Biography

Michael Cumming is a director and filmmaker, successfully working at the cutting edge since the ‘90s.  

A graduate of the Royal College of Art Film School and recipient of an honorary doctorate, Dr Cumming’s back catalogue contains such gems as the ground breaking Brass Eye series and his cinema only film about it - Oxide Ghosts, Matt Lucas & David Walliams in Rock Profile, Jo Brand’s improvised comedy drama Going Forward, the BAFTA nominated Mark Steel Lectures, hidden camera stunts with Three Non Blondes, cult classics Snuff Box and World Of Pub, prime time comedy with the Omid Djalili Show, the Lenny Henry Show and Alistair McGowan’s award winning Big Impression, political pranks and polemics on five series of the Mark Thomas Product and all 19 episodes of Matt Berry’s Rose d’Or, Comedy Award & BAFTA winning sitcom Toast Of London. 

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Credits

Toast Of Tinseltown 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2022
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2022
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2022
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2022
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2022
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2022
Sandylands 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2023
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2023
Going Forward 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2016
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2016
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2016
4funnies 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2012
Toast Of London 19 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 0, Episode 1   Director 2012
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2013
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2013
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2014
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2014
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2014
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2014
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2014
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2014
Series 3, Episode 1   Director 2015
Series 3, Episode 2   Director 2015
Series 3, Episode 3   Director 2015
Series 3, Episode 4   Director 2015
Series 3, Episode 5   Director 2015
Series 3, Episode 6   Director 2015
Show Me The Funny 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2011
Omid Djalili Show, The 12 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2007
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2007
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2007
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2007
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2007
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2007
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2009
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2009
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2009
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2009
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2009
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2009
Peter Serafinowicz Show, The 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2007
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2007
Series 1   Director 2007
Lenny Henry: So Much Things To Say 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2007
Snuff Box 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2006
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2006
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2006
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2006
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2006
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2006
Lenny Henry Show, The 16 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 7   Director 2004
Series 2, Episode 8   Director 2004
Series 3, Episode 1   Director 2005
Series 3, Episode 2   Director 2005
Series 3, Episode 3   Director 2005
Series 3, Episode 4   Director 2005
Series 3, Episode 5   Director 2005
Series 3, Episode 6   Director 2005
Series 3, Episode 7   Director 2005
Series 3, Episode 8   Director 2005
Mark Steel Lectures 13 episodes View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2003
-   Director 2003
-   Director 2003
-   Director 2003
-   Director 2003
-   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2003
Series 1   Director 2003
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2003
3 Non-Blondes 9 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 7   Director 2003
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 2003
Series 2, Episode 8   Director 2003
Mark Thomas' Secret Map Of Britain 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2002
Rory Bremner Election Special 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2001
Alistair McGowan's Big Impression 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2000
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2000
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2000
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2000
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 2000
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 2000
National Football Awards, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2000
World Of Pub 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2000
Episode 2   Director 2000
Episode 3   Director 2000
Episode 4   Director 2000
Episode 5   Director 2000
Episode 6   Director 2000
Rock Profile 13 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 7   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 8   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 9   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 10   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 11   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 12   Director 1999
Series 1, Episode 13   Director 1999
Rory Bemner: From Blair To Here 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1998
Mark Thomas Comedy Product 32 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 7   Director 1998
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 1998
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 1998
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 1998
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 1998
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 1998
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 1998
Series 3, Episode 8   Director 1999
Series 3, Episode 7   Director 1999
Series 3, Episode 6   Director 1999
Series 3, Episode 1   Director 1998
Series 3, Episode 2   Director 1999
Series 3, Episode 5   Director 1999
Series 3, Episode 3   Director 1999
Series 3, Episode 4   Director 1999
Series 4, Episode 9   Director 2000
Series 4, Episode 8   Director 2000
Series 4, Episode 7   Director 2000
Series 4, Episode 6   Director 2000
Series 4, Episode 5   Director 1999
Series 4, Episode 4   Director 1999
Series 4, Episode 3   Director 1999
Series 4, Episode 2   Director 1999
Series 4, Episode 11   Director 2000
Series 4, Episode 10   Director 2000
Series 4, Episode 1   Director 1999
Series 6, Episode 6   Director 2002
Series 6, Episode 5   Director 2002
Series 6, Episode 4   Director 2002
Series 6, Episode 3   Director 2002
Series 6, Episode 2   Director 2002
Series 6, Episode 1   Director 2002
Brass Eye 6 episodes View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1997
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 5   Director 1996
Series 1, Episode 6   Director 1996
Globe Trekker (Lonely Planet) 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 9   Director 1994

Awards

  • BAFTA

    Comedy Performance - Matt Berry - Toast Of London - 2014

  • Comedy Awards

    Sitcom - Toast Of London - 2013

  • Rose d'Or

    Sitcom - Toast Of London - 2013

  • Comedy Awards

    Comedy Entertainment Show - Big Impression - 2000

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