Tim Kirkby  Timothy John Kirkby (born 13 November 1970 in Sidcup, Kent, England) is an English film, television, and commercials director working in both the United Kingdom and the United States. He directed both spoof science parody series "Look Around You" and the BAFTA winning BBC 2 show "Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle". His recent television credits include setting up and directing the critically acclaimed "Don't Forget the Driver" and "Fleabag" for BBC. He also created and directed the first season of the BAFTA nominated "My Mad Fat Diary" and the BAFTA nominated BBC single drama "The C Word". In the United States he created and directed all eight episodes and co-executive produced the award-winning first 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", and "Man Seeking Woman". He has made documentaries with Motörhead, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest for the multi-award-winning documentary strand "Classic Albums". "Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle", a six-part comedy series featuring standup and sketches, began a six-episode run on 16 March 2009; the first episode was watched by approximately 1 million viewers. It was executive produced by Armando Iannucci and script edited by Chris Morris. The first episode received positive reviews from "The Independent" and "The Daily Mirror", although the show received a negative review, written by Stewart Lee in "Time Out", in which he described himself as "fat" and his performance as "positively Neanderthal, suggesting a jungle-dwelling pygmy, struggling to coax notes out of a clarinet that has fallen from a passing aircraft". The second series won a BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme in 2012  "Look Around You" won a Golden Rose at the Festival Rose d'Or for Best Comedy, and along with "Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle' was nominated for a BAFTA and a British Comedy Award. "Kombat Opera" won 2 Golden Rose awards in 2008 (for Best Comedy and Best of 2008). Kirkby is represented in the US by CAA, in the UK by Curtis Brown, and is represented as a commercials director in the UK by Bootlegfilms.