Grant Naylor

Grant Naylor was the collective name used by writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor for their collaborative work, particularly the television series Red Dwarf. Grant and Naylor themselves call this pseudonym a "gestalt entity" (i.e. something which is greater than the sum of its parts). The collaboration began in the mid-1980s when the duo co-wrote BBC Radio 4 programs such as Cliché and its sequel Son Of Cliché, and television programs such as Spitting Image, The 10 Percenters, and various Jasper Carrott projects. The pair are also credited with writing the lyrics to "The Chicken Song" and a number of other musical parodies for the British satirical television show, Spitting Image. The "Grant Naylor" collaboration, as it had become known, was best known for the creation of the cult science-fiction comedy series, Red Dwarf. Grant is often credited with the majority of humour and wit featured in the earlier series of this show (Rob Grant appeared uncredited in the third series episode... full article at wikipedia