Sam Bain

UK film and television writer Sam Bain penned some of the most critically praised comedy series of the late '90s and 2000s, including "Peep Show" (Channel, 4, 2003-2015) and "Fresh Meat" (Channel 4, 2011- ). The West London native met his writing partner, Jesse Armstrong, while the pair attended college in Manchester, England, and began penning scripts for television in the late '90s. An unsold pilot caught the attention of comedy team David Mitchell and Robert Webb, who tapped the pair to create a TV project for them. "Peep Show," which spoofed hidden camera shows, reality television and the self-obsessed nature of twenty-somethings, quickly established them as up-and-coming television writers, and led to additional work on radio and in features like the satiric "Four Lions" (2010). After a stint as script editor on the series "Rev" (BBC Two, 2010-2014), Bain and Armstrong reunited in 2011 for "Fresh Meat" (Channel 4, 2011- ), which was soon followed by a comedy-drama series, "Babylon" (Channel 4, 2014- ) with Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle. The consistent high quality and humor of Bain's work with Armstrong minted him as a rising figure in UK comedy entertainment.