Iain Stirling
| Iain Andrew Stirling | |
|---|---|
 Iain Stirling At The Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2011 | |
| Born |
27 January 1988 Edinburgh |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Comedian, presenter |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Iain Andrew Stirling (born 27 January 1988)[1] is a Scottish comedian, writer and television presenter from Edinburgh now based in Manchester.
Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at Edinburgh University, a year which saw him make the final of both the Paramount Funniest Student and Chortle Student Comedian of the Year competitions, he is now a regular on the UK comedy circuit. Having been dubbed one of Scotland's 'Hottest Newcomers' by The Scotsman after his performance in front of 750 people at the Glasgow Fruitmarket,[2] he has progressed at an alarming rate and now gigs all over the UK including The Stand (Glasgow and Edinburgh), The Comedy Store (Manchester and London), Off The Kerb and various smaller clubs. Stirling also appeared in a singing contest in 2002.
After being spotted at a gig, Iain has since presented the CBBC Channel along with his canine sidekick Hacker T. Dog from the CBBC TV show Scoop, and other sidekicks including Dodge the Dog, 'The Toad of Wisdom', and 'Pig With 'Tasche'. He has also worked as a writer on a number of projects for the likes of CBBC and BBC Scotland. He also appeared in Scoop as the postboy in the first four episodes of the new series.[3]
He starred in the 2011 ChrisIsSnowie (A fellow CBBC presenter) mockumentary The Man Who Lives With Puppets.
In August 2009, Iain performed in the final of the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, finishing runner-up to winner Joe Lycett.[4] Iain presents CBBC's show, Help! My Supply Teacher's Magic - the show puts magicians in schools and tricks children into thinking they are teachers. Stirling also presented 12 Again, a show in which celebrities talk about what they were like when they were twelve. Stirling also co-presents All Over the Place. In 2012, he made an appearance on Russell Howard's Good News Extra. On 1 February 2013 Stirling left CBBC. Since October 2012, he has been touring with Russell Kane as a warm up act for 'Posturing Delivery'.
In early October 2013, Stirling began recording a new series for CBBC, The Dog Ate My Homework, a celebrity panel game show due for broadcast on the run-up to Christmas.[5]
References
- ↑ "''CBBC Stars'' - Click "Personal Stuff" for date of birth". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "Theatre - Trilogy: Part Three - News - Scotsman.com". Thescotsman.scotsman.com. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "CBBC Programmes - Scoop, Series 2, Trying My Patients". BBC. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "Student Comedy Award Final 2009's description : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "CBBC commissions panel show for kids". British Comedy Guide. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
Stirling is set to present the 2013 girlguiding Uk "Tartan Gig" at the SECC in August.