Dan Schreiber (producer)

This article is about the radio producer. For the poker player, see Dan Schreiber.

Dan Schreiber is a radio producer currently living in the United Kingdom and is also a writer for both radio and television. He is most noted for co-creating the BBC Radio 4 panel show The Museum of Curiosity with host John Lloyd and co-producer Richard Turner.^[1] Schreiber was born in Hong Kong to an Australian father, before moving to Australia aged 12, and then moving to the United Kingdom at 19.^[2][3]

Schreiber also acts as one of the researchers or "Elves" for the television panel game QI.^[4] On 30 July 2009, Schreiber hosted his own unnamed radio pilot which was performed in a manner similar to a radio breakfast show. It is yet to be known if the show will be given a full series.^[5] He has contributed to a number of books including "The Naked Jape" by Jimmy Carr and QI books: "The Book of General Ignorance" and "G Annual"

Schreiber also acted as executive producer for Ken Russell's short Christmas film A Kitten for Hitler,^[6] and Flight of the Conchord's star Rhys Darby's stand-up DVD "Imagine That!"

As a stand up Schreiber toured with FolkFace (From the Radio 1 Chris Moyles Show).

Schreiber is currently a regular panelist on the E4 show Dirty Digest and is also working on his first book "Brian Blessed For Beginners"

References

1. ^ Wolf, Ian. "The Museum Of Curiosity - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/radio/museum_curiosity/details/. Retrieved 12 August 2009. 
2. ^ Schreiber, Dan (13 June, 2010). "@ianwolf I am also, I should add, a Hong Kongian from birth-12. Is Hong Kong in the world cup?". Twitter. http://twitter.com/Schreiberland/status/16071721172. Retrieved 13 June, 2010. 
3. ^ Schreiber, Dan (13 June, 2010). "@ianwolf I'm an Aussie. My dad is Australian & I grew up there from 12-19 (high school) family still live there.". Twitter. http://twitter.com/Schreiberland/status/16065842777. Retrieved 13 June, 2010. 
4. ^ "The People Behind QI". QI. http://www.qi.com/about/people.php. Retrieved 12 August 2009. 
5. ^ "My Radio Show". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/pilots/my_radio_show/. Retrieved 12 August 2009. 
6. ^ Russell, Ken (27 September 2009). "My Kitten for Hitler is all in the best bad taste". London: The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2538424.ece. Retrieved 17 August 2009. 

External links

• Dan Schreiber's blog
• Dan Schreiber's Twitter page.
• The Museum of Curiosity's Twitter page, updated by Schreiber.
• Twitter account for Schreiber's radio pilot

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