Literary Lunch with John O'Farrell

The British author and comedy scriptwriter will walk the audience through 25 years of comedy: from aspiring radio sketch writer, to penning jokes for Chicken Run and conference speeches for Labour Prime Ministers.

A light lunch will be served during the talk and a book-signing will follow. For table requests, please email [email protected].

About JOHN O’FARRELL: John O’Farrell is one of Britain’s most popular comic authors, whose best-selling titles include An Utterly Impartial History of Britain, Things Can Only Get Better, and his most recent novel, The Man Who Forgot His Wife. He was one of the lead writers on Spitting Image and co-wrote the ‘Head to Heads’ for Smith and Jones. He has published three volumes of his popular Guardian column and is the founder and editor of the satirical website NewsBiscuit. He is now a regular guest on such shows as Have I Got News For You, Newsnight Review, Question Time and Grumpy Old Men. From 2012-13, John O'Farrell was a First Story Writer-in-Residence at Burlington Danes Academy.

All proceeds from the event are in support of First Story's creative-writing programme in challenging UK secondary schools.