Paul Powell (born 20th century) is a British comedy writer and producer, known for his work on Miranda, Al Murray's Happy Hour and Smack the Pony.
He started his career in 1991 by writing sketches for the BBC Radio 4 series Week Ending before joining the writing team for Spitting Image – a satirical television puppet show – where he collaborated with Georgia Pritchett, Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley.
[2] With Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn, he wrote and performed in Stuff the Week,[3] a late-night topical comedy show for ITV.
His television work includes Miranda, Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask, Al Murray's Happy Hour, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You, Smith & Jones,[4] The One Griff,[5] TV to Go,[6] The Guest List, Top Gear, Text Santa,[7] Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor and co-writing two episodes of Life of Riley.
Writing work for live shows includes the Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute in Hyde Park, the Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace and The Sound of Change Live Concert at Twickenham Stadium in 2013.