Tristram Shapeero is a British television director. He has directed many comedy series, initially in the United Kingdom and later in the United States.

Early life

Shapeero was born in Somerset and spent his childhood in Bath, where he attended St. Stephen's School and Beechen Cliff School.

Career

Shapeero started his career as a show runner on Channel 4's Norbert Smith: A Life and then worked on Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He went to New York in 1991 to direct a few comedy television episodes, where he met his future wife, Erica. After moving back to the UK, he continued to direct comedy television., directing British comedies that include all episodes of Pulling, every other episode of Green Wing, and Series 2 and 3 of Peep Show. He also directed episodes of shows such as Brass Eye, I'm Alan Partridge, and Absolutely Fabulous. He ha…Read more on Wikipedia