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.

[edit] References