David Eagle (singer)

Not to be confused with David J. Eagle.

David Eagle (born 1985) is a comedian, singer and musician from Hartlepool, England.

Eagle began his performing career as part of the folk group The Young'uns. The band won Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2015 and 2016. ^{[1] [2]} With The Young'uns, he performed as part of the 40th Anniversary Tour of Peter Bellamy's The Transports.

Eagle has been blind since he was nine months old, ^[3] often using it for comic effect both during The Young'uns and stand up gigs:

"At a London gig a couple of years back, Eagle, who is blind, walked on stage, collided with the microphone and shot back: “I’m not blind really. I’m just doing it for effect.” Revealing now that, on another occasion, he fell off the stage, he says: “I love it when something happens. I mean, obviously, it hurts. But how can you do a bad gig with an opening like that, when people are laughing before the first song?”" ^[4]

Eagle began performing stand up in 2018. In November 2018, he won the title of "Nottingham Comedy Festival New Comedian of the Year". ^[5] In April 2019, Eagle won the Bath Comedy Festival New Act Competition.^{[ citation needed ]} In December 2019, he won the prestigious Leicester Square Theatre's New Comedian of the Year. ^{[6] [7]} He was second place in The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year competition 2019. ^{[8] [9]}

Eagle was featured on three episodes of the flagship Radio 4 comedy show The Now Show. ^[10] His debut TV performance was on Rosie Jones' Disability Comedy Extravaganza in August 2024. ^{[11] [12]} His debut Edinburgh Fringe Show "The Eagle Is Candid" gained Eagle a nomination for Best Show and won the Spirit of the Fringe award, ^{[13] [14] [15]} previous winners including The Flight of the Concords, The League of Gentlemen, Stewart Lee, Ross Noble and Phil Nichol. He also won the Visually Imapired Excellence Award from the Neurodiverse Review Awards at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

David Eagle is married to Ellie Eagle-Skinner, together they host The David Eagle Podcast. One episode includes their wedding being interrupted by Extinction Rebellion protesting in Sheffield. ^[16]

References

1. "BBC Radio 2 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2015, Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 - Folk Awards 2015 - The Winners!". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
2. Irwin, Colin (2015-05-28). "The Young'uns review – an irresistible set from the folk group of the year". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-22.
3. Folkall (2015-04-25). "Folk All: THE YOUNG'UNS". Folk All. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
4. Simpson, Dave (2017-10-11). "The Young'uns: 'We were out busking and a bystander said, "Shut up singing or I'll glass you"'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-22.
5. peterfox76 (2018-11-08). "Nottingham Comedy Festival new comedian of the Year". nottscomedyreview. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
6. "Museum of Comedy - New Comedian of the Year". www.museumofcomedy.com. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
7. Dessau, Bruce (2019-12-17). "David Eagle triumphs in New Comedian of the Year final". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
8. Bennett, Steve. "Great Yorkshire Fringe crowns its comedian of the year : News 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
9. "Review: Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019". Yorkshire Post. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
10. "BBC Radio 4 - The Now Show, Series 62, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
11. Guide, British Comedy. "Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza: Series 3 - Episode". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
12. "Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza - Apple TV (UK)". Apple TV. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
13. Stephen, Phyllis (2024-08-22). "Fringe 2024 - The Eagle is Candid wins Spirit of the Fringe". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
14. Bennett, Steve. "'Spirit of the Fringe' awards for Elf Lyons and David Eagle : Other news 2024 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
15. "Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Awards: All the prizes handed out this year". The Scotsman. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
16. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CWbdbMmtO61VBaVwx6x82?si=eXqFCanWQ6-82s7QSnckHQ