uk/Flipside_TV__Review_5463822 Flipside TV, CIAO, Retrieved 2011-03-12
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810515/ Celebrity Soup, IMDb, Retrieved 2011-03-12
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1476886/ The International Sexy Ladies Show, IMDb, Retrieved 2011-03-12