BBC Studios Comedy Productions has appointed current Head of Jax UK, Molly Seymour to the newly created role of Creative Director. Reporting to Head of Comedy Josh Cole, Seymour’s role will become effective January 2024. "We’re delighted to be bringing someone of Molly’s skill, creativity, and dynamism to the team,” Josh Cole, Head of Comedy at BBC Studios Productions said. “Molly has a fine comic mind, impeccable talent relationships and knows exactly how to nurture the next generation of comedy and comedy drama. I’m thrilled she’s joining BBC Studios Productions.”
With14 years of experience in the TV and Film industry, Seymour will be tasked with working on the studio’s slate of scripted comedies and comedy dramas. She is credited with the development of projects in the UK and US with Channel 4, BBC, Showtime, HBO Max, Sky and AMC. She most recently launched the UK arm of Jax Media and has worked with top emerging and established UK talent.
The executive is credited with developing and producing Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor’s "Everyone Else Burns" for Jax Media UK and Universal International Studios, launching to critical acclaim on Channel 4 and The CW in America. She also produced short form series Peck’Eds with writer/performer Soph Galustian for BBC Three. Before beginning her tenure with BBC, Seymour worked in development at Baby Cow where she produced Jon Pointing’s short form series for BBC Three. Before Baby Cow, Molly was assistant producer to Richard Curtis across “Red Nose Day” as well as films “About Time” and “Esio Trot.”
BBC Studios has housed British comedy for more than fifty years, credited with the development of popular shows, such as “The Office,” “Absolutely Fabulous” and “The Thick of It.” The company’s slate of recent successfully projects includes “Inside No. 9” and “Brain in Gear;” alongside “Good Omens” for Prime Video; “Trying” for Apple TV+; “A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou” for Netflix which was recently honored at the prestigious Rose d’Or Awards; the upcoming Mammoth;”Here We Go,” “Diane Morgan’s Mandy,” “Ladhood and Black Ops;” alongside long-running BBC hits “Two Doors Down” and “Mrs Brown’s Boys.”
“What an exciting honor it is going to be, to work with Josh and the prolific team in Comedy at BBC Studios Productions,” Seymour said. “Not only is there prestige and heritage in their output, but they’re also leading the way in ambition, scale and ensuring that comedy is at the forefront of what people continue to watch. I'm so excited to find fun ways to keep building on this special slate whilst working with the best of British talent and sharing their ideas in the UK and internationally.”