Career
Canny began his career as a theatre director and writer The Sony Gold citation said: "Assured direction, excellent performances and concise, skilfully-researched writing all made this deceptively straightforward story a masterpiece. Funny and touching by turns, a single, seemingly insignificant incident in the life of Philip Larkin brought out the humanity and humour of a poet whose personal life is not commonly associated with either."
lieutenant was broadcast on Radio 3"s The Wire.
The Sony Gold citation said: "The judges described this as a wonderfully written and performed, highly original piece of radio drama in which the production perfectly mirrored the subject.
Canny was listed as the Executive Producer of the winners of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Sony Awards for Best Comedy in 2011. He was Executive Producer of the pan-British Broadcasting Corporation initiative for the Edinburgh Festival in 2011.
In March 2012 the British Broadcasting Corporation recorded a version of Canny and John Nicholson"s comedy version of The Hound of the Baskervilles as part of the More Than Words festival. By Autumn 2014 The Hound of the Baskervilles has had more than 50 theatrical productions worldwide with the majority being in the United States. Canny was Executive Producer of more than 300 hours of comedy on Radio 4 including: News Quiz, Tom Basden"s Party, Rudy"s Rare Records, Radio 4"s Advent Calendar and The Show What You Wrote.
Plays written include: A Dulditch Angel, Spyski (revived as The Importance of Being Honest), Origins, Number Wise Men, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society.
In September 2013 British Broadcasting Corporation Comedy announced that they had appointed Canny as Executive Producer, Comedy for British Broadcasting Corporation Scotland.
