Anthony Butler

TV Talent Producer & Live Tour Promoter

South Croydon, England, United Kingdom

About

I am a TV talent producer and live tour promoter with more than 15 years industry experience and numerous credits across both areas of my work.

Experience

  • Tour Promoter/Company Director at Broken Robot Productions
    Sep 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

    Co-producer, with So Television, of live stage productions including Griff Rhys Jones, Dead Ringers Live, London Hughes, Clive Anderson, Ellie Taylor, Geoff Norcott, Christian O’Connell & Radio Active. Talent booker for TV productions & live events. Comedy & entertainment programmer for Clapham Grand.

  • Celebrity/Talent Producer at Freelance TV Production
    Sep 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos

  • Head of Live Entertainment & TV Talent Producer at SO Television Ltd
    Jan 2012 - Sep 2017 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Dual role heading up the company’s live entertainment department and acting as in house talent producer on a range of TV, radio & development projects. Live credits include: No Such Thing As A Fish, The Guilty Feminist, Limmy Live, Christian O’Connell, John Lloyd, Debra Stephenson, Matt Richardson, among many others. TV & Radio credits include: The Sarah Millican Television Programme (BBC2), Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask (UKTV/Dave), Don’t Make Me Laugh (BBC Radio 4), Alan Davies Apres Ski (BBC2), and more.

  • Celebrity/Talent Producer at Freelance TV Production
    Jan 2009 - Dec 2011 · 3 yrs

    Credits Included: Chris Moyles Quiz Night (Magnum Media for Channel 4) Live At The Apollo (Open Mike Productions for BBC1) Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (Open Mike Productions for BBC1) Stand Up For The Week (Open Mike Productions for Channel 4) Argumental (Tiger Aspect Productions for UKTV/Dave) Laughing At… the 80’s with Ben Elton / 90’s with Jennifer Saunders / 2000’s with Catherine Tate (Tiger Aspect Productions for Channel 4)

  • Promoter, Booker & Artist Management at Off The Kerb Productions
    Sep 2005 - Dec 2008 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Working across artist management & live production with specific focus on producing the companies considerable programme of Edinburgh Festival shows (Michael McIntyre, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Rich Hall & Adam Hills among many others) and running a network of 150+ gigs a year in partnership with Paramount Comedy (now Comedy Central). I was also heavily involved in the signing & day to day management of new acts, most notably Kevin Bridges.