Quantick, the swiss army knife of the writing world, has worked on some of the most iconic comedy creations this century, but now's your chance to hear his earlier, less successful work, plus the first ever online sitcom - about heroin addicts - that preceded his later triumphs.

Clips performed by: Alex Lowe, Rachel Atkins, Beth Chalmers, Toby Longworth, Chris Pavlo and Keith Wickham. 

For a tracklist of the clips visit offcutsdrawer.com/david-quantick

Warning: This episode contains strong language and adult content.

David is a comedy writer, cultural commentator, acclaimed best-selling author and music journalist. He works regularly with Armando Iannucci, including on the new HBO series, Avenue 5. He won an Emmy as part of the writing team on Veep, a BAFTA for Harry Hill’s TV Burp and a Writers’ Guild Award for The Thick Of It. David has written for everyone from Dangermouse to the Duke of Edinburgh. His books include The Grumpy Old Men series and the thriller The Mule. His recent books include All My Colours (Titan books), How To Write Everything and How to be A Writer’ (both published by Oberon). He has written and appeared on a multitude of BBC radio shows, including The Now Show, The 15 Minute Musical, The Blagger’s Guide and 52 First Impressions. His latest novel Night Train is out soon.

For more details about the writer, the offcuts and the actors performing them see the episode show notes:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/david-quantick/