Donna McPhail
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Donna McPhail is a former British television presenter and stand up comedian, now a journalist.
McPhail is from London and was noted for her stand-up comedy in the 1990s, culminating in her nomination for the Perrier Comedy Award in 1993.
McPhail is also well-known for being the host of BBC2's The Sunday Show 1995-1996, which was a lively studio-based comedy show which also starred Katie Puckrik, Paul Kaye (AKA. Dennis Pennis) and Paul Tonkinson.
McPhail, who is regarded as an outspoken "laddette" lesbian, now writes a monthly column for Diva, the UK's bestselling magazine for lesbians.
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[edit] Television appearances
- StandUp (Granada)
- The Comedy Club (LWT)
- Have I Got News For You (BBC)
- Without Walls (Ch 4)
- Edinburgh Nights (BBC)
- Reportage (BBC)
- Just For Laughs (Ch 4 & CBC)
- The Stand-Up Show (BBC)
[edit] Radio credits
- Loose Ends (Radio 4)
- Loose Talk (Radio 1)
- The Mark Radcliffe Show (Radio 1)
- Women’s Hour (Radio 4)
- Missed Demeanours (Radio 4)
- Currently presents her own show on GLR.
- Co-wrote and presented two series of Windbags with Jo Brand for BBC Radio 1.
- The Mary Whitehouse Experience (BBC Radio 1)
[edit] Stand-up comedy
- Melbourne Comedy Festival.
- Montreal Just For Laughs Festival
- Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
- A nationwide tour in spring 1996, that culminated in two sell-out performances at the Duke of York Theatre in London.