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What is Zeppotron?
Zeppotron are a TV and online comedy content production company, formed in the year 2000AD from a core of the writing and production team behind C4's The 11 O'Clock Show.
Who is Zeppotron?
Zeppotron consists of:
Charlie Brooker - Co-Founder and Creative Director
Ben Caudell - Co-Founder and Creative Director
Peter Holmes - Co-Founder and Creative Director
Neil Webster - Co-Founder and Creative Director
Annabel Jones - Managing Director
Debra Blenkinsop - Head of Production
Lucy Pullinger - P.A
What are Zeppotron's latest projects?
Their most recent project, Space Cadets is possibly the most audacious, complicated and ambitious practical joke in television history - it blasted off on Wednesday 7th December on C4. A second series of the Jimmy Carr fronted panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats will return to C4 in February 2006. The Law Of The Playground , based on the popular book of playground insults, games and traditions will also air on C4 in 2006.
What Else Have They Done?
In 2005 Zeppotron co-wrote with Chris Morris and co-produced the cult sitcom Nathan Barley (C4) and produced Spoons, the relationship sketch show for C4.
Other recent TV projects include the crusading anti-rude clip show Ban This Filth (C4), the topical comedy show FAQ U (C4), The People's Book Of Records (C4), which aired in the US as The People's Champions (FX), magic show Playing Tricks (Trouble/ftn) and The Art Show (C4). Their other previous credits include Brass Eye, Big Breakfast, The Sketch Show, Rex The Runt and Gas.
As well as producing the TV Go Home and Unnovations websites they have also adapted them for TV, calling them Unnovations (PlayUk) and TV Go Home (E4). They've also written books based on TV Go Home and Unnovations, both published by 4th Estate. Zeppotron was also the first production company in the UK to produce original content for mobile, provid ing an extensive range of animations and video clips for Hutchison's 3G mobile phone service 3.
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