Jon Plowman

Jon Plowman, producer extradonaire and chair of the TV Comedy Forum needs little introduction. 27 years of a glittering career full of accolades was spent at the BBC where he ultimately became Head of Comedy.

Best known as the producer of Absolutely Fabulous, French And Saunders and The Vicar Of Dibley, in 1989 John also co-produced with Richard Curtis the first seven-hour Comic Relief telethon, raising more than £25million. His producers' credits read like a list of seminal British comedy shows and include Murder Most Horrid, Fry And Laurie, Smith And Jones and Bottom.

As an executive producer he worked on a generation of comedy shows including The Office, Little Britain, Shooting Stars, The League of Gentlemen, People Like Us, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme and The Thick Of It. In 2006, he won the Royal Television Society Judges Award for outstanding achievement in broadcasting.

Broadcast is delighted that Jon will chairing the year's must attend comedy event.