Tom Binns

Christopher Thomas Binns is a British comedian best known for his character of Hospital Radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury He appears in the BBC MI5 drama Spooks Episode 6 Series 6 Series 3 of the IT Crowd on Channel 4 in Knowing Me Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge and in character as Ivan Brackenbury on The Jason Byrne Show In 2017 he appeared in the comedy movie Eaten by Lions As Ian D Montfort he had a BBC Radio 2 series called Ian D Montfort is Unbelievable broadcast in February 2013 Besides writing comedy for television and radio Binns has appeared on other television shows such as RISE Bullrun Oblivion and as a writer on Trigger Happy TV for which he earned best comedy moment and TV moment of 2001 awards His first television appearances were Friday Night Armistice BBC2 and Lee and Herrings Fist of Fun and has gone on to further appear in the Channel 4based late night sports talk show Under the Moon with Danny Kelly where he regularly referenced his love of Sunderland AFC He has also had stage appearances at the Bloomsbury Theatre and Garrick Theatre Binns has worked on Radio 1 Virgin BRMB and GLR Talksport UK Hallam FM and Key 103 appearing either as himself or as hospital radio character Ivan Brackenbury Binns is the cowriter of BBC 1s Hospital People part of the BBCs Comedy Playhouse in which he plays the five lead characters Ivan Brackenbury Ian D Montfort Susan Mitchell Terry Boyle and Father Kenny He has written the book How to Get Famous A Cynical Guide