East London born Howard Cohen is a comedy writer and producer. 

 

Howard has written for TV programmes on ITV2, BBC3 and Channel 4. As a producer he has worked for major production companies including Warner Brothers, Disney, Objective Productions and Lion Television. He has written and produced highly successful a series of scripted comedy films for Yahoo!, and the number one most viewed series of shorts for Channel 4 online. Working in development he has had comedy projects commissioned for most of the major broadcasters including Channel 4, BBC, ITV, and Sky. 

 

 As a short film maker his work has been nominated for awards around the world including The London Short Film Festival, The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival & The Houston Comedy Film Festival. His film “Something For The Wickend” won the people’s choice award at The London Short Film Showcase, and 2015’s “The Milkman” won Best Film at The KinoDot International Film Festival. This work was rewarded with a sketch show series broadcast internationally on the digital channels of the Shorts TV film network.

 

His first scripted comedy has been optioned by a major production company, whilst his second scripted project is currently in development at another company.