Draft:Joseph E. Varley

Joseph Edward Varley (born 19 April 1984) is a British television executive, producer, and actor best known for co-creating the British TV dating show Dinner Date and BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show Unspeakable.

Early life and education
Varley was born in Brixton and raised in Kingston upon Thames, London. He was educated at Tiffin School, London and Exeter University, where he achieved a first class honours degree in Drama.

Career
Varley first worked for Hat Trick Productions, where he was involved in the production of such BAFTA-winning shows as Fonejacker, Facejacker, Murder in Successville, and Room101. It was also here, where he co-created Dinner Date, now in its 12th series, having spawned over 300 episodes and been aired in over 20 countries.

Other credits include Drunk History UK version for Comedy Central, viral hit Little Prankers for BBC Three, Britain Today Tonight for Channel 4 and Alan Carr: Chatty Man (C4).

He has worked for prestigious TV production companies such as Endemol Shine Group’s Zeppotron, All3Media’s Objective Media Group, Tiger Aspect Productions, Fulwell73 and Studio71, before setting up his own production company in 2018 called Brown Bred productions.

In December 2022, he was executive producer for LifeHak, commissioned for Channel 4’s Comedy YouTube Channel.

Since February 2024, he has been the creator and executive producer for BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show, Unspeakable, starring Phil Wang and Susie Dent.