Karl Rooney is a Multi-Camera Live Sports and Sitcom Director.Currently directing Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union (PRTV) and has directed Championship Rugby League, Women’s and Wheelchair Rugby League for In Touch Productions, BBC, Sky Sports, and Premier Sports.To watch his latest pilot sitcom ‘Falling Flat’ starring Janice Connolly g... Read More

Karl Rooney is a Multi-Camera Live Sports and Sitcom Director.Currently directing Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union (PRTV) and has directed Championship Rugby League, Women’s and Wheelchair Rugby League for In Touch Productions, BBC, Sky Sports, and Premier Sports.To watch his latest pilot sitcom ‘Falling Flat’ starring Janice Connolly go to www.fallingflat.co.uk He directed 3 episodes of Citizen Khan for BBC1 Series 5 - 'Khan's Niece' & 'It's a Khanderful Life' and 'Alia's Boyfriend‘ from Series 4.He directed the last three Mrs Brown's Boys live DVDs – 'How Now Mrs.Brown Cow' 2015 'For the Love of Mrs Brown' in 2014 and 2013's 'Mrs Brown Rides Again'. A seven camera, live show at the Echo Arena, Liverpool and SSE Hydro Glasgow.He has directed a number of scenes on several high-profile sitcoms, including the BBC's Not Going Out and Vic and Bobs House of Fools and has trained with a number of high profile directors on many sitcoms.Karl wrote and directed 'Quiz Night' an off-the-wall single camera sitcom pilot.He’s worked in the television industry for 20 years with experience working in Television Studio Galleries, OB trucks and using Simply Live for remote broadcasts, working for the BBC, Pinewood, Elstree, EMG, Televideo and many more. Read Less