Fern Brady
- 37 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
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British comedians return to Melbourne International Comedy Festival
British comedians are to return to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the first time in three years after Australia relaxed its Covid rules.
Chortle, 16th February 2022Fern Brady on comedy, autism and intrusive thoughts
Her scathing, surreal standup wowed audiences - and when she was diagnosed as neurodivergent, it started to make more sense to her, too.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 24th January 2022Fern Brady named as Scotland's most influential Twitter user
One tweet earned the the Bathgate-born comedian well over 80,000 likes on the platform.
Peter Cassidy, STV, 22nd December 2021Glasgow International Comedy Festival permanently axed
Organisers at the Scottish Comedy Agency say that after 18 years, they will no longer be staging the annual event after being hammered by Covid.
Chortle, 26th October 2021Fern Brady writing autism memoir
Fern Brady is writing a memoir, focusing on her autism and the sexism that surrounds the condition. Strong Female Character will be published in 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 28th September 2021British As Folk, Dave, review
In the first episode of the new travel show, Darren Harriott, Fern Brady and Ivo Graham visited Leicester but failed to get to the heart of the city.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 14th September 2021TV review: British As Folk, Dave
In a way the programme relies on the chemistry and personalities of the three presenters and there was a bit of a problem here. They were all very different but while they clearly got on, I'm not sure if they gelled in a televisual sense.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th September 2021British As Folk review
As a trip into corners of the UK that are often overlooked by the media - next week the trio's Mystery Machine rolls up to South Wales - it proves is am amiable, and very watchable, affair.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th September 2021British As Folk preview
Hampered by a terrible name, Dave's new travelogue investigating modern Britain is constantly entertaining.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 11th September 2021Fern Brady on returning to the Edinburgh fringe
The festival is back - and so are stage fright and self-loathing. But this year's event has been small and beautiful.
Fern Brady, The Guardian, 13th August 2021