Repeat Transmission: Graham Fellows

From Television Times with Steve Otis Gunn Jilted Maggot

In this repeat transmission, Graham Fellows talks about how he accidentally became Jilted John, accidentally became John Shuttleworth, and has spent several decades building one of the most quietly inventive careers in British comedy — largely by following things to see where they go.

Graham Fellows is a British actor, comedian, and musician best known for creating Jilted John and John Shuttleworth. As Jilted John, he scored a late 70s hit that thrust him into the spotlight; as Shuttleworth, he developed one of British comedy's most beloved characters — a middle-aged suburban man with a deep love of music technology and dry wit.

How John Shuttleworth came into existence following a publishing deal — and then refused to leave
What appearing on Top of the Pops in the early 80s was actually like
The shifting world of 1980s and 90s television — Saturday Night Zoo, The Paradise Club, and what that era made possible for comedy
Why following an accidental creation wherever it leads is a more reliable creative strategy than planning

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