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Fern Brady
Fern Brady

Fern Brady

  • 38 years old
  • Scottish
  • Writer, stand-up comedian and actor

Fern Brady features

Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright. Image shows left to right: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith. Credit: Marc Brenner Live

Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright and the end of Greenwich's Sunday Special - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Thursday 30th January 2025

John Robins, Fern Brady, Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders, Ivo Graham, Sharon Wanjohi, Jenny Tian, Jeff Innocent and Thor Stenhaug all feature as Sunday Special at Up The Creek in Greenwich host their last ever shows. Plus: modern TV classic Inside No. 9 launches a stage show in London's West End. So what did our live comedy columnist Mark Muldoon think of it?

Fern Brady. Credit: Raphaël Neal Live

Fern Brady, The Weirdos, Anirban Dasgupta, Andrew Doherty - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 11th November 2024

Mark Muldoon reports back on gigs by Taskmaster star Fern Brady, Qanon vs Dracula - the latest comedy play from The Weirdos comedy collective, Mumbai comedian Arjun Dasgupta, and newcomer Andrew Doherty gives us a twisted comic adventure in Gay Sex Witch Cult.

End Of The Road 2024. Credit: Mark Muldoon Live

End Of The Road festival, BriTANicK - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Wednesday 4th September 2024

Mark Muldoon marks the end of a summer of music festivals, taking a trip to check out End Of The Road's comedy offering - featuring Fern Brady, Paddy Young, Sara Barron and more. Plus: American sketch duo - and Saturday Night Live writers - BriTANicK.

Taskmaster: The Live Experience. Image shows left to right: Greg Davies, Alex Horne TV

Taskmaster is one of the most neurodivergent friendly comedy formats

Thursday 6th June 2024

Comedy formats suitable for neurodivergent people can be quite hard to come by, but Taskmaster is an exception.

Frank Skinner Live

Frank Skinner, Daniel Kitson, Jessica Fostekew - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 12th February 2024

This week our live comedy columnist sees Frank Skinner's West End run, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Jessica Fostekew, and legendary uber-comedian Daniel Kitson twice! Plus he deploys the word 'exquisite'.

Lauren Pattison. Copyright: Andy Hollingworth Fringe

Fern Brady, Sarah Keyworth, Catherine Bohart, Lauren Pattison - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Sunday 28th August 2022

Mark reports back from his final sprint around the festival, seeing as many shows as he can. There's the break-up mentioning shows of Sarah Keyworth, Catherine Bohart, Lauren Pattison and more.

British As Folk. Image shows from L to R: Fern Brady, Ivo Graham, Darren Harriott. Copyright: STV Productions TV

British As Folk interviews

Monday 20th September 2021

As they embark on their mission to compile their very own 'brutally honest' guide to the UK, Ivo Graham, Darren Harriott and Fern Brady explain how the programme British As Folk came about, and what learned along the way.

First Gig, Worst Gig Live

Five Years of First Gig Worst Gig - Part 1

Friday 12th February 2021

Acaster's festive fiddler, Horne's painful pint, Mirza's immoral material, Kay's vampire and Calman's vision: these stories and many more in First Gig, Worst Gig's Five-Year Birthday Special.

Fern Brady. Copyright: James Robertson Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Fern Brady

Thursday 21st September 2017

Crying, puking and cake - Fern Brady hasn't always cleaned-up, comedy-wise.

Si Hawkins Fringe Diary Live

Si Hawkins Fringe Diary 2016

Thursday 25th August 2016

Si Hawkins saw a LOT of shows at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe, and some of them were pretty darn good. Here he talks us through a few of this year's hits 'n' trends.

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