British stand-up comedians
42 stand-up comedians whose SUCDb records call them English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish or British, A to Z: each with the line from their record that says so, its source, and their next date where they have one.
British stand-up comedians, A to Z
Each is here because their record says so, in the line beside their name. 4 of them have a date on the Comedy Calendar.
- Alasdair Beckett-King Alasdair Beckett-King is an English stand-up comedian, writer and animator who won the Chortle Awards' Breakthrough Act in 2023 and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year in 2017. Official site (home) ↗
- Alfie Brown Alfie Brown is an English stand-up comedian and writer whose hours of stand-up have played the Edinburgh Fringe and toured, from Soul For Sale and Lunatic to Sensitive Man, Open Hearted Human Enquiry and The Entertainer. British Comedy Guide ↗
- Amy Gledhill Amy Gledhill is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer from Hull, England, whose confessional, saucy storytelling also carries plenty of heart. Edinburgh Comedy Awards — 2024 winners and nominees ↗
- Chris Forbes Chris Forbes is a Scottish stand-up comedian, actor and writer, known on TV for the BBC's Scot Squad, and a multiple Scottish Comedy Awards winner (Best Writer 2014; Best Actor 2016, 2017 and 2018). Chortle ↗
- Chris Turner Chris Turner is a British comedian and freestyle rapper based in New York, where he is a regular headliner at the Comedy Cellar, and his live shows combine freestyle rap, musical comedy, stand-up and improvisation. Official site, about ↗ Next: 13 October 2026 · Funny Bone, Orlando, FL
- Christopher Macarthur-Boyd Christopher Macarthur-Boyd is a Scottish stand-up comedian from Glasgow, known to audiences as CMB, whose relaxed, warm hours of loosely linked routines Chortle has praised as frequently hilarious. BBC Three — BBC New Comedy Awards, 2025, Scotland: Glasgow ↗
- Craig Ferguson Craig Ferguson is a Scottish-American stand-up comedian and television host from Glasgow, known for hosting The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS from 2005 to 2014. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 10 October 2026 · Helium Comedy Club, Alpharetta, GA
- Elf Lyons Elf Lyons is an English comedian and clown whose work spans stand-up, clowning and theatre. Official site (home) ↗
- Elis James Elis James is a Welsh stand-up comedian, actor, writer and broadcaster from Carmarthen whose first language is Welsh. Institute of Welsh Affairs — Next 30 ↗
- Eva Peroni Eva Peroni is a Scottish stand-up comedian from Livingston, now based in Edinburgh. Chortle ↗
- Fin Taylor Fin Taylor is an English stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster who was a Chortle Student Award semi-finalist in 2010, warmed up audiences for BBC2's Never Mind the Buzzcocks and supported Glenn Wool on tour before touring his… British Comedy Guide ↗
- Finlay Christie Finlay Christie is an English stand-up comedian and YouTube sketch-maker whose comedy grows from his life as a member of Gen Z. In 2019, aged 19, he won the So You Think You're Funny? So You Think You're Funny? — past winners ↗
- Gina Yashere Gina Yashere is a British stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer from London who became a star of UK comedy on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and The Lenny Henry Show before reaching the finals of Last Comic Standing… Official site (Biography) ↗
- Harriet Kemsley Harriet Kemsley is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor who won the Funny's Funny competition, Up The Creek's New Act of the Year and the Bath Comedy Festival's New Act Competition in 2012, and was named by Rhod… United Agents ↗
- Hasan Al-Habib Hasan Al-Habib is a British stand-up comedian, writer and actor from Birmingham whose comedy draws on growing up Iraqi in the city. Chambers Management ↗
- Helen Bauer Helen Bauer is a UK stand-up comedian, writer and actor who discovered stand-up in Berlin and honed her act in Germany before bringing it back to Britain. Official site ↗
- Huge Davies Huge Davies is a British stand-up comedian known for dark, deadpan and surreal material delivered with a customised keyboard strapped to him on stage. Official site (About) ↗
- Jack Whitehall Jack Whitehall is an English stand-up comedian, actor and presenter from London whose first solo show, Nearly Rebellious, earned a Best Newcomer nomination at the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 17 October 2026 · Brea Improv, Brea, CA
- Janey Godley Janey Godley was a Scottish stand-up comedian, author and actor from Glasgow's east end. The Guardian — Scottish comedian Janey Godley dies aged 63 ↗
- Josh Pugh Josh Pugh is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer who won the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award in 2015. British Comedy Guide ↗
- Kate Dolan Kate Dolan is an English stand-up comedian whose show Trout won the Comedians' Choice Award for best show at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe. Chortle ↗
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean Kiri Pritchard-McLean is a Welsh stand-up comedian, writer and broadcaster who grew up on a farm on Anglesey. Official site ↗
- Larry Dean Larry Dean is a Scottish stand-up comedian, writer and actor from Glasgow who began performing in 2008 and was named Scottish Comedian of the Year in 2013. Official site (Press kit) ↗
- Madeleine Brettingham Madeleine Brettingham is a British stand-up comedian and comedy writer based in London, whose television writing credits include Frankie Boyle's New World Order, Would I Lie To You?, Have I Got News For You, That Mitchell and… Official site ↗
- Mark Nelson Mark Nelson is a Scottish stand-up comedian who won the first Scottish Comedian of the Year award in 2006, about a year after his first open spot, and has since been named Best Headliner five times at the Scottish Comedy Awards. Chortle ↗
- Mark Simmons Mark Simmons is a UK stand-up comedian celebrated as a master of the one-liner, mixing crafted gags with jokes made up on the spot from audience suggestions. About ↗
- Mat Ewins Mat Ewins is a UK comedian known for silly, inventive multimedia comedy, building live games, animations, video stunts and playable video-game parodies into his stage shows. Official site ↗
- Mo Gilligan Mo Gilligan is a British stand-up comedian and television presenter from London, born in Lambeth and raised partly in Camberwell. Official site ↗
- Paul Foot Paul Foot is an English stand-up comedian, born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, known for surreal, unpredictable and gleefully strange stand-up. ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards — winners, short-lists and long-lists ↗
- Paul Hilleard Paul Hilleard is a Welsh stand-up comedian from Pontypridd, an offbeat storyteller whose dry, surreal comedy draws on the post-industrial Valleys town he grew up in. BBC — New Comedy Awards 2025, the grand final ↗
- Phil Ellis Phil Ellis is a UK stand-up comedian known for joyfully chaotic, silly shows that mix off-beat observation with physical comedy, and a contestant on the twentieth series of Channel 4's Taskmaster in 2025. Official site ↗
- Rhod Gilbert Rhod Gilbert is a Welsh stand-up comedian and presenter, born in Carmarthen on 18 October 1968, who started in stand-up in early 2002 after working as a market researcher in London. BBC Wales Arts ↗
- Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais is an English comedian, actor, writer and director from Reading who co-created and starred in The Office and Extras with Stephen Merchant and later created Derek and After Life. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 12 October 2026 · O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Russell Howard Russell Howard is an English stand-up comedian and one of the UK's most successful, with more than two million tickets sold worldwide and over a billion views of his clips. Official site (About) ↗
- Sam Eley Sam Eley is a UK stand-up comedian and writer who performs as Basil Crumbwick, a character in an outsized papier-mâché head. Chortle ↗
- Sam Nicoresti Sam Nicoresti is a trans stand-up comedian from Birmingham, England, known for theatrical, surreal hours about body horror, cosmic dread, frogs and skirt suits. Official site (About) ↗
- Sean Lock Sean Lock was an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor, born in Chertsey, Surrey, and raised in Woking, known for his deadpan observational comedy. The Guardian ↗
- Seann Walsh Seann Walsh is an English stand-up comedian whose agent quotes The Guardian calling him the best observational comedian of his generation. Official site (tour dates) ↗
- Stuart Goldsmith Stuart Goldsmith is a British stand-up comedian who describes himself as a climate comedian, and the host since 2012 of The Comedian's Comedian podcast, for which he has interviewed more than 500 comedians about how they work. Official site ↗
- Suzi Ruffell Suzi Ruffell is a British stand-up comedian, presenter and writer known for five sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and a National Comedy Awards nomination for Best Stand-Up Show. Official site ↗
- Tiff Stevenson Tiff Stevenson is an English stand-up comedian and actor who won the Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe Award in 2012. British Comedy Guide — Tiffany Stevenson ↗
- Wyn Calvin Wyn Calvin was a Welsh comedian and entertainer, billed as the Welsh Prince of Laughter, born in Narberth in August 1925 and raised in Cardiff. Nation.Cymru — One of Wales' greatest entertainers Wyn Calvin has died ↗
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Updated 10 October 2026