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NICOLE DIXON

Creative Director (She/Her)

Nicole started her career as an actor, with roles in iconic series including Neighbours, Prisoner and The Power, The Passion.  Since stepping behind the camera in the early 1990’s she has become one of Australia’s most prolific comedy producers.  After 8 seasons as Live & Location Producer on Rove she spent a further 8 years as head of televised events for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.  Nicole founded BYTP in 2014 and has continued to specialise in comedy and live event production.  Her career credits include Rove Live, The Melbourne Comedy Festival Galas and Debates, Comedy Up Late, Deadly Funny, Are You Smarter than a 5^th Grader?, Just for Laughs (Montreal, Australia & Uncut). Kinne Tonight, Skithouse, MSO’s Perfect End to 2020 & the ARIA Awards. 

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MICHELLE WYATT

Executive Producer (She/Her)

Throughout her 30+ years in entertainment, Michelle has been pivotal in both the Australian and international TV industries. Working across news, entertainment and sport programming during the 80’s and 90’s, Michelle was produced several major Network specials, Seven’s AFL Football coverage and hosting Channel Nine’s National Saturday morning children’s show The Cartoon Company. After relocating to the USA in the mid-90’s, Michelle was involved in the creation of Rupert Murdoch’s 24 hour channel -  The FX Network and launched the Fox Sports World Network, creating the majority of its on air programming. While in the USA, Michelle also produced content for The Amazing Race creator Bertram Van Munster, and oversaw the rebranding of the Fox Network’s The Health Channel. Upon returning to Australia in the 2000’s, Michelle continued to produce hours of sport and entertainment programming including AFL on Fox, The Java Lounge and Search for a Supermodel. She then went on to co-create and Executive Produce Network 10’s Before the Game and Comedy panel show This Week Live, as well as EP'ing The Logie Awards in 2013 and 2014, and ABC's Comedy Festival programming. From there she spent two years serving as Head of Television for Token Artist’s Guesswork Television department. More recent credits include An Evening with Susan Sarandon, A Night of Laughs with Goldie Hawn, Kinne Tonight and MSO’s Perfect End to 2020 – Michelle is also a published author of Not Right in the Head - a memoir about how her family coped with her mother’s 13-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

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KAY LAWRENCE

General Manager (She/Her)

With over 30 years in the international film and television industry, Kay is a highly accomplished Executive Producer and General Manager with an exceptional track record of delivering successful productions.  

Kay spent the past 10 years as General Manager for activeTV managing both the Asian and Australian businesses and working on large scale productions including live events, reality, lifestyle, stand-up comedy and kids. During this time Carols in the Domain, Amazing Race Australia, The Ultimate Fighter and Prank Patrol have all come under her stewardship. 

Prior to this Kay spent 14 years with Jonathan M Shiff Productions as General Manager and Executive Producer and during this time executive produced over 160 hours of children’s television drama.  Her credits include H2O Just Add Water, Wicked Science, Pirate Islands, Scooter Secret Agent, Horace & Tina Cybergirl, Thunderstone and Ocean Girl

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SARAH BEN-M'RAD

Producer (She/Her)

After graduating with a Bachelor of Film & TV from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2017, Sarah began working in the industry across a broad range of formats and genres. This involved second assistant-directing on the US feature film Hooked, producing Woolworths Carols in the Domain and roles on several other large network formats – including international productions such MTV’s Are You The One, The History Channel’s In Search Of and Animal Planet’s Vet Gone Wild, as well as local programming with The Good Friday Appeal, The Super Switch, and Carols by Candlelight.

After working for BYTP on Kinne Tonight in 2019, Sarah joined the team full time and has written and produced across all series since - including all Just For Laughs formats – Montreal, Australia & Uncut, The Bush Blonde and Kinne Tonight for Network 10.  Additionally Sarah has written/produced on Rhys & Joel's Family Christmas on Binge, the Live @ The Malthouse standup series for Paramount+, Joel Creasey: Queen of the Outback & Rhys Nicholson’s Big Queer Comedy Concert for Amazon Prime Video and Celeste Barber: Fine Thanks for Netflix.

In 2024 Sarah will be heading up a scripted online series funded via Screen Australia and VicScreen about a podcast host's increasingly dramatic attempts to increase listenership. 

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ANDY MCINTYRE

Consulting Executive Producer (He/Him)

Andy is a 32-year veteran of the entertainment industry. Following 8 years specialising in media at E&Y Corporate Finance he spent a decade at Network 10 as commercial head of content & development, during which time the business refocussed on core demographics and delivered unprecedented shareholder value. In 2004 he co-founded the Rocket Science Group with Palo Alto based media & technology baron Peter Barrett. Career credits include Rove Live, Big Brother, The Panel, The Secret Life of Us, Good News Week, I am You, Just for Laughs Australia, The Wedge, The Mansion, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas, Just for Laughs Montreal, Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos, Joel Creasey: Fame Whore, The MICF Great Debates, Just for Laughs Gags, MSO’s Perfect End to 2020, Kinne Tonight, Scooter: Secret Agent, Horace & Tina, Just for Laughs: Uncut and Crackerjack. Since going indie Andy has financed and co-produced over 350 hours of film & television content with collective budgets exceeding A$150m. He serves as an Executive Producer to key BYTP projects and continues to consult on major events and productions worldwide.