One of scotland's most prolific comedians - Founding member of The Funny Farm, and compere of the Scottish Television series of the same name for over five years.
has performed all over the world for the past 25 years, with blistering reviews in Australia, Jakarta, Shahghai, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Dubai and throughout the UK comedy scene, including performance at The London Palladium supporting Jackie Mason, and at every major Rock festival and Comedy Festival in the UK
A regular headline act and compere, throughout the UK, including the Jongleurs and Highlight comedy club circuit
has also appeared in Rab C Nesbitt, The BBC Comedy Floorshow, The McMeanies, The Basement, and alongside Robert Duvall in the feature film "A Shot At Glory"
Bridget Deane
"Universally respected as one of the best comperes
and headline acts in the business"
"His machine-gun delivery and inexhaustible material bank
are guaranteed to make you laugh like a drain"
CIARAN WOODS
I have a genuinely hot tip for the Glasgow Comedy Festival!
He rolls up like an ageing rock star. He's all dyed hair and leather, and behind his shades you quickly discover his mind is brighter and sharper than most men half his age.
Deliciously adolescent, this self-confessed ‘Ned’ boasts humour that’s filthy and clever. He buzzes with feverish delight at his job.
Blindsiding you with insights that play on your mind long after you’ve left the venue, he has a dark charisma that pulls it all together.
He’s no role model for your kids, but he’s funny, slick, and he loves what he does.
4 STARS
John Burns
One of the most experienced stand ups on the Scottish circuit, had the audience in hysterical laughter from the moment he stepped on to the stage. To call him a “veteran” comedian might suggest he is over the hill like an aging boxer, but that is far from the truth as this “veteran” is still at the top of his game and punches way over his weight.
His observations on Scottish culture were shrewd, unnervingly accurate, and delivered with such impeccable comic timing that you never see them coming.
Exploded on to the stage and the audience were reeling from the beginning to the end. There is filth, yes, although it is good filth, but more than that this is a comedian with something to say. There is a depth to his comedy, something rarely seen on stage today.
He has no time for middle class comedians who use the poor of Scotland’s cities as cannon fodder for their humour. What he points out is that the time has surely passed for endless Ned jokes about people who live in grinding poverty. It’s time Rab C Nesbitt hung his vest up for good and wandered back to the wine bar where he was born.
On Thursday night was a comedian at the very top of his game, searingly funny and provocative and a joy to watch.