Greg Burns

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After a lifelong interest in comedy, Greg finally realised he wanted to be on the stage rather than looking at it when, aged 18, he wandered into his first comedy club in Camden, North London. “Until then I had only seen stand up on TV or in large theatres being performed by household names. Then I found myself in this room watching these amazing comics who I’d never heard of, although I was pretty sure would become big. One name I can remember making an effort to remember because watching him was the defining moment. When he came on I just thought that’s it, I’ve got to learn how to do this, how to draw a room of complete strangers into your world and hold them in your palm. He was Alan Davies”. After five more years of watching and learning Greg finally walked on stage for the first time in 1998. After just five gigs, all on the Northern circuit, he found himself in the final of the National Comedy Store Hooch Open Mic Awards at the world famous Comedy Store. Greg completed a successful season at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2000 as part of the Screaming Blue Murder Big Value Comedy Show. Radio Greg hosts the 12-4 slot on Heart 106.2 TV The 11 O’Clock Show (C4) net.comedy (Carlton) Guess who’s Coming To Dinner? (Carlton) Warm Up Clive Anderson Now (HatTrick) They Think It’s All Over (TalkBack) Have I Got News For You (HatTrick) The 11 O’Clock Show (TalkBack) The Frank Skinner Show (Avalon) The Stand Up Show (BBC) Press “one of the exciting new breed of broadcasters… sure to replace Chris Evans and Zoe Ball” Evening Standard “the excellent compere Greg Burns, as loveable a comedian as you’re likely to find. Confident, funny and clever – and so young too” The Sunday Times 24.9.00 “Quick-witted and lively compere Greg Burns did a fantastic job sparring with a rowdy and vocal midweek crowd with a series of sharp comebacks and a fine routine packed with unexpected punchlines” The Comedy Star “Greg Burns stole the show” Forth FM