John “Jack” O’Brien is a
TV writer in Los Angeles.
He is currently a staff writer on the Chuck Lorre sitcom B Positive.
Previously, he wrote for Man With A Plan, starring Matt LeBlanc.
He also wrote monologue jokes for the Late Show with David Letterman for five years.
scripts
Steve Is Straight
Multi-Cam
Sitcom
Steve is strapped for cash and desperate for a side job. When he finds a bartending gig, he takes it - even if the bar is actually be a gay bar, where straight as an arrow Steve does not fit in.
Pick Your Poison
Single-Cam Sitcom
Brooke had big dreams, but settled for a job at the pesticide company her father started. Now he’s retiring and she’s inheriting the family business - and finding herself in way over her head.
Ballistic
Dark Comedy / Drama
Stu’s got an anger problem, and he needs to fix it if he wants to keep his life together. Unfortunately, his therapist - who is supposed to be helping him control his temper - is also a crooked con artist.
spec scripts
The Mandalorian “The Stowaway”
Infinite Jest “Pilot” (part one of a limited series based on the novel by David Foster Wallace)
Veep “Podcast”
I also have a Twitter account with over 4,500 followers. My tweets have been featured at Mic, Time Out New York, and The AV Club. I'm a dedicated part of Gay Twitter, and I often tweet about gay sex, hot guys, or thirst traps. You’ve been warned!
I wrote a Lincoln car commercial for the ad agency AMCI Global. I wrote and directed a play adapted from the George Saunders novel The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. I co-wrote and directed the one-man show “The Mike Hadge Trio” for the New York Fringe Festival.
Welcome to Obelus Incorporated, a seemingly ordinary office building, home to hard-working insects and parasitic employees. There's Abbie, who hacked into her coworker's computer and found something that damaged her sanity. Her boss Owen is starting a cult in the basement. And there's the mysterious young woman who dreams of someday becoming a photocopier. All this while a swarm of wasps turn the entire building into one enormous nest. RE: THE WASPS is a darkly funny horror satire of corporate culture and is available for purchase on Amazon.
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