Jon Naismith (born 1965)England and Wales, Birth Index 1916-2005 is a producer mainly known for his work on

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, primarily comedy, including ''

You'll Have Had Your Tea Hamish and Dougal are two characters from the long-running BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'', played by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, who later went on to have their own Radio 4 series, ''You'll Have Had Your ...

'', '' The Unbelievable Truth'' and '' About a Dog''. Since 1991 he has been the producer of ''

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' is a BBC radio comedy panel game. Billed as "the antidote to panel games", it consists of two teams of two comedians being given "silly things to do" by a chairman. The show was launched in April 1972 as a parod ...

''.

Early life

Jon Naismith attended

Horris Hill School Horris Hill, is an independent day and boarding preparatory school for boys aged 4–13. It is located in Hampshire in England, south of Newbury in West Berkshire and near the village of Newtown. The school was founded on its present site in 1 ...

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from 1973 to 1978. Naismith was a member of

Footlights Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge, England, founded in 1883 and run by the students of Cambridge University. History Footlights' inaugural ...

at the

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and Junior Treasurer from 1987–1988. He co-wrote and starred in the 1988 revue ''Sheep Go Bare'' alongside

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Simon Munnery Simon Munnery, also known as his characters "Alan Parker: Urban Warrior" and "The League Against Tedium", is an English comedian. He performs mainly to an alternative audience but has pierced the mainstream both with his BBC Radio 1 show in 19 ...

Tom Hollander Thomas Anthony Hollander (; born 25 August 1967) is an English actor. As a child Hollander trained with the National Youth Theatre and was later involved in stage productions as a member of the Footlights and was president of the Marlowe Soc ...

, Dan Gooch and Sarah Dudman.

Work

Naismith has been producer of the long-running radio panel show ''

'' since 1991. The episodes are recorded before a live theatre audience, with two programmes being recorded at each performance and Naismith traditionally performs the duties of "warmup artist". This usually involves testing sound recording levels by means of a "patronising audience participation exercise" and a joke. Naismith also provides the voiceovers for the show, such as when the host talks about something appearing on the laser display board, he is "the mystery voice for listeners at home".

Personal life

He married Belinda Campbell in Oxfordshire in June 2002.England and Wales, Marriage Index 1916-2005: Jonathan W D Naismith

Books

* ''The Little Book of Mornington Crescent''. 2000. * with

Graeme Garden David Graeme Garden OBE (born 18 February 1943) is a Scottish comedian, actor, author, artist and television presenter, best known as a member of The Goodies and a regular panellist on ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. Early life and education ...

and

Barry Cryer Barry Charles Cryer (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was an English writer, comedian, and actor. As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory ...

: ''Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea?''. 2005. * ''Uxbridge English Dictionary (I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue)''. 2005.

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