 He was famously hired as "swearing consultant" in 2005 by the show's creator, Armando Iannucci, for Series 1 of the political satire and went on to become a full member of the writing team.He won an Emmy for his writing across five series of "Veep" and was BAFTA nominated for co-writing "The Death of Stalin".Martin was born in London and has lived in Lancaster since 1988.