Sean O'Connor (born May 8, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, and producer best known for his work on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Solar Opposites, and Close Enough. He is based out of Los Angeles.
Sean O'Connor | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1985 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Notable work | The Late Late Show with James Corden, Solar Opposites, Close Enough |
| Spouse | Erin Magner |
| Children | 1 |
Career
editComedy
editAfter moving from New York City to Los Angeles in 2011, O'Connor was selected to perform as a "New Face" at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] He has appeared on Conan twice,[2] and had his own Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents,[3]
In 2013, O'Connor released his debut album, James Dean Type on Aspecialthing Records, about which one Paste magazine reviewer said,"The beauty of Sean O'Connor's stand-up lies in the fact that he sounds nothing like a stand-up."[4]
Writing and producing
editTwo weeks after moving to LA, O'Connor was hired as a staff writer on Sports Show with Norm Macdonald.[1] This was the start of a busy career in television comedy writing, including mini-series The Ben Show with Ben Hoffman (2013) and D.I.R.T. Comedy (2013) and full series Lucas Bros. Moving Co. (2014-2015), Major Lazer (2015), Stone Quackers (2014-2015), The New Negroes (2019),[2] What Just Happened??! (2019),[5] and Solar Opposites (2020)—where he was also credited as a consulting producer.[2] He also served as head writer on Norm Macdonald Live (2013-2016) and both Hood Adjacent with James Davis (2017), and Lights Out with David Spade (2020), for which he was also the executive producer.[2]
He wrote for a variety of specials including the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, 2012 ESPY Awards, and Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018).[2] O'Connor created the concept of the House Show—as well as serving on the writing team for three years—for The Late Late Show with James Corden,[6] and most recently has been pulling double duty as the head writer/co-executive producer of A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019 - 2021) and the co-executive producer of HBO Max's animated hit Close Enough,[2] which was renewed for a third season in 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Going Hollywood". The Comic's Comic.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sean O'Connor". IMDb.
- ^ "The Half Hour - Sean O'Connor". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021.
- ^ Ham, Robert (2014-06-12). "Sean O'Connor: James Dean Type Review". Paste Magazine.
- ^ "Fox's Aftershow Parody 'What Just Happened' Adds Co-Host, House Band (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "James Corden hosts 'The Late Late Show' in stranger's home, makes 'Tommy's House' go viral". NY Daily News.
- ^ "HBO Max Orders Three Adult Animated Series, CLONE HIGH, VELMA and FIRED ON MARS, Picks Up Two More Seasons of CLOSE ENOUGH". WarnerMedia.com.