Shaun Pye is an English comedian. A former comedy critic for the Evening Standard and editor of Tough Puzzles, Pye has performed as a stand-up comedian, and claims to have created the infamous 'easy-cook rice' joke. He is, however, known best for his work as a writer, having written for British television shows such as Never Mind The Buzzcocks, They Think It's All Over, Armstrong and Miller, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and at least one of Channel 4's 100 Greatest programmes. Writing for The 11 O'Clock Show, he met the late television producer and comedy writer Harry Thompson, and together they created Monkey Dust, an award-winning animated comedy sketch show first aired in 2003 on BBC Three. The pair also collaborated with Alan Connor to write a sitcom based in a suburban brothel called Respectable, which began on Five in August 2006. Pye took over production after Thompson's untimely death.

Pye was also a producer for short-lived TV quiz show It's Only TV... But I Like It. He has performed on The 11 O'Clock Show and, in Monkey Dust, voiced Othello, the swearing baby, but his first major acting role was as Greg in Extras.