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Iain Stirling | |
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 Stirling signing autographs, 2010 | |
| Born | Iain Andrew Stirling 27 January 1988 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Education | Liberton High School |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (LLB) |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, presenter, voice over narrator |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Iain Andrew Stirling (born 27 January 1988) [1] is a Scottish comedian, writer, television presenter, narrator and Twitch streamer from Edinburgh, Scotland.
Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at the University of Edinburgh, a year which saw him make the final of both the Paramount Funniest Student and Chortle Student Comedian of the Year competitions, Stirling is a regular on the UK comedy circuit. Having been dubbed one of Scotland's 'Hottest Newcomers' by The Scotsman after his performance in front of 750 people at the Glasgow Fruitmarket, [2] he now gigs all over the UK including The Stand (Edinburgh and Glasgow), The Comedy Store (Manchester and London), Off the Kerb and various smaller clubs.
In August 2009, Stirling performed in the final of the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, finishing runner-up to winner Joe Lycett. [3]
After being spotted at a gig, Stirling presented the CBBC Channel along with his canine sidekick Hacker T Dog from the CBBC TV show Scoop , and other sidekicks including Dodge the Dog, 'The Toad of Wisdom', and 'Pig with 'Tasche'. He has also worked as a writer on a number of projects for the likes of CBBC and BBC Scotland. He also appeared in Scoop as the postboy in the first four episodes of the series. [4]
In early October 2013, Stirling began recording for a new series for CBBC, The Dog Ate My Homework , which was commissioned as the CBBC answer to Mock the Week . [5] The show features two teams of comedians or celebrities and a child as team leader. Stirling hosts the show of "off-the-wall questions, nonsensical studio games, and slapstick challenges". [6] He was nominated for a BAFTA in 2014 for best children's presenter for his hosting of the programme for two series. [7]
In 2012, Stirling appeared on Russell Howard's Good News . [8] In June 2015, Stirling became the narrator of the ITV2 reality series Love Island , [9] In 2017, he began hosting the comedy game show CelebAbility . Stirling hosted Scotland's Big Night Out on 31 December 2017, as part of BBC Scotland's Hogmanay 2017. [10] In February 2019, it was announced that Stirling would be a contestant on the eighth series of Taskmaster . [11] He was also the host of the first programme on the BBC Scotland channel, A Night at the Theatre. [12]
In April–May 2019, over six episodes, Stirling featured as one of the six comedians on the TV show Comedy Bus, in which each comedian took the others back to their home towns; Stirling took the group back to his native Edinburgh. [13]
On 19 November 2020, Stirling featured as a panellist on the ITV Daytime show, Loose Women , and made history as being part of the show's first all male panel in the show's 21 year history. [14]
Since June 2020, Stirling has appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox , alongside his wife, Laura Whitmore. [15]
Stirling created a sitcom with Steve Bugeja. Buffering aired on ITV2 in summer 2021, [16] and ran for two series until 2023.[ citation needed ]
Stirling operates his own channel on the internet streaming service Twitch, in which he interacts with viewers whilst playing video games such as FIFA. [17] As of October 2021, his channel has grown to over 65,000 followers. [18]
In June 2022, Stirling and his wife Laura Whitmore started a true crime podcast together called Partners in Crime. [19] , it has not released an episode since April 2023. In November 2023, they launched Murder They Wrote, a similar podcast on BBC Sounds. [20]
In February 2023, Stirling appeared in a video by the Sidemen called "The Roast of the Sidemen 2". Stirling appeared in another video by them in January 2024, called "Sidemen $100,000 Ultimate Hide & Seek".
In 2020, Stirling married presenter, model and actress Laura Whitmore in a humanist ceremony at Dublin City Hall. [21] Whitmore gave birth to the couple's daughter, Stevie Re, in late March 2021. [22]
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