Biography
Nick Newman is a British satirical cartoonist and comedy scriptwriter. Born on 17 July 1958 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he was educated at Ardingly College and Oriel College, Oxford, where he began writing revues with Ian Hislop.
Newman and Hislop have been writing partners since school. Their credits include Spitting Image, sketches for Harry Enfield and Chums, and work for Private Eye, where Newman has contributed cartoons since 1981 and has been pocket cartoonist for The Sunday Times since 1989. They co-wrote the BBC television film The Wipers Times (2013), which dramatised the creation of the First World War trench newspaper, and later adapted it for the stage.
Other screenwriting includes the feature film A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) and the series My Dad's the Prime Minister. Newman received a BAFTA nomination for The Wipers Times.
