Mark O'Sullivan
- Actor, writer and director
Press clippings
My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
O'Sullivan has done something really memorable here, breaking down a taboo using humour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th May 2024My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
Is humour hardwired into us? This powerful documentary - about comic Mark O'Sullivan creating a TV show from his childhood trauma - makes you think it might be.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 28th May 2024My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
Mark O'Sullivan grapples with the sexual abuse he experienced as a child in a compelling programme that's part documentary, part sitcom and part public therapy session.
Katie Rosseinsky, The Independent, 28th May 2024My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
Mark O'Sullivan's comedy documentary was confronting, funny and raw.
Emily Watkins, i Newspaper, 28th May 2024My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
Mark O'Sullivan explored his childhood abuse by turning it into a knockabout family sitcom.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 28th May 2024"It helped me through dark moments": the male comedians turning their trauma into TV
After the runaway success of Richard Gadd's Baby Reindeer, fellow standup Mark O'Sullivan has a new sitcom about personal pain.
Michael Hogan, The Observer, 26th May 2024'My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom' to air on Channel 4
Channel 4 is to air a "bold and moving" documentary which follows comedian Mark O'Sullivan as he writes and directs a studio audience sitcom about the sexual abuse he survived as a child.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2024Anna Morris to record Radio 4 stand-up special
Anna Morris has landed her debut stand-up special on Radio 4. She is also working on two sitcoms for Channel 4 with Lee And Dean co-creator Mark O'Sullivan, and has a number of other projects in development.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2020Channel 4 passes on Lee And Dean Series 3
The creators of Channel 4 sitcom Lee And Dean have revealed the sitcom has ended after two series, as it didn't get enough viewers to guarantee a Series 3.
British Comedy Guide, 14th April 2020Facebook cabaret, gamer gags and a WhatsApp panel show
From Iain Stirling's Fifa banter to Jayde Adams live from her lounge, comedians isolated by the lockdown are reaching audiences online.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 9th April 2020