writing

I love stories. I love telling them, I love watching them, I love writing them and I love that you can also use a story to describe a floor in a building in the UK.

I’m passionate about comedy in all forms: stand-up, improv, sketch, but in particular, half hour comedy. I was raised by the sitcom and some faves from childhood are Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and The Office (sit down, both versions are pretty).

Some of my favourite writers include Oscar Wilde, Carol Burnett, Tina Fey, Michael Schur, Mindy Kaling and the person who wrote the McDonald’s Dollar Saver Menu.

I’m a huge fan of writers who create material for themselves like Lena Dunham, Issa Rae and Phoebe Waller-Bridge and even though I’ve seen every episode of Derry Girls I just love to have it on in the background when I’m cooking or curating my shoe horn collection (just kidding, I don’t cook.)

Storytelling has been around for millennia and there is nothing that can bring people together more than laughter.

Laughter and the Olympics.

Laughter and the Olympics and ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ at a wedding.

I’m also a member of Panera Plus, 6 Crunch Gyms (clerical error) and the Writers Guild of Great Britain (ok braggy!)

My formula for writing is one half plot, one half character and one half jokes.

Below are some stories I’ve written, some produced, some not. Let me know if you want to see a pitch deck or read a writing sample :)

DIRECTIONLESS

Led for the first time by their hapless assistant director, the company of Broadway’s newest musical Little Old Me clamber together to prepare for opening night.

DADDY ISSUES

After the death of his mother, a closeted middle aged man moves from rural Ireland to New York City to meet his estranged father.

FUNNY BONES

When an aspiring designer inherits her father’s wellness clinic, she must learn to manage a group of miscreants and find joy in the monotony of everyday life.

PRETTY CRAZY

When a prominent social media influencer gets a false health diagnosis, she must start her life over and learn to be social without her media.

WHISKEY GINGER

After leaving his family farm, a naive Irishman trades country life for the bright lights of NYC, where he can finally be himself among complete strangers.

TAILS OF THE CITY

An anthology series following The Dog Whisperer @tailsofthecity, as he takes man’s best friend on their daily walks as their talk therapist.