Rich Peppiatt
[7] He first came to prominence in 2011 when his resignation letter to Daily Star proprietor Richard Desmond, accusing the paper of Islamophobia and unethical journalism, went viral when it was leaked to the Guardian newspaper.[11][12] Peppiatt turned his experiences as a journalist and fallout from his resignation into a stand-up comedy show titled One Rogue Reporter which premiered at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, described as "hilariously turning the tables on the tabloid power players, testing the public’s right to know to its eye-opening extremity.[15][16] The stage show was transformed into a documentary One Rogue Reporter, starring the likes of Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan and John Bishop.[17] In 2018 Peppiatt released two short films through his production company Naughty Step titled Backseat Driver and Grounded.[2] Peppiatt was the writer and occasional director of five seasons Channel 4’s satirical consumer affairs show Supershoppers.