a long line of noted British comedians and writers, including his grandfather Ronald Frankau, his grandmother Renee Roberts, his great-grandmother Julia Davis, and cousins Pamela Frankau and Nicholas Frankau. References External links Sam Bain on Twitter Sam Bain's advice on giving and receiving script notes Ideas Factory interview with Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong Living people British people of German-Jewish descent British television writers Alumni of the University of Manchester People educated at St Paul's School, London 1971 births English television writers British people of Australian descent Frankau family