Donna McPhail
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Donna McPhail is a British journalist, and was formerly a television presenter and stand-up comedian.
McPhail is from London and was noted for her stand-up comedy in the 1990s, most prominently in her nomination for the Perrier Comedy Award in 1993.
McPhail is also well-known for being the host of BBC Two's The Sunday Show (1995–1996), which was a lively studio-based comedy programme which also starred Katie Puckrik, Paul Kaye (in his Dennis Pennis persona) 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 Television)
- The Comedy Club (London Weekend Television)
- Have I Got News For You (BBC)
- Without Walls (Channel 4)
- Edinburgh Nights (BBC)
- Reportage (BBC)
- Just For Laughs (Channel 4 & CBC)
- The Stand-Up Show (BBC)
- Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC)
[edit] Radio credits
- Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4)
- Loose Talk (BBC Radio 1)
- Room 101 (BBC Radio 5)
- The Mark Radcliffe Show (BBC Radio 1)
- Woman's Hour (BBC Radio 4)
- Missed Demeanours (BBC 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.
