Christopher Macarthur-Boyd
Stand-up comedian

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

Also known as Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and CMB

Who Christopher Macarthur-Boyd is

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. A finalist in So You Think You're Funny? in 2014, he released the specials Oh No, recorded at Monkey Barrel Comedy in Edinburgh (800 Pound Gorilla, 2024), and Scary Times, recorded at the Pavilion in Glasgow and premiered on Some Laugh's YouTube channel on 22 June 2025.

His 2025 Edinburgh Fringe hour Howling at the Moon sold out its run, was nominated for the Malcolm Hardee Award for the Act That Should Make a Million Quid and long-listed for Best Show at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and toured on to the 2026 Machynlleth Comedy Festival on 3 May 2026. He hosted the Glasgow heat of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2025 on BBC Three, has appeared on Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Scotland Stands Up, and co-hosts the podcast Here Comes The Guillotine with Frankie Boyle and Susie McCabe. He has opened for Kevin Bridges, Shane Gillis and David Cross.

At a glance

Stand-up specials
Oh No and Scary Times
Podcasts
Here Comes The Guillotine and Shooting Ropes
On screen
BBC New Comedy Awards 2025, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Scotland Stands Up
Official site
christophermacarthurboyd.substack.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: christophermacarthurboyd.substack.com ↗.

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

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Career timeline

  1. 2024Oh No (800 Pound Gorilla, 2024) Special
  2. 2025Scary Times (Some Laugh, YouTube, 2025) Special
  3. 2025BBC New Comedy Awards 2025 (host, Scotland: Glasgow heat, BBC Three) On screen

Questions and answers

Where is Christopher Macarthur-Boyd performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: christophermacarthurboyd.substack.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Oh No and Scary Times.

What podcasts do they host?

Here Comes The Guillotine and Shooting Ropes.

What TV shows and films are they in?

BBC New Comedy Awards 2025, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Scotland Stands Up.

Who are some comedians like them?

Susie McCabe (also in Frankie Boyle's New World Order) and Madeleine Brettingham (also in Frankie Boyle's New World Order).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

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Sources

Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 6 October 2026