Semifinalist, 2026 Roadmap Writers' Shorts Competition
BIO
Sean Reidy is a Los Angeles-based writer and nerdy genre lover. He currently hosts a horror comedy show at UCB and the Lyric Hyperion titled, "Cackle Freaks." Sean's work has also been selected for The Webbys, Roadmap Writer's Jumpstart Competition, Austin Comedy Festival, Filmmatic TV Pilot Competition, Hollyshorts Film Festival, and more.
He discovered writing at Boston University and continued writing and performing comedy at theaters like Upright Citizen's Brigade, The PIT, and The Pack. But, despite facing years of NYC comedy crowds, he's still what you could charitably call a "people-pleaser" due to being an only child with two parents that suffered from anxiety and depression.
Thankfully, that agreeable nature also gave him a good sense of what makes people tick and insight into human nature (but less sociopathic than that sounds on paper). He uses that insight and his comedic training to write complex, yet relatable characters trying to find their place in the world - usually one set in a genre space.
He's also adopted 2 cats from his sister-in-law and a dog from Roadmap's Joey Tuccio - so if there are any typos an animal probably stepped on his keyboard.