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Biography

Comedian, actor and writer Alistair Barrie has been working all over the world for nearly an entire century (this one). Much in demand as both a headline act and MC, he has performed throughout the UK and Ireland, as well as further afield in the States, Australia, Switzerland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Estonia, Mumbai, Cyprus, Crete, Luxembourg, Bahrain, Qatar, Belgium, Prague, Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Norway, Hong Kong, Macau, Malta, Singapore, Indonesia and Athens as well as at the world's highest gig on a mountain in France and on a boat in the middle of the North Sea.

Alistair is a member of The Cutting Edge team at London's Comedy Store and has made numerous radio and television appearances across the world. A regular at corporate events and festivals, he has taken four solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe and written on several shows for the BBC, Channel 4 and Radio 4 and for a number of other comedians. He also created and compered 'Bye George,' the comedians' farewell to George W. Bush, which sold out the Southbank's Queen Elizabeth Hall in January 2009. He is presently working on 'No Pressure to be Funny,' a weekly topical show and podcast at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End, with LBC's James O'Brien and former Perrier nominee Nick Revell and he regularly reviews restaurants for his Food Ponce blog.


'Excellent'
- The Independent
'A class act' - The Scotsman
'Eloquent, slick and dynamic' - Chortle.co.uk


Credits

Recent credits include:

TV

Talk of the Terrace (ESPN)
The Blame Game (BBC Ulster)
The World Stands Up (Paramount/BBC America)
Good Morning South Africa (SABC1)
Richard & Judy (Ch4)
Regular pundit - BBC & Sky News

Radio

The Comedy Club (R4 Extra)
Comedy on the Boat (R4 Extra)
The Back End of Next Week (R5 Live)
Loose Ends (R4)
Regular guest - The Matt Forde Show (Talksport)
The Blame Gane (Radio Ulster)

Festivals

Edinburgh Festival
Capetown Comedy Festival
Altitude Festival
Latitude Festival
The Big Chill
Green Man
Reading and Leeds
Guilfest

Warm Up

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross


Acting

Training: The Poor School, London.

Recent credits include:

No Signal (FX)
Green Wing (Ch 4)
Breaker Morant (Comedians Theatre Company)
The Knock (BBC2)

Click here for a link to Alistair's Spotlight Page


Corporate

Alistair is also much in demand as a speaker and MC at corporate events.

Recent credits include:

Sony Playstation
Orange
RESI
Scottish Design Awards
Statoil
Atea
Acergy
BTI
Avaya
Barkers Shoes

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