Stephen Carlin
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.
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LIVE WORK
Stephen regularly performs on the UK circuit and plays for all the major clubs
and promoters.
Carlin took 'Gambling Man' to this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013. He also
supported Tom Stade on tour and has previously also supported Stewart Lee,
Stephen Merchant and Felix Dexter on their national tours.
2012 was an exciting year for Carlin, as he took his hour long show ‘Pandas vs
Penguins’ to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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. 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.
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.
FESTIVALS
Gambling Man Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013
Pandas Vs Penguins Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012
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
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Big Value Comedy Show Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005
Exploding Head Comedy Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004
WRITING CREDITS
The Headset Set (BBC Radio 4)
FIT - CBBC
The Stephen K Amos Show
The News Quiz
The Now Show
Look Away Now
Laura Solon Talking and Not Talking
Tilt
Secret World
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.
RADIO
The Blame Game – BBC Radio Ulster (2011)
Comedy Club - BBC Radio 4 Extra (2011)
Loose Ends – BBC Radio 4 (2009/2010)
Shaun Keaveny Programme – 6 Music (2010)
Fred MacAulay – Radio Scotland (2009/10)
Claudia Winkleman Show - Radio 2 (2009)
Jon Holmes – 6 Music (2009)
I Guess that’s Why they call it the news – Radio 4 (2009)
Nemone Show (Anisha Rhani presenting) – 6 Music (2008)
Gus Murdoch’s Scared Cows – writer/performer BBC7 (2007)
Friday Night Live – Radio 4 (2007)
28 Acts in 28 minutes – Radio 4 (2006)
TV
The Alternative Comedy Experience Series 2 Comedy Central 2013
The Alternative Comedy Experience Series 1 Comedy Central 2013
Comedy at the Fringe Marathon BBC Scotland 2012
Edinburgh and Beyond Paramount Comedy Channel 2007
Comedy Cuts ITV
PRESS
Stephen Carlin: Gambling Man (Edinburgh Festival 2013)
"I suggest you take a very minor gamble on spending an hour of your life in
Stephen Carlin’s company, if nothing else you’ll be guaranteed a few good
laughs" **** The Edinburgh Reporter
‘Droll and furrowed and gorgeous. Awesome joke writer. We’ve shared a bill
several times, including an Edinburgh preview in Brighton a while back, and I
watch him wondering why I bother.’ Scott Capurro in Time Out London 2013
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Press for Tom Stade Support
"...This capacity crowd falling at Carlin’s feet. Sharp observational routines on
drinking, Scottish culture, and male “friendship” are expertly woven together,
and the segue to and from a skilled analytical heckler putdown is as smooth as
tonight’s headliner…" Elliott Clarke, Giggle Beats 2013
Press for Guilty Bystander (Edinburgh Festival 2011)
"Unsettlingly funny with flashes of greatness" The List
"...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
**** - The Skinny
Press for The Podium of Unconditional Surrender (Edinburgh Festival
2010)
"...fine well observed material... an enjoyable hour" One4Review
"...one of the most inventive stand-ups on the Fringe... knowingly cynical and
hilarious delightfully deadpan Scot" Chortle ****
"Great comic mind... worth seeing" London is Funny
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