Peter Baynham

Peter Baynham is a Welsh screenwriter and performer. He appeared in a series of comedic Pot Noodle television adverts in the 1990s. His writing work includes collaborations with comedy figures such as Armando Iannucci, Steve Coogan, Chris Morris, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Sarah Smith. Born in Cardiff, Baynham served in the Merchant Navy after leaving school and later pursued a career in comedy — first in stand-up, and then as a writer and performer for various news and sketch comedies in radio and television while enjoying personal fame starring in Pot Noodle adverts. He then became a writer in feature film.

In television, with Iannucci he is writer for ''I'm Alan Partridge'', developing the character Alan Partridge as performed by Coogan, and as writer and host of the ''Armistice'' review shows. With Morris, he is writer for ''The Day Today'', ''Brass Eye'', and ''Jam''. Baynham himself created the animated series ''I Am Not an Animal''. In feature film, with Baron Cohen he is writer for ''Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'' (2006), ''Brüno'' (2009), ''Grimsby'' (2016), and ''Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'' (2020). With Smith, he is writer for ''Arthur Christmas'' (2011) and ''Ron's Gone Wrong'' (2021). With Iannucci and Coogan, he is writer for ''Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa'' (2013). Other features as writer include ''Arthur'' (2011) and ''Hotel Transylvania'' (2012). Provided by Wikipedia