Rich Peppiatt gained fame for exposing dubious practices at the Daily Star during the phone-hacking scandal. Now, he has created Kneecap, a satirical comedy about a Belfast Irish-language rap trio, earning nominations for multiple Baftas and Iftas. This transformation from tabloid reporter to filmmaker began with his standup show, One Rogue Reporter. Peppiatt's journey into film was influenced by encouragement from Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan, leading him to discover a passion for directing, subsequently creating significant work for Channel 4 and the Guardian.
"After resigning from the Daily Star in 2011 while accusing his bosses of fabricating stories, he turned his experiences into a standup show, One Rogue Reporter..."
"If you are a person who doesn't really know what the hell you are doing in life and Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan come up to you and ask you to make a film, you go: Yeah, I'll give it a go.'"
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