John O'Farrell

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Film, TV & Theatre

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Film, TV & Theatre

JOHN O’FARRELL (Book) is an award winning author and comedy writer. Novels include The Best a Man Can Get, May Contain Nuts, and The Man Who Forgot His Wife. Non-fiction includes An Utterly Impartial History of Britain, the political memoir Things Can Only Get Better and its recent sequel, plus three collections of his satirical columns for The Guardian. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and adadpted for TV and BBC Radio. He was a scriptwriter (and later panellist) on BBC’s Have I Got News For You, and a lead writer on 10 series of ITV’s Spitting Image. Other credits include Chicken Run, Murder Most Horrid, Smith & Jones and has co-written the book for the hit Broadway musical Something Rotten! (10 Tony nominations) and MRS DOUBTFIRE. Co-host of the comedy history podcast We Are History, he is currently writing a third musical, his sixth novel and the sequel to Chicken Run.  @mrjohnofarrell

Film

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CHICKEN RUN 2

2023

Aardman Productions/Netflix

Co-writer with Karey Kirkpatrick.

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

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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

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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

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UNTITLED JUKEBOX MUSICAL

2022

Jamie Wilson Productions

Jukebox musical currently workshopping.

MRS DOUBTFIRE THE MUSICAL

2021 - 2022

Alchemation

Producer (US) Kevin McCollum, (UK) Jamie Wilson. Co-written with Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Broadway 2021, Korea 2022, Manchester 2022.

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.

Podcast

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WE ARE HISTORY

2019 - 2022

Co-hosted with comedian Angela Barnes