Writer, Author, Bond Fan
Mark O’Connell is a comedy writer. He has written for a range of top comedy actors, directors and performers including the legendary Ronnie Corbett, plus numerous sketch shows, sitcom projects, stand-up acts, promos and online shorts. His work features on the BBC, Channel Four, Five, various Edinburgh Fringe productions and various comedy and film festivals. He has worked with leading comedy names, such as Jon Plowman, John Sullivan, Paul Mendelson, and Jonathan Harvey (who Mark featured alongside in a BBC3 The Last Laugh documentary about gay comedy).
Mark has won the Jerwood Film Prize for Skedaddle, the Lloyds Bank Film Challenge for Carrying Dad, one ninth of a BAFTA, repeat praise from Time Out and the Coen Brothers, plus a Five Star album from a local radio phone-in he has yet to receive.
He was also chosen by London 2012 and BT to be one of the official Storytellers of the London Olympics.
CATCHING BULLETS - MEMOIRS OF A BOND FAN is his debut book. It has received great reviews, a starry line up of contributors and was shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2013.
O'Connell is working on a second book.
EXT. STREET – NIGHT
The IRIS opens on a sea of black umbrellas under a wintry snow flurry as THREE WHITE UMBRELLAS push left to right like white dots dancing across a darkened movie screen…
2025 promises to be a big 007-shaped one for this bullet catcher so a massive SEASONS GREETINGS to all Bond pals, fans, colleagues, creatives, artists and global allies!
Art / Mark O’Connell
Just getting into the #BondSky beat here. This bullet catcher is now on BlueSky!
I have also curated a growing list of all the best James Bond, 007, spy, movie, pop-culture, LGBTQ and creative minds out there on this starter pack:
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