Susan Calman
Susan Calman

Susan Calman

  • 49 years old
  • Scottish
  • Stand-up comedian and actor

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20 names we'd like to see on Taskmaster

Which comics would you like to see on the show? Here are some name we think would make excellent competitors.

Chortle, 3rd March 2021

Susan Calman denies being on The Masked Singer

The Scots TV star said it was the 'most flattering rumour ever spread' but assured viewers they're barking up the wrong tree by guessing she's taking part on the ITV singing contest.

Magdalene Dalziel, Daily Record, 8th January 2021

The stand-ups who took over children's TV

Is performing for young audiences easier? Far from it say the comedians who do clubs at night and CBBC shows by day.

Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 10th September 2020

Inside Glasgow's upfront comedy scene

Wit and four-letter artistry have made Glasgow a comedy stronghold - and with the clubs shut, the laughs are going online.

Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 19th April 2020

Susan Calman to host BBC Scotland series from her home

BBC Scotland is to broadcast Socially Distant With Susan Calman, a topical six-part series which the comedian will present from her back garden.

British Comedy Guide, 27th March 2020

Susan Calman to take over Jane McDonald's travel shows

Susan Calman is to take over from Jane McDonald as the presenter of Channel 5's travel shows Cruising With and Holidaying With.

British Comedy Guide, 4th March 2020

Comedy inspiration was the theme of The Essay: Top of the Bill (Radio 3, Monday to Friday) all last week, as five comedians and writers talked about the defining moment in their lives that made them turn to comedy. The best episode was Susan Calman's.

She recalled the life-changing moment she saw An Audience with Victoria Wood as a young girl: "I don't think a more perfect piece of comedy has ever been produced," Calman said, with awe and joy streaming through her voice as she remembered Wood's famously frisky Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let's Do It). It was delicious to revisit Wood's genius, and the whole series was a warming, invigorating study of laughter and influence. Letting comedians be serious, and to talk at length about their personal heroes, may have been the real risk this week, but it was one worth taking.

Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 26th February 2020

Comics up for British LGBT Awards

Hannah Gadsby, Joe Lycett, Susan Calman and Suzi Ruffell all nominated.

Chortle, 11th February 2020

Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 winners revealed

The results of the 14th annual Comedy.co.uk Awards have been revealed. Good Omens, After Life, Susan Calman and Would I Lie To You? are amongst the winners.

British Comedy Guide, 27th January 2020

Susan Calman taking over BBC's Hogmanay coverage

Susan Calman is to take over from Jackie Bird as the host of BBC Scotland's Hogmanay coverage.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 6th November 2019