Dan Tiernan

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Dan Tiernan
Dan Tiernan at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (cropped).jpg
Born (1996-03-02) March 2, 1996 (age 29)
Stockport, England
Alma materUniversity of Salford
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, actor
Years active2020–present
Notable work"Going Under" (debut Edinburgh Fringe show)
Television Doctors, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
AwardsBritish Comedian of the Year (2022)
BBC New Comedy Award (2022)

Dan Tiernan (born March 1996) [1] is a British stand-up comedian and actor. [2] In 2022, he was named "British Comedian of the Year", and won the BBC New Comedy Award. [3] [4] [5]

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Career

Born in Stockport, [6] Tiernan took a comedy course at age 21. [1]

He won the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club's "Beat the Frog" new stand-up competition in 2020. [7] In 2021, he was a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year at the Leicester Comedy Festival. [8] In September 2023, he portrayed Logan Padmore in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors . [9] In April 2024, he was a guest on the Underground and Underwater episode of QI , and in July 2024, he was a guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown .

In 2023, Tiernan performed his debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, "Going Under", to positive reviews. [10]

Personal life

Tiernan attended Hulme Hall school, and later on the University of Salford. [11]

Tiernan is neurodivergent and dyspraxic. [1] [12] He is gay. [13] He has a younger sister. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ryan, Anya (15 November 2022). "BBC New Comedy Awards winner Dan Tiernan: 'It is the biggest, maddest thing I've done'". BBC Three.
  2. ↑ "Dan Tiernan wins British Comedian Of The Year 2022 competition". British Comedy Guide. 24 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Dan Tiernan wins BBC New Comedy Awards 2022". British Comedy Guide . 9 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "BBC New Comedy Awards 2022, Episode 7 - Cardiff - Grand Final". British Comedy Guide . 9 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Dan Tiernan named British Comedian Of The Year 2022 : News 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle.co.uk .
  6. ↑ "Exclusive: Dan Tiernan reflects on meteoric 2023 rise and admits he 'broke' Doctors". HELLO!. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Dan Tiernan wins Beat The Frog 2020 competition". British Comedy Guide. 3 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year | Leicester Comedy Festival". Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Zara Carmichael BREAKS DOWN over Daniel..." What to Watch . Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Logan, Brian (18 August 2023). "Dan Tiernan: Going Under review – furious fun". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Tiernan, Dan (19 July 2024). 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 26 Episode 1 (video). Channel4. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Fluid Thinking » Dan Tiernan".
  13. ↑ "Dan Tiernan, comedian reviews : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.


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