IMWP was formed in 1996 by Ian Wilson. The company has produced both factual and entertainment television programs but has come to specialise in stand up comedy. It has just completed producing "The World Stands Up", a series of 20 half hour programs for Comedy Central in the USA, Paramount Comedy in the UK and The Comedy Channel in Australia.  Having produced more than a 100 stand up programs in the last seven years, it has the largest independent library of this genre in the UK.   In addition to television production, the company is also involved in staging live events. In October of 2001, it joined forces with the Comedy Store and with the backing of the City Council, created The Manchester Comedy Festival which has thus far enjoyed three successful years. The company was also involved in the first live performance of Rick Wakeman’s "Return To The Centre Of The Earth" at The Trois Rivieires Festival in Canada, complete with full orchestra and choir.  

The World Stands Up

A series of twenty half hour programs.  A co-production with Comedy Central  and in association with  Paramount Comedy, the series has also be sold to the Comedy Channel in Australia.  It will thus air on three continents.  Each show features four comics, two of which are American and two from the rest of the World. There is no host; links are by graphic stings and captions.  Because of it's international appeal, the series has attracted a high level of talent including John Pinette, Greg Proops. Emo Philips, Dara O'Briain, Ed Byrne, Kitty Flanagan, Jake Johannsen, Paul Zerdin, Neil Innes, Jim Gaffigan, Marcus Brigstocke, Stephen Lynch, Paul Zenon and many, many more.

Bruce Forsyth on Bruce Forsyth                                               

A one hour documentary for ITV Network in which Bruce Forsyth tells the story of his life and career. Shot on location in England and Puerto Rico, the program features rare archive footage of a career that spans six decades. MORE

Live At Jongleurs                                                                            

Seventy five half hour episodes (five series) of stand up comedy programs hosted by Rick Wakeman and commissioned by UK Gold.  Each show features three of the best in comic talent from the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the U.K.  Series have been sold to UKTV in Australia, First Cable & TV4 in New Zealand and thirteen programs were sold to ITV Network.  In 2003, Paramount Comedy licensed a total of sixty episodes.  Some of the best moments from the library have been licensed to Laughing Stock to create two CD albums  - "Stand Up USA" and "Stand Up UK". MORE

Blind Taste                                                                                       

A light-hearted cooking game show, hosted by Jonathan (Jono) Coleman in which a keen amateur cooks their favourite dish and a well-known chef attempts to cook the dish better. Twenty five half hour episodes commissioned by Taste/CFN.  Series sold to Foxtel in Australia. Format rights available. MORE

Englebert Humperdinck Live At The Palladium