Award-Winning Stand-Up Comedian, Edinburgh Festival Performer, BBC Radio Contributor, Comedy Writer & International Headliner

John Scott first stepped on stage as a stand up in May 1999 at the Stand comedy club. The promoters of the club were so impressed with his debut they asked him to participate in their Edinburgh festival Fringe show Stand up Scotland and two months later he found himself participating in the first of his six Edinburgh runs.

From this instantly positive begging John then became a member of the comedy sketch troupe Fish Supper appearing alongside Miles Jupp, Julie Coombe and Leighton Calvert. This show had three very successful fringe runs and garnered excellent reviews. They eventually made it to the pilot stage with BBC Scotland but due to outside commitments the troupe disbanded.

From there John participated in two more Fringe runs, firstly in the show Mongrel Nation alongside Scots comic Saj Shaudry. Another well received show that took a satirical look at nationalism and multiculturalism within the Scottish identity.

His final fringe run saw him reunited with writer performer Leighton Calvert in the satirical show British Television Explained. It was shortly after his final fringe that John decided to move to England and pursue a full time career as a stand-up comic. Just prior to departing he managed to win the Scottish segment of The Spike Milligan Award for new talent.

Within a year of arriving he was hosting and headlining many of the established clubs on the British circuit. Outside of the UK he has worked in many parts of Europe and as far afield as the Middle East and Australia.

In 2010 John made a return to the Edinburgh festival to participate in Take the Mike. This showcase offered the biggest cash prize of any competition at the festival and after a week of competition he walked away with the twelve thousand pounds. Since then he has completed another two solo Edinburgh runs and a critically acclaimed run at the Adelaide festival.

More recently John was chosen from over 200 applicants to participate in the BBC’s Jesting About project, a showcase for comedy writers and performers from the North East. The radio sketch show he was involved in is at this moment being considered for a BBC radio 4 slot. 

John has also been asked to participate in a year long internship with BBC radio Scotland. He is to be put to work writing and performing on a variety of radio work with a long term outcome of producing a topical humour show revolving around the 2014 Scottish elections and the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

Outside awards and fringe runs as a comic John has hosted shows for such established names as Ross Noble, Michael Macintyre, Reginald D Hunter and many more. He also works extensively on the corporate circuit and has appeared alongside such names as Jack Charlton, Peter Shilton, Nick Leeson (Rouge Trader) and again many more.

His TV and Radio work includes Radio Scotland’s Fred Macaulay show, BBC Radio Newcastle (Various) The Hour, Edinburgh Nights, The Rovers Pub Quiz and Late Nite. As a writer he has contributed to Top 50 Greatest Scots, The Live Floorshow and has recently been asked to contribute to a new comedy show for BBC radio Newcastle.

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