Fern Brady
- 38 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
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Fern Brady on her meltdowns and her autism diagnosis
On the last day of filming the Channel 4 comedy series Taskmaster, Fern Brady tells me, she began to cry. "Because I knew there wasn't going to be another job like it. I just knew," the Scottish comedian explains.
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald, 18th February 2023Fern Brady - Strong Female Character review
Bold and brave memoir from stand-up Brady pulls no punches.
Catherine Renton, The Wee Review, 16th February 2023Fern Brady tackles autism, sex and stripping in her unsparingly witty memoir
The Scottish comedian brings the same savage snark to Strong Female Character as she does to her stand-up.
Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 1st February 2023National Comedy Awards 2023 shortlists revealed
The shortlists for Channel 4's National Comedy Awards 2023 have been revealed. Ghosts, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Derry Girls and After Life are up for Best Scripted Comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd January 2023Fern Brady wants to share 'positive depiction' of autism on Taskmaster
The 36-year-old comedian announced she had been diagnosed with autism in 2021.
Siobhan Macdonald, Daily Record, 2nd December 2022Fern Brady on judging other comedians: 'It is so hard to choose a favourite'
Fern Brady gives us the inside scoop on being a judge for the BBC New Comedy Awards.
Anya Ryan, BBC, 8th November 2022These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022TV review: Taskmaster Series 14, Episode 2, C4
The pace is hotting up in the current series of Taskmaster with the relative competitive edges of the contestants - Fern Brady, Dara O Briain, John Kearns, Sarah Millican and Munya Chawawa - starting to show.A
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th October 2022TV review: Taskmaster Series 14, C4
I just hope Fern Brady, in a very tight one piece superhero suit, manages to get to the loo when she needs it. And I don't mean the unplumbed one in the Gatwick south terminal.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th September 2022Taskmaster Series 14 starts 29th September
Series 14 of Taskmaster starts on Channel 4 on Thursday 29th September.
British Comedy Guide, 15th September 2022