Artist Profile
Stephen Carlin
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Carlin has earned critical acclaim, accolades and a growing fanbase with his original and insightful writing style and accomplished delivery. He is a very enigmatic act, using a unique pattern of delivery to amuse the audience with very unexpected and off the wall references. From his sartorial elegance to his in-depth and hilarious knowledge of International snooker, Carlin’s performance takes the audience into the mind of a passionate obsessive. This man is well on his way to become Scotland's newest addition to its history of brilliant comedians. He was also named by Stewart Lee as one of the ‘Ten Best Comedians in the World Ever’. In 2011, Stephen co-created and co-wrote the new BBC Radio 4 show 'The Headset Set', set in the Smile5 Call Centre, which aired for 6 weeks from June to July.
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LIVE WORK
Stephen regularly performs on the UK circuit and plays for all the major clubs and promoters.
Stephen supported Stewart Lee on his 90’s Comedian nationwide tour in 2005. Carlin also performed at Tedstock
alongside Lee, Richard Herring, Simon Amstell and Phil Jupitus in 2007.
In 2011, Stephen has been seen performing at the Glasgow Comedy Festival as well as bringing an entirely new show - 'Guilty Bystander' - to the Stand for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
FESTIVALS
Guilty Bystander - Edinburgh Festival 2011
The Podium of Unconditional Surrender - Edinburgh Festival 2010
Stephen Carlin Blows The Lid Off The Whole Filthy Business- Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009
Armchair Renaissance Man – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007
Fantastic Voyage - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006
Big Value Comedy Show – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005
Exploding Head Comedy – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004
WRITING CREDITS
Stephen was runner up in the BBC Witty and Twisted Competition 2007.
Stephen was also awarded the Peter Titheradge Bursary in 2008 and worked with the BBC Radio Entertainment
department on existing shows as well as developing new shows. Stephen has written for:
The Headset Set (BBC Radio 4)
The Stephen K Amos Show
The News Quiz
The Now Show
Look Away Now
Laura Solon Talking and Not Talking
Tilt
Secret World
RADIO
The Headset Set - Writer/creator - BBC Radio 4 (2011)
I Guess That's Why They Call It The News - BBC Radio 4 (2009)
Gus Murdoch’s Sacred Cows – Writer/performer - BBC7 (2007)
Friday Night Live – Radio 4 (2007)
28 Acts in 28 Minutes – Radio 4 (2006)
The Milk Run – Radio 1 (2005)
TV
Edinburgh and Beyond – Paramount Comedy Channel 2007
Comedy Cuts – ITV
PRESS
Press for Guilty Bystander (Edinburgh Festival 2011)
"Unsettlingly funny with flashes of greatness" - The List 16/08/2011
"...he delivers a pitch perfect and very funny show... dry and absurdist wit... There's a mixture of observational stuff, one-liners and funny anecdotes, all held together by Carlin's intelligent sense of the surreal and the ridiculous. This is perfectly complemented by his droll and quirky style of delivery... All in all, it's a great show, well written and expertly performed." **** - Spoonfed 16/08/2011
**** - The Skinny 13/08/2011
Press for The Podium of Unconditional Surrender (Edinburgh Festival 2010)
"...fine well observed material... an enjoyable hour" One4Review 23/08/2010
"...one of the most inventive stand-ups on the Fringe... knowingly cynical and hilarious delightfully deadpan Scot" Chortle **** 19/08/2010
"Great comic mind... worth seeing" London is Funny 10/08/2010
