Pre-School, 6+, Series Developer
Tiernan is a writer and stand-up comedian who has written for children and adults for over 18 years. He has written for Studio AKA’s Hey Duggee, one of which – The Accessory Badge – was nominated for an ‘Industry Excellence Award’ at the Manchester Comedy Festival 2022. He has recently written for Duck + Frog, STAN & GRAN, the Bleu Zoo BLOCKS series and is currently writing on a new comedy show for Wildseed.
He is co-host and co-writer of Bust or Trust, which won ‘Best Children’s Podcast’ award at the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. He co-runs and hosts the Comedy Club 4 Kids, which provides age-appropriate stand-up comedy for children aged 6+ and their families. He also writes and hosts a Comedy Club 4 Kids podcast called Radio Nonsense, which gets thousands of listeners and receives a lot of emails from children who listen in all around the world.
You can view Tiernan’s website here.
Writing team on BBC sketch show created by Paul Whitehouse and Mine Conkbayir
Writing episodes of return preschool series.
Development of horror comedy series for 8+.
Episode writing on upcoming series.
Development on a client project.
Writing episodes for upcoming returning preschool series.
Developing a new kids animated comedy series for ages 7-12.
Ongoing podcast awarded the prestigious Victoria Wood Prize at The 45th Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Writer and Co-host of Small Wardour’s first children’s podcast venture, engaging children aged 7-11.
Won the ‘Best Children’s Podcast’ at the Independent Podcast Awards.
Wrote four episode of iconic animated preschool show.
View ‘Rain Rain Go Away’ here.
Wrote episode on animated preschoool series
2 x 7′ episodes of animated comedy.
View ‘Library’ here.
Development work on animated project.
Writing 4 episodes of an educational animated preschool show.
Wrote 3 episodes for Series 5 the preschool animated series.
-The Monster Badge
-The In-Charge Badge
-The Talent Badge
An original animated series for ages 4-7 broadcast on Milkshake! and Nickelodeon.
Wrote scripts for S1 of the animated pre-school series for Milkshake!.
Writing narratives for the Cosmic Kids Yoga YouTube channel aimed at the 3-7.
Wrote scripts for 5×1′ comedic animated videos explaining the times tables for preschool children
Five scripts for series 5 of the Alphablocks, an educational animated preschool show, including two song episodes
Four scripts for S1 of the ‘Blocks’ series, ‘Wonderblocks’, an educational animated preschool show
Series of short-animated explainers for the popular social media channel, Ladbible.
Scriptwriting a pitch pilot for this preschool series
Pilot script for animated preschool show in development
Development work on 8-11 show
The Accessory Badge – was nominated for an ‘Industry Excellence Award’ at the 2022 Manchester Comedy Festival.
Wrote and presented four video guides teaching children how to do stand-up, for the launch of the new Scream Street episodes on CBBC.
Co-created award-winning podcast and live stand up shows for children.
Joke passes and notes for Sarah Millican’s tour.
Joke passes and notes for Sarah Millican’s tour.
Wrote jokes for S3 of Frankie Boyle’s BBC2 show.
Joke passes and notes for Sarah Millican’s tour.
Wrote four episodes of new podcast series for children.
Writer and Co-host of Small Wardour’s first children’s podcast venture, engaging children aged 7-11.
Wrote and recorded four episodes for children aged 5-7
Wrote for and hosted the second season of the podcast. Hosted sections of the show at live events such as FutureFest Lates at the Barbican.
| Current | ||
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| Production | Company | Notes |
| That's Jokes | Wildseed/BBC | Writing team on BBC sketch show created by Paul Whitehouse and Mine Conkbayir |
| Cocomelon Playdates with Sanrio Friends S2 (2026) | Moonbug/ Sanrio | Writing episodes of return preschool series. |
| TBA (2026) | Dog Ears | Development of horror comedy series for 8+. |
| TBA (2026) | Blue Zoo/ BBC Kids & Families | Episode writing on upcoming series. |
| TBA (2026) | Nexus Studios | Development on a client project. |
| TBA (2025) | Blue Zoo/ BBC Kids & Families | Writing episodes for upcoming returning preschool series. |
| Shrewtube | Developing a new kids animated comedy series for ages 7-12. |
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| Comedy Club 4 Kids | Ongoing podcast awarded the prestigious Victoria Wood Prize at The 45th Edinburgh Comedy Awards. |
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| Bust or Trust: A Kids' Mystery Podcast | Small Wardour | Writer and Co-host of Small Wardour’s first children’s podcast venture, engaging children aged 7-11. Won the ‘Best Children’s Podcast’ at the Independent Podcast Awards. |
| Television | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Cocomelon Playdates with Sanrio (2028) | Moonbug/ Sanrio | Wrote four episode of iconic animated preschool show. View ‘Rain Rain Go Away’ here. |
| Time Rex (2025) | MINT Copenhagen/Nickolodeon/Milkshake! | Wrote episode on animated preschoool series |
| Duck & Frog (2025) | Sun & Moon/ CBBC | 2 x 7′ episodes of animated comedy. View ‘Library’ here. |
| TBA (2024) | Paper Owl | Development work on animated project. |
| Wonderblocks (2024) | CBeebies/ Blue Zoo | Writing 4 episodes of an educational animated preschool show. |
| Hey Duggee S5 | CBeebies/ Studio AKA | Wrote 3 episodes for Series 5 the preschool animated series. -The Monster Badge -The In-Charge Badge -The Talent Badge |
| Stan & Gran (2024) | Jellyfish Pictures | An original animated series for ages 4-7 broadcast on Milkshake! and Nickelodeon. |
| The Woohoos (2024) | Snipple Animation | Wrote scripts for S1 of the animated pre-school series for Milkshake!. |
| Cosmic Kids Yoga | Cosmic Kids | Writing narratives for the Cosmic Kids Yoga YouTube channel aimed at the 3-7. |
| Marco Polo World School (2024) | Keyframe School | Wrote scripts for 5×1′ comedic animated videos explaining the times tables for preschool children |
| Alphablocks S5 (2023-2024) | Alphablocks/Blue Zoo | Five scripts for series 5 of the Alphablocks, an educational animated preschool show, including two song episodes |
| Wonderblocks (2023-2024) | Alphablocks/Blue Zoo | Four scripts for S1 of the ‘Blocks’ series, ‘Wonderblocks’, an educational animated preschool show |
| What If... Animated Explainers (2023) | Ladbible/Battlecat Productions | Series of short-animated explainers for the popular social media channel, Ladbible. |
| Lollipop Lil (2022) | +3K Studios | Scriptwriting a pitch pilot for this preschool series |
| Untitled (2022) | Inkwinks Productions | Pilot script for animated preschool show in development |
| Untitled (2022-2023) | Keyframe | Development work on 8-11 show |
| Hey Duggee S4 (2021) | CBeebies/Studio AKA | The Accessory Badge – was nominated for an ‘Industry Excellence Award’ at the 2022 Manchester Comedy Festival. |
| Scream Street: Screaming With Laughter (2021) | Coolabi Group | Wrote and presented four video guides teaching children how to do stand-up, for the launch of the new Scream Street episodes on CBBC. |
| Comedy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Comedy Club 4 Kids | Co-created award-winning podcast and live stand up shows for children. |
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| Late Bloomer Tour (2024) | Joke passes and notes for Sarah Millican’s tour. |
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| Bobby Dazzler Tour (2021) | Joke passes and notes for Sarah Millican’s tour. |
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| New World Order (2019) | BBC2 | Wrote jokes for S3 of Frankie Boyle’s BBC2 show. |
| Control Enthusiast Tour (2018) | Joke passes and notes for Sarah Millican’s tour. |
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| Podcast | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| TBA (2025) | Lingokids | Wrote four episodes of new podcast series for children. |
| Bust Or Trust: A Kid's Mystery Podcast | Small Wardour | Writer and Co-host of Small Wardour’s first children’s podcast venture, engaging children aged 7-11. |
| Super Great Kids Stories (2021) | Wrote and recorded four episodes for children aged 5-7 |
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| Nesta's Future Curious S2 (2019) | Nesta | Wrote for and hosted the second season of the podcast. Hosted sections of the show at live events such as FutureFest Lates at the Barbican. |