Des Clarke
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- For the TV character see Des Clarke (Neighbours).
Des Clarke is a Scottish television presenter and stand-up comedian from Glasgow, Scotland. He started performing comedy when he was 19 and was a regular on the Glasgow comedy circuit. After winning various awards for his stand-up performances including Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny, BBC's New Comedy and The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards, Des made the move to Radio and TV presenting.
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[edit] Television
Des Clarke was one of the last presenters on ITV's long running children's television show SMTV Live after Ant & Dec left the show to pursue other avenues. He presented the show between March & December 2003.
When SMTV ended, Des went on to appear in BBC One's Live Floor Show as well as hosting Whatever on Sky One and Discovery's Invention SOS. He also fronts the Scottish coverage for BBC One's Children in Need - a telethon which raises millions of pounds for children across the UK.
Des can currently be seen onscreen co-presenting Club Cupid, the adult dating show on STV. He is also making his mark as a sports broadcaster appearing regularly on BBC One Scotland’s flagship football programmes, Offside and Sportscene.
On Hogmanay 2007, Clarke helped STV celebrate its 50th birthday by hosting From SR to Lavvie Heid - How We Made the Break, an affectionate look at the top 50 adverts shown in Scotland since 1957.
[edit] Radio
Des was a DJ on Scottish radio station Beat 106 (now known as XFM Scotland) for three years. He fronted the Breakfast Show and won the Presenter of the Year at the British Radio Awards in 2004.
After leaving Beat 106, Des has since gone on to work with BBC Radio in a number of sitcoms, sketch shows and as a guest panellist.
[edit] Comedy
Des is a regular on the Scottish Comedy circuit and has played venues such as The Stand and Jongleurs. He also performs all over the country and can be regularly seen in Manchester and London, including the Comedy Store.
He has performed sell-out comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2003-2005 and at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival in 2004-2006 as well as playing all over the world, with appearances at the New York, Adelaide, Dubai and Dublin Comedy Festivals.
