Jon Magnusson (producer)

Jon Magnusson (born May 1965)^[1] is a British producer, writer and director. He is the son of Magnus Magnusson, the original presenter of Mastermind and Mamie Baird, a journalist, and a brother of TV presenter Sally Magnusson.

Jon Magnusson
Born	May 1965 (age 59)
Occupation(s)	Television producer, writer and director
Parents	Magnus Magnusson (father) Mamie Baird (mother)
Relatives	Sally Magnusson (sister)

Magnusson produced the medical sketch show Struck Off and Die,^[2] several editions of the spoof radio panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, and episodes of the sketch series Bremner, Bird and Fortune^[3] and Alas Smith and Jones^[4] on television.

He has a long involvement with Graham Norton, as producer of So Graham Norton (1999), Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (2005), and series producer of The Graham Norton Show (2009–2018).^[3][5][6]

Magnusson was awarded a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme or Series for The Graham Norton Show in 2013,^[7] and for So Graham Norton in 2001,^[8] and was nominated for the same award for the same programme in 2000.^[8] Magnusson was also nominated for another BAFTA, the Best Light Entertainment award, for impressionist show Rory Bremner, Who Else?^[8]

Magnusson credits Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones ("the Guv'nors") with teaching him to write comedy,^[5] and has written for Bremner, Bird and Fortune and So Graham Norton.^[3]

References

1. ltd, company check. "MR JON MAGNUSSON director information. Free director information. Director id 904689215". Company Check.
2. Davies, Russell (14 June 1997). "A funny thing happened on the way to the theatre". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
3. "Jon Magnusson (I)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 September 2018. ^{[unreliable source?]}
4. "Smith & Jones (1984–1998) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 6 September 2018. ^{[unreliable source?]}
5. "So who's the mastermind behind a TV success?". The Herald. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
6. Williams, Zoe (29 September 2017). "'He's phenomenal': how Graham Norton became the undisputed talk show king". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
7. "Television Entertainment Programme in 2013". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
8. "Jon Magnusson Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 6 September 2018. ^{[unreliable source?]}