I’m an Irish comedy writer based in Liverpool. I’m passionate about comedy,

with experience writing and performing stand-up, sitcom, sketch comedy and short films.

I like to play with the line between comedy and drama – writing three-dimensional characters facing real problems, but always ensuring that there’s a strong comedic element to my scripts and stories. I’m an accomplished joke writer, and my writing aims

to blend emotional intelligence with a strong sense of playfulness and silliness.

I also have extensive experience as an editor, working for Oxford University Press & Ladybird/Penguin Random House, which ensures I have a keen eye for structure, character and pacing, and in addition to using these in my own writing, I am keen to work with other writers in order to help them improve their scripts.

I am also an experienced audio presenter/producer. I love sitting down with an interesting, creative person, and talking about the things that make them tick. In my radio and podcast work, I have had the opportunity to sit down with some fascinating artists to talk about their influences, their passions and their creative process, and I pride myself on my ability to put an interviewee at ease (particularly in a live studio). When a guest feels comfortable, we are able to have a more relaxed, more illuminating conversation.

I love to come up with interesting formats for conversations – exploring ideas that really allow people to get to the heart of their values, their creativity and their passions.

Having worked with BBC Oxford until the Covid pandemic, I started podcasting with the multi award-winning production company Jericho Comedy.

Currently, I’m presenting and producing The Time Machine Podcast, where I invite guests into my fully-functioning* time machine, and to visit the three points in time that intrigue them most. We’ve had guests travel back to the Jurassic era, the Kennedy assassination, Leeds on NYE 1999, and even to the day the sun’s light dies! I love the format, and I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to speak with some captivating, creative people!

1. Wedding celebrant

   Humanists UK · Sep 2022 - Present

   I write and perform non-religious wedding ceremonies across the UK and Ireland.

2. Editor

   Freelance · Mar 2018 - Present

   I edit a variety of print and digital resources, primarily in educational publishing. I have worked extensively in fiction and non-fiction, and English Language Teaching.

3. Writer

   Freelance · Jan 2009 - Present

   I have written for live performance, audio, and stand-up comedy, for a variety of audiences (children and adults). I primarily write comedy, and have gained a master's degree in Comedy Writing.

4. Presenter/producer

   BBC · Aug 2020 - May 2021

   I presented and produced multiple radio shows for BBC Radio Oxford, including the station's first comedy show and a longform interview format called The Dinner Party, where guests chose their dream dinner party guests. I also contributed to other shows at the station, and covered other presenters' shows. (Contract was ended due to the Covid pandemic changing local radio stations across all of the BBC, and subsequent need for BBC to make efficiency savings meant that my role was cut along with many other presenters/producers.)

5. Commissioning Editor

   Ladybird / Penguin Random House Children's · Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

   I completed a maternity cover contract at Ladybird, working on a range of fiction and non-fiction titles for children learning English as a foreign language. I also worked with colleagues across the Penguin Random House children's division on trade titles, and contributed to a company-wide scheme aimed at encouraging underrepresented communities in publishing.

1. Master's Comedy Writing

   Falmouth University · Jun 2023 - Jun 2025

   I gained a Distinction grade in Falmouth University's MA Comedy Writing. Over the course of two years, I wrote a variety of sitcom, sketch and short film scripts for both screen and audio.

2. BA (Hons) Performing Arts

   University of Winchester · Sep 2005 - Jun 2008