About Us


Roughcut TV

Roughcut TV was set up by Ash Atalla in 2007. To date, Roughcut have produced a sitcom for BBC 3, three comedy labs and one comedy showcase for Channel 4 and a major new drama for ITV.
Roughcut Presents was set up in August 2009 with the goal of unearthing the funniest online talent and working with them to produce quality comedy for the internet and beyond.

Ash Atalla

Ash Atalla

Ash Atalla is best known for producing the hugely successful comedy series The Office. He also exec produced the cult classic Look Around You and the third series of Bo Selecta. More recently he produced two series of Man Stroke Woman and three series of the BAFTA award winning comedy The IT Crowd. Ash is currently executive producing a variety of new projects for all the major broadcasters.

Jon Petrie

Jon Petrie

Jon Petrie is Roughcut’s online producer. Jon produces the sell out monthly comedy film night Popcorn Comedy, where comedians introduce and try out their short films in front of a live audience. His television CV includes; QI, Comic Relief, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and The IT Crowd!

Paul Doolan

Paul Doolan

Paul Doolan is Roughcut’s scripted development producer. Paul has writing credits with BBC Two, Three and Channel 4 shows. He has also been writing and co-writing original scripts for the BBC and The Comedy Unit. In 2008 he was selected as a Broadcast Hot Shot.

Vanessa Lee

Vanessa Lee

Vanessa Lee is a founder member and Company Manager of Roughcut TV. She began her career directing theatre, acting and presenting. For the last 9 years she has worked in television alongside names such as Griff Rhys Jones and Peter Fincham. She also writes and works as a voice over artist.

Tim Sealey

Tim Sealey

Tim Sealey is Roughcut’s head of production. He’s been working in film and television for over 17 years in the management and production of programmes, he has been involved with Stressed Eric an animated comedy for BBC, Trigger Happy series 1 and 2 and The Strangerers a comedy series from the creator of Red Dwarf.

Bertie Peek

Bertie Peek

Bertie is Roughcut’s latest addition, as assistant to Ash Atalla. Bertie writes and produces his own comedy films and animations as part of ‘Little Albert’, a series of online sketches, which have been featured at Popcorn Comedy.