John Osborne (born 15 December 1981) writes books, scripts and stories for Radio 4. He co-created the Sky 1 sitcom After Hours. He is based in Norwich, United Kingdom and studied at the University of East Anglia. He created the sell out Edinburgh show John Peel's Shed and has written and performed six half hours storytelling shows for Radio 4. His third book, Don't Need the Sunshine, was published by AA Publishing in May 2013 and was adapted for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.