Tom Gutteridge direct the BBC's General Election coverage. In 1980 Gutteridge moved to Music & Arts department as Executive Producer, where he was responsible for the twice-weekly Russell Harty chat shows. In 1982, he produced and directed the comedy sketch series "A Kick Up the Eighties", which first discovered the talents of Rik Mayall (as Kevin Turvey) and Tracey Ullman, and which won a Scottish BAFTA. In 1983 and 1984, he produced and directed the popular BBC1 dance series "The Hot Shoe Show", starring Wayne Sleep and Bonnie Langford, which in 1984 was nominated for a BAFTA as Best Light Entertainment Series.
Kevin McGahern Kevin McGahern Kevin McGahern (born 1986) is an Irish comedian, TV presenter, writer and actor. He is the former host of "Republic of Telly" between 2013 and 2017 and documentary series "Kevin McGahern's America". McGahern was born in 1986 and grew up on a farm in Gowna, County Cavan. McGahern graduated from Wolverhampton University in 2009 with a degree in Animation. He became a stand up comedian after working as a barman in the birthplace of Irish comedy, the International Bar. He stated in an interview that the two biggest influences on his early stand up were Steve Martin and