Robert Popper
Robert Popper is best-known as the creator of Channel 4’s six-series hit comedy Friday Night Dinner.
He co-created and starred in BBC 2’s award-winning Look Around You with Peter Serafinowicz, produced the BAFTA-winning Peep Show...
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Robert co-created and starred in BBC 2’s award-winning Look Around You with Peter Serafinowicz, produced the BAFTA-winning Peep Show, script-edited The Inbetweeners and The IT Crowd, and co-wrote series one of Channel 4’s Stath Lets Flats with Jamie Demetriou. Robert also created Channel 4’s comedy I Hate You, as well as writing on season 14 of South Park.
Robert wrote the bestselling The Timewaster Letters books under his pseudonym, Robin Cooper.
Television
| Daddy Issues - Series 1 Script Editor | Daddy Issues - Series 1 - Script Editor | BBC | 2023 |
| I Hate You Creator / Writer / Producer | I Hate You - Creator / Writer / Producer | Channel 4 | 2022 |
| Friday Night Dinner - Ten Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel Executive Producer / Contributor | Friday Night Dinner - Ten Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel - Executive Producer / Contributor | Documentary for Channel 4 | 2021 |
| Stath Lets Flats Writer / Script Editor / Associate Producer | Stath Lets Flats - Writer / Script Editor / Associate Producer | Channel 4 | 2018 |
| Alan Partridge - Open Books Actor | Alan Partridge - Open Books - Actor | Sky Atlantic | 2012 |
| Friday Night Dinner - 6 series Creator / Writer / Producer / Director | Friday Night Dinner - 6 series - Creator / Writer / Producer / Director | Channel 4 | 2011 — 2020 |
| Him & Her Script Editor | Him & Her - Script Editor | BBC | 2010 — 2011 |
| South Park - Series 14 Creative Consultant | South Park - Series 14 - Creative Consultant | Comedy Central | 2010 |
| Bellamys People Actor | Bellamys People - Actor | BBC2 | 2009 |
| The Inbetweeners Script Editor | The Inbetweeners - Script Editor | E4 | 2008 — 2010 |
| Peep Show Producer / Script Editor | Peep Show - Producer / Script Editor | Channel 4 | 2008 — 2015 |
| Ruddy Hell it’s Harry and Paul! Writer | Ruddy Hell it’s Harry and Paul! - Writer | BBC 2 | 2008 |
| Angelo's Script Editor | Angelo's - Script Editor | Comedy Central | 2007 |
| The IT Crowd Script Editor | The IT Crowd - Script Editor | Channel 4 | 2007 — 2008 |
| The Peter Serafinowicz Show Writer / Associate Producer | The Peter Serafinowicz Show - Writer / Associate Producer | BBC 2 | 2006 |
| Look Around You - 2 series Co-creator / Writer / Actor / Composer | Look Around You - 2 series - Co-creator / Writer / Actor / Composer | BBC | 2002 — 2005 |
Books
| The Elsie Drake Letters Author | The Elsie Drake Letters - Author | 2024 | |
| The Timewaster Diaries Author | The Timewaster Diaries - Author | 2008 | |
| Return of the Timewaster Letters Author | Return of the Timewaster Letters - Author | 2006 | |
| The Timewaster Letters Author | The Timewaster Letters - Author | 2005 |
Film
| Inbetweeners 2 Movie Script Editor | Inbetweeners 2 Movie - Script Editor | Film 4 | 2014 |
Radio
| Down The Line - Various series Actor | Down The Line - Various series - Actor | BBC Radio 4 | 2006 — 2020 |
Podcast and Online Content
| Tarvu.com Co-creator with Peter Serafinowicz | Tarvu.com - Co-creator with Peter Serafinowicz | Comedy web project | 2008 — 2023 |