Jamie MacDonald (Scottish comedian)

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Jamie MacDonald is a Scottish stand-up comedian from Glasgow. He has written and performed seven critically acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

In 2022 he won the 'Best Presenter' Grierson Award [1] for the BBC 2 documentary Blind Ambition. MacDonald has appeared on Live at the Apollo, [2] QI, Celebrity MasterChef and three times on Have I Got News for You. [3] He has written and performed two series of his radio 4 show Life on the Blink. [4]

MacDonald has the degenerative eye condition retinitis pigmentosa (RP), which he was diagnosed with when he was 16. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Past Awards - 2022". griersontrust.org. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  2. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Live At The Apollo: Series 19, Episode 2 - Joel Dommett, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jamie MacDonald". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  3. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Jamie MacDonald". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  4. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "BBC commissions new radio comedy-drama from Jamie MacDonald : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Connecting with my sight loss led to stand-up stardom | Sight Scotland". sightscotland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-09.


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