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Jon Petrie

Comedy Commissioning Director

Roles and responsibilities

  • The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is the UK’s largest generator of original British scripted comedy. It nurtures and develops brand new comedy voices and collaborates with the most established household names.
  • Jon is responsible for leading this genre, setting the strategy and commissioning shows across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer and TV channels.
  • Jon oversees of a range of comedies for all audiences from pioneering and distinctive shows such as Here We Go, Black Ops, The Young Offenders, The Outlaws, Am I Being Unreasonable, Motherland, Two Doors Down, Man Like Mobeen, There She Goes, Inside No.9, This Country, The Power of Parker, Such Brave Girls, Dreaming Whilst Black, Jerk, and Juice through to mainstream family favourites including Ghosts, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Not Going Out and Gavin and Stacey.

Biography

Jon was appointed the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Director of Comedy in September 2021.

He joined the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ from Netflix-invested indie, Broke and Bones, owned by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, where he was Head of Comedy. Previously he was Comedy Commissioning Editor at Channel 4 where he oversaw The Windsors, Friday Night Dinner and Dead Pixels.

Jon started his career at Talkback Productions, before moving to Roughcut Television, making internet comedy shorts for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Comedy (including cult hit Misery Bear). He went on to nurture a portfolio of new wave talent for television, including Anna and Katy (C4), Bafta and RTS winning Stath Lets Flats (C4) and all five series of the Bafta and RTS winning People Just Do Nothing, executive producing from series 4. In 2018 he oversaw People Just Do Nothing USA (Amazon) and in 2019 worked with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films on the feature film People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan.

Annual remuneration (as at July 2024)

  • Β£225,000 - Β£229,999

Expenses and central bookings

Expenses are costs incurred by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ staff on behalf of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and claimed through the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's expenses system.

Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and booked through the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.

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Gifts and Hospitality Register

Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.

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  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2023-24
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
  • Jon Petrie had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22

Declaration of personal interests

Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.

A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.

This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.

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