Abigail Burdess

Abigail Burdess is a British writer and performer whose comedy work spans television, radio, and the stage. She wrote for That Mitchell and Webb Look and Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, and has appeared in television comedies including Fresh Meat and Cuckoo and the radio series Lobby Land.

Burdess has also written children’s television, plays, and musicals, and founded the Female Pilot Club with Kay Stonham and Emily Chase to support women writing comedy. Her first novel, Mother’s Day, was published in 2023. Her career connects sketch writing and performance with dramatic storytelling and fiction.