Madeleine Brettingham is an experienced comedy writer for TV, radio and print.
She is represented by Curtis Brown.
Selected credits include Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Frankie Boyle’s Farewell To The Monarchy, Would I Lie To You, Late Night Lycett, Have I Got News For You, That Mitchell and Webb Look, That Mitchell and Webb Sound, The Kumars, Harry Hill’s TV Burp, Horrible Histories, Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, Michael McIntyre's Big Show and Radio 4’s The News Quiz.
About
Her play Dear Martin is on at the Arcola Theatre in London until 29 March and has been named an Offie Assessors’ Choice. Tickets are available here. “A surreal, thought-provoking comedy”, “stand-out performances and sharp writing,” “bristles with verbal and visual energy”, “a wordy little gem.”
Theatre
As well as scripts, Madeleine has written about comedy for The Times Literary Supplement, published short fiction in The Fence and her viral tweets have been picked up by The Sun, The Times, and the Washington Post.
Social media & print
She was nominated for the Funny Women Awards 2020, placing in the top 3 for the Best Comedy Writer award, and her scripts were runner-up and winning submissions at the British Animation Awards in 2022 and 2024.
Awards
Madeleine has recently started performing stand-up. You can find selected gigs and WIPs here and see her solo work-in-progress Michael Made Me Do It at the Leicester, Machnylleth and Brighton comedy festivals in 2025. "Razor-sharp wit,” “smart and cutting”, “see her before she becomes rich and famous!”
Performance
Frog-faced arse wipes: on satire post-Brexit, The Times Literary Supplement
Poison in jest: offence and free speech on the comedy circuit, The Times Literary Supplement
Fiction: The Adolescents, The Fence
How my viral tweet unleashed the nation’s lust for Gareth Southgate, The Independent
Can’t go on. Go on, The Times Literary Supplement Podcast
Make war not love: how I learned to fight
Selected Links
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charlene.mcmanus@curtisbrown.co.uk +44 (0)20 7393 4260
Contact