Michael Cumming
Directing
Kendal, England, UK
19 credits
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Michael Cumming is a British director and filmmaker. He is best known for directing comedy shows such as Brass Eye, Toast of London, Toast of Tinseltown, The Mark Thomas Product, Snuff Box, The Mark Steel Lectures and Rock Profile.
After graduating from the Royal College of Art film school in the late 1980s, Cumming began directing at the BBC on Tomorrow's World and then as a freelance director on shows including Lonely Planet, The Word & The Sunday Show before moving into comedy. Brass Eye was his first comedy directing credit.
Alongside comedy directing, Cumming also makes independent films. His 2017 cinema-only release – Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes - played to sell-out audiences throughout the UK.
In 2017 Cumming was awarded an honorary doctorate for his outstanding contribution to television & film production. He is a member of BAFTA, Directors UK and the Performing Rights Society.
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Filmography
Directing
18 credits
Toast of London
Brass Eye
Toast of Tinseltown
Snuff Box
The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Sandylands
Going Forward
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes
King Rocker
Mark Thomas: Serious Organised Criminal
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
Stewart Lee: 41st Best Stand-Up Ever!
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
Alan Davies: Life Is Pain
Untitled Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee project
Beachcomber
The Golden Afternoon
Video In/Audio Out
Writing
2 credits
Acting
1 credit
Other credits
1 credit
Producing
1 credit
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