Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a Welsh journalist, documentary filmmaker, radio presenter and nonfiction author, whose works include The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004). He has been described as a gonzo journalist, with his work appearing in British publications such as The Guardian newspaper, City Life and Time Out magazine. He has made several documentary films for television and two documentary series for Channel 4.
Those accusing me of being a Self-Hating Jew don't know how much self-love I have.
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Louis Theroux and I are like Siamese Twins; the only way for one of us to get stronger is for the other one to die.
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Fact
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Parts of "The Psychopath Test" read as though the Experts have no sense of sarcasm, and are taking jokes their patients make at face value and then using that as evidence of symptoms.
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British writer and documentary film-maker.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Witness
1997-1998
TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
Dennis Pennis R.I.P.
1997
Video additional material: Lloyd Richmond
Tottenham Ayatollah
1997
TV Movie documentary script
Pyjama Jump
1995
Short
The Ronson Mission
1993
TV Series documentary writer
Okja
2017
post-production
The Dog Thrower
2014
TV Series
Playhouse Presents
2014
TV Series 1 episode
Frank
2014/II
newspaper article / written by
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
inspired by the book
Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
2008
TV Movie documentary written by
The Crazy Rulers of the World
2004
TV Series documentary writer - 3 episodes
Kidneys for Jesus
2003
TV Movie documentary
The Double Life of Jonathan King
2002
TV Movie documentary
The Secret Rulers of the World
2001
TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 5 episodes
Critical Condition
1998
TV Series documentary writer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Dog Thrower
2014
TV Series
Playhouse Presents
2014
TV Series 1 episode
Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
2008
TV Movie documentary
Reverend Death
2008
TV Movie documentary
The Crazy Rulers of the World
2004
TV Series documentary 3 episodes
Kidneys for Jesus
2003
TV Movie documentary
The Double Life of Jonathan King
2002
TV Movie documentary
The Secret Rulers of the World
2001
TV Mini-Series documentary 5 episodes
The New Klan
1999
TV Movie documentary
Witness
1998
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Tottenham Ayatollah
1997
TV Movie documentary
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kidneys for Jesus
2003
TV Movie documentary producer
Critical Condition
1998
TV Series documentary producer - 4 episodes
Tottenham Ayatollah
1997
TV Movie documentary producer
Witness
1997
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mirage Men
2013
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Internet Hate
2016
TV Movie
Himself
Meet the Mavericks
2016
TV Series documentary
Skavlan
2009-2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
Can We Take a Joke?
2015
Documentary
Himself
Have I Got News for You
2015
TV Series
Himself
In Depth
2015
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
Books Du Jour
2015
TV Series
Himself
The Daily Show
2011-2015
TV Series
Himself
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
TV Series
Himself - Panellist
SEVEN DIGITAL DEADLY SINS: WRATH by JON RONSON
2014
Video documentary short
Himself
Brand X with Russell Brand
2013
TV Series
Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
2012
TV Series
Himself
First Tuesday Book Club
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panellist
Conan
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Breakfast
2010
TV Series
Himself - Writer / Documentary Maker
Moving Pictures Live!
2010
TV Series
Himself
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
2009-2010
TV Series documentary
Himself - Author & Investigator / Himself - Journalist & Author