- 15th September via Beyond The Joke: Acts announced for BBC stand up shows
- 23rd August via The Scotsman: Stand Comedy Club starts redundancy process
- 22nd August via Beyond The Joke: Comedians rally to support The Stand comedy clubs
- 29th July via BBC: New BBC comedy podcast Wheel Of Misfortune announced
- 29th July via The Scotsman: Line-up for 1st virtual Fringe show revealed
- 9th June: Scottish Comedy Awards 2020 nominations
Fern Brady is a Scottish comedian and writer. A regular on comedy panel shows such as The News Quiz and The Now Show, her 2017 stand-up show, Suffer, Fools!, was filmed live for the BBC.
Biography
Born in Bathgate, West Lothian, Fern Brady graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Arabic and Islamic History at the University of Edinburgh, after which she trained to become a journalist. However, when an intern at Fest Magazine, a free magazine covering the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, she was tasked with the job of writing an article about a comedy critic trying stand-up for the first time. This was the impetus she needed to realise her true dream of becoming a live comedian herself.
After placing joint-third in So You Think You're Funny? at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe, has went on to appear regularly on topical panel shows such as 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, and The Russell Howard Hour.
Her Fringe stand-up shows include People Are Idiots (2015), Male Comedienne (2016), and Suffer, Fools! (2017), the last of which was filmed for Live From The BBC in 2019.
Known for a brutal, cutting turn of phrase that rips through the noise, she has appeared on many radio programmes such as The Now Show and News Quiz.
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Scottish Comedy Awards 2020 - Best Solo Tour / Festival Show: Nominee
- So You Think You're Funny? 2011 - Main Prize: Nominee
Awards
Credits
Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Fern Brady on IMDb