Richard Drewitt was born on October 22, 1935 in Crowborough, Sussex, England as Richard Searle Drewett. He was a producer and editor, known for An Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1980), An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985) and Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1984). He was married to Jill Cuthbert.