FRED MACAULAY

Fred MacAulay

 

 

Fred is one of Scotland's best loved comedians who began his comedy career at the age of 31 making a dramatic move from his former occupation - an accountant. He has regularly performed at the Edinburgh Festival and toured with his own stand up show as well as appearing at the JUST FOR LAUGHS Festival in Montreal. He has made many guest appearances on shows such as HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU and THEY THINK IT'S ALL OVER before co-hosting the hugely popular MCCOIST AND MACAULAY. In addition, Fred has been involved in more than ten series with the BBC in Scotland and the UK. He has hosted BBC Radio Scotland's morning show since 1997 and is a regular panelist on the prestigious Radio 4 production THE NEWS QUIZ, also appearing on JUST A MINUTE and I'M SORRY I HAVEN"T A CLUE. He is much in demand for after dinner entertainment and awards presentations throughout the UK and his work has also taken him to America, France, Hong Kong, Sweden, Iceland and Australia. Married with three children, Fred's a keen skier and a golfer with a temporarily high handicap and is currently Rector of Dundee University.

Work includes:

TELEVISION    
     
MOCK THE WEEK Angst Productions for BBC2 2007
COMEDY MAP OF BRITAIN BBC2 2007
FAME ACADEMY Initial for BBC1 2007
CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF Shine for BBC1 2006
TRADING STANDARDS / Narrator BBC Scotland 2005
THE WORLD STANDS UP / Guest Paramount Comedy Channel 2005
FRED MACAULAY'S FRINGE / Host Scottish TV 2003-2004
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW / Guest SMG for ITV1 2004
QI / Guest Talkback for BBC2 2004
THEY THINK IT'S ALL OVER / Guest Talkback for BBC1 1997-2003
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU / Guest Hat Trick for BBC2 1995-2003
CALEDONIA MACBRAINS / Team Captain BBC Scotland (2 Series) 2001-2002
IT'S ONLY TV BUT I LIKE IT / Guest Open Mike for BBC1 2001
SIMPLY FRED / Presenter BBC Scotland 2000
HEAD ON COMEDY / Guest Assembly for BBC 2000
HOOTS / Presenter Wark Clements for BBC Scotland 2000
2000 TODAY / Co-Presenter BBC1 2000
LIFE ACCORDING TO FRED / Presenter
BBC Scotland (2 Series) 1999-2000
McCOIST AND MACAULAY / Co-Host
BBC Scotland for BBC1 (3 Series and World Cup Special) 1997-1999
NEW YEAR LIVE / Co-host BBC1 1999
IF I RULED THE WORLD / Guest BBC2 1998
THE 11 O'CLOCK SHOW / Co-Host Talkback for Channel 4 1998
BEST SHOW IN THE WORLD...PROBABLY / Team Captain
BBC 1998
NOT THE JACK DOCHERTY SHOW / Guest Host Channel 5 1997
A GAME OF TWO HALVES / Team Captain STV 1996
     
RADIO    
     
THE FRED MACAULAY SHOW / Host BBC Radio Scotland

1997-2008
JUST A MINUTE / Guest BBC Radio 4 1995-2007
THE NEWS QUIZ / Guest BBC Radio 4 1996-2007
CLIVE ANDERSONS CHAT ROOM / Guest Above the Title for Radio 4 2004-2007
BEAT THE KIDS / Guest BBC Radio 4 2003
I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE / Guest BBC Radio 4 2000
THE TREATMENT / Guest BBC Radio 5 1994-1999
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