Jesse Armstrong

Jesse Armstrong is an English writer and producer whose sketch comedy work includes Smack the Pony, That Mitchell and Webb Sound and That Mitchell and Webb Look. Working with Sam Bain, he contributed to comedy ranging from short character scenes to parodies such as Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit.

Armstrong and Bain also created Peep Show and Fresh Meat. Armstrong wrote for The Thick of It and co-wrote In the Loop and Four Lions before creating the HBO series Succession. His work moves between sketch comedy, sitcoms and satire about politics, institutions and powerful families.