Christopher Macarthur-Boyd
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Gray day for comedy festival in artist tribute
Three comedians walked into an archive. Not the beginning of a joke but a new collaboration between the Glasgow International Comedy Festival and the Alasdair Gray archive which they hope will result in some original - and funny - new material.
Pauline McLean, BBC, 6th December 2024Christopher MacArthur-Boyd: We can't let a**eholes own dark comedy
The phrase "if you don't laugh, you'll cry" has been used for as long as you can remember, but recently it has felt a bit too much like all cry and no laughing. Everything's more expensive, everything's slightly worse, the future is not bright - we are living in scary times. Cue Christopher Macarthur-Boyd.
Josh Carmichael, The Herald, 13th October 2024Christopher Macarthur-Boyd to host Scotland Stands Up 2024
Scotland Stands Up is set to return to TV for another episode, with Christopher Macarthur-Boyd hosting and Iain Stirling, Susan Riddell, Stephen Buchanan and Elaine Malcolmson on the bill.
British Comedy Guide, 11th October 2024Life according to... Christopher Macarthur-Boyd
"I'd rather fail at doing something big than do something wee quite easily."
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 22nd April 2024Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced
Julia Masli, Ian Smith, Ahir Shah, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paddy Young and Sam Campbell are amongst the comedians nominated in the 2024 Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2024Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe & Chris MacArthur-Boyd launch dark podcast
Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd are launching Here Comes The Guillotine, a new podcast sharing the Glaswegian trio's "subversive and darkly funny opinions". Meanwhile, John Luke-Roberts and John Robins and Elis James are also relaunching their podcasts.
British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2024Christopher Macarthur-Boyd releases stand-up special online
Oh No, the first stand-up special from Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, is now available to download or stream.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd January 2024Fern Brady & fellow comedians dominate The List magazine's Hot 100
Comedians dominate Scottish culture magazine The List's Hot 100 creative movers and shakers, with Fern Brady in the number 2 position, Marjolein Robertson at 3 and Kieran Hodgson at 9.
British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2023Comedians' Choice Awards 2023 winners
Julia Masli, Sid Singh and Lydia Mason have been voted as the winners of The Comedians' Choice Awards 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2023Edinburgh Fringe 2023: The best shows to see, from Frank Skinner to Megan Stalter
As the annual festival returns, here are this year's best comedy, and theatre and dance shows.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 4th August 2023