England vs Scotland: The Comedy Show

TEAM ENGLAND - BOBBY DAVRO

Bobby Davro made his television debut in 1981; his major breakthrough came with an appearance in “Live At Her Majestys” in 1983.

This led to a number of his own Saturday night TV series - Davro, Bobby Davro on The Box, Bobby’s Sketch Pad and TV Weekly which immediately topped the ratings for six consecutive years.

In 1991 Bobby moved to the BBC and made three series, Public Enemy Number One, Rock with Laughter and Run The Risk. In 1997 Bobby hosted Winner Takes All for 65 programmes.

Bobby is also known for his brilliant acting and joined the cast of Eastenders as lovable cockney rogue Vinnie Monks.

Versatility is the key to Bobby’s longevity, as a high-profile personality. Be it in television, voice overs, pantomime, summer shows, musical theatre, corporate entertainment and late-night cabaret.

Bobby Davro is the ultimate stand up and talent – Team England are lucky to have him !

TEAM ENGLAND - DARREN HARRIOTT

Double Edinburgh Award nominee Darren Harriott’s TV includes, Dancing on Ice, co-host of Love Island: Aftersun, Britain’s Best Takeaway with Sara Cox, British as Folk, host of Live at the Apollo and Dog Ate My Homework, team captain on four series of Guessable and series regular on Don’t Hate the Playaz. Recently he appeared on BBC Two’s Celebrity Antiques Road Trip and BBC One’s Interior Design Masters Children in Need Special.

Darren’s 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Roadman‘ received **** from Mail on Sunday, The Skinny, EdFest Magazine and was named ‘Pick of the Fringe’ by The Guardian and The Evening Standard.

He regularly co-hosts the comedy night, You Dress Funny, with Rachel Fairburn, a show where comedians have to perform in outrageous costumes.

Other TV includes:  The Last Leg, Backstage with Katherine Ryan, All Star Games for Comic Relief, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Undeniable, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Apprentice You’re Fired, Great British Bake Off Extra  Slice, Catchpoint for Sport Relief,  CelebAbility,  Celebrity Mastermind, Celebrity Pointless, , Roast Battle, Mock the Week, , Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central, Would I Lie to You..

TEAM ENGLAND - ALUN COCHRANE

Award-winning stand up comedian Alun Cochrane has appeared on numerous TV shows including Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Mock The Week, Dave’s One Night Stand, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Russell Howard’s Good News. He was featured as series regular ‘Sam’ in the Sky Living sitcom Trying Again, alongside Chris Addison and has appeared in Coronation Street, Boomers and Russell Howard’s Christmas film A Gert Lush Christmas.

Alun is a recognisable voice on radio, he regularly features on BBC Radio 4 on The News Quiz, The Now Show, Just A Minute, Dilemma, Loose Ends, Lee Mack And Friends, The Comedy Club and Listomania. Alun wrote and starred in the Radio 4 series Alun Cochrane’s Fun House, offering listeners a room-by-room stand up tour of his home. For many years he was the co-host of The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute, for which he received a 2012 Arqiva Award nomination for Best Newcomer. The show also won a Sony Award in 2011 for Best Entertainment Programme and was nominated again in 2012.

Alun is a master at observational comedy, an expert in storytelling and uniquely able to gather material from anywhere he wanders in mind or body.

TEAM SCOTLAND - DES MCLEAN

Des McLean is a multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, TV & Radio presenter, event host and actor. Based in Glasgow, Des is in demand both throughout the UK and across the world. He has toured America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and has even performed at the iconic Riviera in Las Vegas.

Des has presented on programmes for both BBC & STV. For radio, Des co-hosted the Clyde 1 Breakfast Show for 6 years, winning three prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards.

On stage Des has appeared in a number of productions, including playing the lead role in Iain Pattison’s critically acclaimed play ‘I Tommy’, about the life of politician Tommy Sheridan. Des created ‘Des McLean’s A to Z of Scotland’ which he performed to audiences in a major tour. Des also created the online Sitcom ‘The Glasgow Trip’ with fellow comedian Gary Little which in 2019 was nominated for best online comedy at The Scottish Comedy Awards. Des took to the stage to play the lead role of Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld in the hilarious and heartwarming play Bend it like Bertie in Glasgow, on a Scottish National tour and then on to the iconic Westgate Theater in Las Vegas.

A true talent and perfect Captain for team Scotland, we are very lucky to have Des as part of this tour.

TEAM SCOTLAND: MARC JENNINGS

Marc is a regular panellist and writer on BBC Scotland’s satirical news show Breaking the News, has performed stand-up on BBC Scotland TV series The Comedy Underground & Edinburgh Unlocked and is the host of the popular Some Laugh podcast.

In 2024 Marc sold-out The King’s Theatre in his hometown of Glasgow, where he recorded his first stand-up comedy special “Original Sound”.  He has sold-out his Edinburgh Festival runs in 2022 & 2023 & 2024, performed at the Perth and Adelaide Fringe Festivals in Australia and has had several of his stand-up routines reach over 5 million views online. 

He is a rising star of Scottish comedy, and we are really looking forward to Marc being part of Team Scotland!

TEAM SCOTLAND: GARETH MUTCH

Nominated for BEST SHOW (Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 & 2025) 

Gareth is a Scottish stand-up comedian who’s a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe festival and has steadily earned a reputation as rising star of the UK comedy scene.

A skilled raconteur with sharp observations, first class compere skills and an easy storytelling style, he continues to go from strength to strength and is in great demand across the circuit. He has presented three critically acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - scooping 'Best Show' nominations for the past two years. He has performed twice at Scotland’s T in the Park Festival, has hosted regional heats of the BBC New Comedy Award and had the accolade of hosting this year's official launch party for the Edinburgh Fringe Society.  

He's in demand as a tour support and has had the honour of supporting Iain Stirling aswell as Tom Stade - who he's partnered with for the past four years on mammoth UK tours. On TV and radio, Gareth has appeared on BBC Scotland’s ‘Comedy Underground’ STV’s ‘Edinburgh Festival’ show, ‘Live at Five’ and 'The Late Show’ and more recently for BBC Radio 4, 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly'.  He’s the host of two podcasts; ‘Too Mutch Information’ and ‘Two G’s in a Pod’ with fellow comedian Gareth Waugh.  He's also guested on the hugely popular 'Hot Water's Green Room' podcast.

Gareth is the Scottish teams secret weapon – be prepared to laugh a lot !!!

John is a remarkable talent and our host for this show.

So who is he?

Well, he’s a comedian, magician, actor, singer, musician, writer, didgeridooist... and all-around modest guy.

John is often the support for the brilliant comedian Tim Vine but has also performed in his own solo shows in all major towns and cities all over the UK plus performed internationally in over 45 different countries.

John is a UK Comedy Magician and a past winner of the Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year competition. He was a semi-finalist on Britain's Got Talent. 

Considered by many to be one of the best comedy magicians and theatre hosts in the UK today. As Las Vegas magicians Penn & Teller said, “John is brilliant and he fooled us”!

We are overjoyed to have John as Team captain for England and our non-bias referee!!!