John F. O'Donnell is an NYC-based, national headlining comedian with over 20 years of experience. He was a correspondent on the comedy news show, ‘Redacted Tonight,’ for 5 years. His recent one hour stand up special, 'The Manic Depressive Chocolate Fountain Operator,' was directed by Brendan Canty of Fugazi and released on the 800 Pound Gorilla Media label. According to the Comedy Central Insider, "John F. O'Donnell is one of the more explosive comics in New York City. On stage, he's like a tightly capped liter of soda filled with lit fireworks."
John has been featured in The New York Times and The LA Times, as well as being one of Comedy Central's Fresh Faces of Comedy. He has performed at a number of comedy festivals around the country and beyond, including San Francisco Sketch Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival, and Limestone Comedy Festival. He's been a favorite guest on the popular podcasts ‘You Made It Weird w/ Pete Holmes,’ ‘RISK! w/ Kevin Allison,’ and ‘Skeptic Tank w/ Ari Shaffir.’
John is the co-creator and host of the 20-city hit show, ’50 First Jokes.’ He also has a podcast called, ‘Take Your Pills, Psychopath!' that uses comedy to destigmatize mental health issues. His newest endeavor is a solo show entitled, ‘I’M ON LITHIUM: A Comedic Journey About Bipolar Disorder,’ which he performs in residency in New York City.
John is proud to be a certified ‘In Our Own Voice’ presenter with NAMI-NYC (National Alliance on Mental Illness-New York City). NAMI is the largest grassroots mental health advocacy organization in the country led by people with lived experience. As an ‘In Our Own Voice’ presenter, John goes to inpatient units and outpatient programs and gives a presentation about his journey of mental health recovery to patients and mental health professionals.
You can watch his standup special here!
