Kim Fuller (born 15 June 1951 in

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

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) is an English writer for film, radio and television. He is the brother of music manager and ''Idols'' series creator

Simon Fuller Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer renowned for nurturing and inspiring world class entertainment talent. He is the creator of the ''Idols'' TV format, including the UK s ...

Career

Kim Fuller has been writing for television for over 40 years but is largely known for writing the television and film aspects of

's artists. Fuller has written for a number of successful television comedy programs including ''

Not The Nine O'Clock News ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' is a British television sketch comedy show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the '' Nine O'Clock News'' on BBC1, it features satirical sketches on then-cur ...

'', on which he first met Mel Smith; ''

Carrott's Lib ''Carrott's Lib'' is a British satirical comedy series broadcast between 2 October 1982 and 30 December 1983. It starred Jasper Carrott and a cast of many comedians. The show was a satirical comedy and sketch show, featuring many comedians who wen ...

'', starring

Jasper Carrott Robert Norman Davis (born 14 March 1945), best known by his stage name, Jasper Carrott, is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. Early life Born in Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, in Birmingham, Carrott was educated at Acocks Gr ...

; '' The Lenny Henry Show''; '' Spitting Image''; and '' Red Dwarf''. Fuller was also writer and producer of ''The Complete Guide To Relationships'', ''

Miami 7 ''Miami 7'' (known as ''S Club 7 in Miami'' in the U.S.) is a television series starring British pop group S Club 7. Thirteen episodes were produced and aired on CBBC from 8 April to 1 July 1999. During each episode, the members would perform on ...

'' and '' L.A. 7'', the latter two of which followed the adventures of chart-topping band

S Club 7 S Club 7 were a British pop group from London, created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller and consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The gro ...

. ''LA 7'' was the highest rated children's show in the UK, achieving a worldwide audience of over 90 million. Fuller has also worked on the

BBC Radio Four BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's ...

comedy series The Castle. Fuller spent some time in the United States writing on network comedy shows such as ''

The Tracey Ullman Show ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' is an American television variety show starring Tracey Ullman. It debuted on Fox on April 5, 1987, the network's second original primetime series to air following '' Married... with Children'', and ran until May 26, ...

'' and '' Tracey Takes On...''. Feature film credits to date include Lenny Live and Unleashed, starring

Lenny Henry Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer. Henry gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in '' The Le ...

, and '' Spice World'', starring pop group

The Spice Girls The Spice Girls are a British girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown, also known as Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie Chisholm, or Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and ...

Work

Film

*''Lenny Live and Unleashed'' (co-writer with

, 1989) *'' Spice World'' (1997, nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay) *''

High Heels and Low Lifes ''High Heels and Low Lifes'' is a 2001 action comedy-drama film starring Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Mark Williams, Danny Dyer and Michael Gambon. It was directed by Mel Smith and written by Kim Fuller and Georgia Pritchett. ...

'' (2001) *''

From Justin to Kelly ''From Justin to Kelly'' is a 2003 American musical romantic comedy film written by Kim Fuller and directed by Robert Iscove. The film, starring ''American Idol'' first season winner Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini, won the Golde ...

'' (2003, nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay) *'' Seeing Double'' (2003) *''Mashup Movie'' (2009)

Radio

*'' The Castle''

Television

*''

Not the Nine O'Clock News ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' is a British television sketch comedy show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the '' Nine O'Clock News'' on BBC1, it features satirical sketches on then-cur ...

'' *'' Three of a Kind'' (1981–1983) *''

'' (1982–1983) *''

Alas Smith and Jones ''Alas Smith and Jones'' is a British comedy sketch television series starring comedy duo and namesake Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones that originally ran for four series and two Christmas specials on BBC2 from 1984 to 1988, and later as ''Smit ...

'' (1984–1988) *'' Spitting Image'' (1984–1996) *''

'' (1987–1990) *'' Tracey Ullman: A Class Act'' (1993) *'' Tracey Takes On...'' (1996–1999) *'' Red Dwarf'' (co-writer of the 1997 episode ''

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'') *''

'' (1999) *''

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything ''The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything'' is a collection of television comedy sketches, produced in 1999, broadcast in two parts on 2 and 4 January 2000 on BBC One. Based on well-known historical events, it took its title and conce ...

(1999) *'' L.A. 7'' (2000) *''

Hollywood 7 ''Hollywood 7'' (known as ''S Club 7 in Hollywood'' in the U.S.) is the third series in the BBC television series starring British pop group S Club 7 and the second television series shot in California. The programme was shown every week on CBBC ...

'' (2001) *'' Viva S Club'' (2002) *'' Lenny Henry in Pieces'' (2003) *'' I Dream'' (2004) *'' Berrys way'', a BBC1 comedy-drama (2006) *''Badly Dubbed Porn / Porn School'' (2005–2007)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Kim People from Hastings 1951 births English screenwriters English television writers Living people