Emer Maguire
Who Emer Maguire is
Emer Maguire is a musical comedian and writer from Strabane in County Tyrone, now based in Belfast, who began performing as a science communicator after winning FameLab UK in 2015 and moved into comedy from there. She hosts Science and Stuff on BBC Radio Ulster, is a double IMRO award winner and a four-time TEDx speaker, was named on Channel 4's list of ten new comedy talents, and in 2025 Channel 4 commissioned her to write and star in the sitcom Socially Awkward. She brought Hilarious Humans to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, has sold out the Ulster Hall, the Mandela Hall and the MAC in Belfast, and her recent shows are Notions and Perfectly Chaotic.
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At a glance
- Based in
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- From
- Strabane
- Podcasts and radio
- Science and Stuff
- On screen
- Socially Awkward
- Official site
- emermaguire.com ↗
- Newest video
- World's Weirdest Pizza Toppings and 100K Followers | EP16 | Class or Pass with Emer Maguire ↗, 12 October 2026
Is Emer Maguire on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean they have stopped touring; their tour page is the place to look for new dates: emermaguire.com ↗.
Last checked 23 October 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Socially Awkward writer and star, Channel 4, commissioned 2025
Podcasts and radio
- Science and Stuff host, BBC Radio Ulster
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Questions and answers
Where is Emer Maguire performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: emermaguire.com ↗.
What podcast do they host?
Science and Stuff.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Socially Awkward (writer and star, Channel 4, commissioned 2025).
Where are they from?
From Strabane.
Where are they based?
Belfast, Northern Ireland, as their record gives it.
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Sources
- Chortle · chortle.co.uk ↗ A musical comedian from Strabane; began as a science communicator after winning FameLab UK in 2015; host of Science and Stuff on BBC Radio Ulster; Socially…
- Official site ↗ Belfast; the shows Notions (2025 and 2026) and Perfectly Chaotic (2026), with a UK and Ireland tour (as of 19 October 2026)
- Galway Comedy Festival (2026) ↗ Tyrone's Emer Maguire; a double IMRO Award winner and four-time TEDx speaker; the BBC's indie Victoria Wood; Channel 4's Top 10 New Comedy Talent list; sold…
Updated 23 October 2026 · the record checked 19 October 2026