John O'Farrell
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
John O'Farrell is a British author and comedy scriptwriter. Previously a writer for such shows as Spitting Image, Grumpy Old Men and Have I Got News For You, he is now best known as a writer of humorous books such as The Man Who Forgot His Wife and An Utterly Impartial History of Britain. He has also published three collections of his weekly column for The Guardian and set up Britain’s first daily satirical news website ‘NewsBiscuit’. He co-wrote the musical Something Rotten! which opened on Broadway in spring 2015 and is currently writing a screenplay with Nick Park for Aardman Animations having just completed his fifth novel. His books have been translated into around 25 languages and adapted for radio and television.
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
EARLY MAN UNITED 2015 | Aardman | Co-writing screenplay with Nick Park. |
THE BEST A MAN CAN GET 2008 | Paramount | Co-adapted his own novel with Karey Kirkpatrick for Paramount (Kennedy/Marshall Prods) |
TORTOISE AND THE HARE 2001 | Aardman | Consultant on Aardman screenplay |
CHICKEN RUN 2000 | Aardman | Additional dialogue |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
LOOK BACK AT THE FUTURE | Co-writer. Winner of UK Comedy Award, Sony Gold and Premios Ondas | |
LOOK BACK AT THE 90'S | Co-writer. Winner of UK Comedy Award, Sony Gold and Premios Ondas | |
MCKAY THE NEW | BBC Radio 2 | Co-writer on 2 Series |
LITTLE BLIGHTLY ON THE DOWN | BBC Radio 4 | Co-writer |
WEEK ENDING | BBC Radio 4 | Lead-writer |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE PETER PRINCIPLE | Hat Trick Productions | Sit-com starring Jim Broadbent. (US pilot titled 'The Boss') co-written with Mark Burton and Dan Paterson (13 eps) |
MURDER MOST HORRID | TalkBack Productions | Comedy drama starring Dawn French. One episode co-written with Mark Burton |
SMITH AND JONES | TalkBack Productions | Co-writer of 'Heads to Heads' |
ROOM 101 | Hat Trick Productions | Writer on three series |
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU | Hat Trick Productions | BAFTA nominated |
CLIVE ANDERSON TALKS BACK | Hat Trick Productions | BAFTA nominated |
SPITTING IMAGE | One of four lead writers. BAFTA nominated |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SOMETHING ROTTEN 2015 | Alchemation | Co-writing book for musical 'Something Rotten'. Broadway run at St James Theatre. 10 Tony Nominations including best book for John. |