Tim Kirkby

Biography

Timothy John Kirkby (born 13 November 1970 in Sidcup, Kent, England) is a British filmmaker, working in both the United Kingdom and the United States. He is best known for directing the science parody series Look Around You, the BAFTA winning BBC 2 show Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, and setting up the multi-award winning Fleabag. Kirkby made his TV directorial debut with the BAFTA nominated science spoof Look Around You. He received further recognition for the first season of the BAFTA nominated My Mad Fat Diary, the BAFTA nominated BBC single drama The C Word, and more recently the critically acclaimed Fleabag. In the United States he created and directed all eight episodes and co-executive produced the award-winning first & second season of Brockmire for IFC. Other notable US television directing credits includes episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO comedy Veep (TV series), Grace & Frankie, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Man Seeking Woman, and his Netflix 6-part TV series The Pentaverate created by Mike Myers, about a secret society that has been working to control world events since 1347. He has also made documentaries with Motörhead, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest for the multi-award-winnin…

Directed

1. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) — Director
2. Fleabag (2016) — Director
3. Veep (2012) — Director
4. Last Looks (2022) — Director
5. Grace and Frankie (2015) — Director
6. Action Point (2018) — Director
7. My Mad Fat Diary (2013) — Director
8. You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015) — Director
9. The Pentaverate (2022) — Director
10. Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust (2010) — Director
11. Brockmire (2017) — Director
12. Look Around You (2002) — Director
13. Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (2009) — Director
14. Bad Tidings (2024) — Director
15. Stewart Lee: If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One (2010) — Director
16. Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World (2012) — Director
17. The C-Word (2015) — Director
18. Stewart Lee: Content Provider (2018) — Director
19. The Famous Five (2023) — Director
20. Simon Amstell: Numb - Live at the BBC (2012) — Director
21. Don't Forget the Driver (2019) — Director
22. Greg Davies: The Back of My Mum's Head (2013) — Director
23. Classic Albums: Judas Priest - British Steel (2001) — Director
24. Classic Albums: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (2001) — Director
25. Classic Albums (1997) — Director
26. Classic Albums: Motörhead - Ace of Spades (2005) — Director
27. Entitled (2023) — Director
28. Walking and Talking (2012) — Director
29. Our NHS: A Hidden History (2021) — Director
30. Calcium (2001) — Director
31. The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files (2019) — Director
32. Walking and Talking (2012) — Director
33. Sinner v. Saints — Director
34. The Glove — Director
35. The Curse of Kirrin Island (2023) — Director
36. Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle (2009) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Look Around You (2002) — Nigel Fenton