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Jon Canter is an English television comedy writer for Lenny Henry and other leading comedians. Canter was born and brought up in the Jewish community of Golders Green, North London and studied law at the University of Cambridge where he became President of Footlights. After a spell in advertising copywriting (and as a housemate of Douglas Adams) he became a freelance comedy writer, setting up home in Aldeburgh with his wife, painter Helen Napper. He became a principal writer for the comedian Lenny Henry, also writing for Dawn French, Angus Deayton, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, as well as script editor for Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jon Canter )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC Guide to Comedy: A Bit of Fry and Laurie )〕 He co-wrote the 2003 BBC television satirical comedy ''Posh Nosh'' with the co-star Arabella Weir; and the BBC Radio 4 situation comedy ''Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful'' with Guy Jenkin. He wote a Radio 4 Afternoon Play ''I Love Stephen Fry''〔(BBC – Afternoon Play – ''I Love Stephen Fry'' )〕 in 2008. He wrote for the ITV animated cartoon version of Mr. Bean, and the screenplay for the film ''Full Monty 2''. His first novel, ''Seeds of Greatness'', a comic story inspired by his upbringing, was published in 2006 (ISBN 978-0-224-07773-6), and was abridged by Fiona McAlpine as a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime.〔(BBC – Book at Bedtime – ''Seeds of Greatness'' )〕 His subsequent novels have been ''A Short Gentleman'' (2009) and ''Worth'' (2011). Since 2008 he has been a regular contributor to ''The Guardians comment pages. An adaptation of ''A Short Gentleman'' was broadcast of BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0194n5n〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jon Canter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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