Des Clarke (comedian)
Des Clarke | |
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Born | Stand-up comedian | 13 January 1981
Career | |
Show | Radio Presenter at Heart Scotland |
Time slot | Mon-Fri, 6am–10am |
Desmond Martin Clarke
Early life
Clarke was raised in the Gorbals district of Glasgow and attended Holyrood Secondary School.[8]
Career
Television
Clarke presented
Clarke has also appeared in BBC One's Live Floor Show and BBC Two's World Cup's Most Shocking Moments.[11] In 2014, Clarke was a panelist on CBBC's The Dog Ate My Homework. He is also a regular warm-up comedian for BBC Scotland. Clarke hosted the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[9] In 2019, Clarke made a guest appearance in the first episode of the ninth series of Still Game. Clarke is the announcer for the 2024 British version of Jeopardy!.
Radio
Clarke spent three years as a DJ on Scottish radio station
In 2015, Clarke began presenting the topical quiz show Breaking the News on Radio Scotland.[14]
In March 2019, it was announced that Clarke would be moving to
In April 2023, Global announced a refreshed schedule for Heart Scotland and its sister station Capital Scotland. Des & Jennifer were confirmed to be new hosts of Heart Breakfast with Des & Jennifer weekdays from 6:30am. Broadcasting LIVE from Glasgow to Scottish listeners, moving away from Heart Breakfast with Jamie & Amanda, which continues to broadcast to the rest of the UK. The new schedule for Scotland started on 2nd May.[17][18]
Comedy
Clarke is a regular performer on the comedy circuit, playing venues such as
Theatre
In 2012, Clarke starred as the lead comic role, Buttons, in Cinderella, at the King's Theatre in Glasgow. He starred alongside Karen Dunbar as The Fairy Godmother and Gavin Mitchell as an Ugly Sister. He has been a regular Panto veteran at the King's Theatre starring alongside the likes of Gregor Fisher, Tony Roper, Greg McHugh and Juliet Cadzow.
References
- ScotlandsPeople
- ^ "Introducing... comedian Des Clarke". scotsman.com.
- ^ "BBC Three - Comedy At The Fringe - Des Clarke". BBC.
- ^ "5 Things you might not know about - Des Clarke". The List.
- ^ "Comedy at the Fringe: Des Clarke". theskinny.co.uk.
- ^ "Des Clarke - Daily Record". dailyrecord.co.uk.
- ^ "Des Clarke - Breaking the News". 13 May 2015.
- Evening Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b Paul, William (9 February 2020). "10 things that changed my life: Des Clarke, comedian and presenter". The National. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Des Clarke: The Trouble with Being Des". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "World Cup's Most Shocking Moments". 1 June 2010 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Galaxy radio chiefs dump Vanessa Motion from breakfast show". Daily Record. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Capital FM Network (Part 2) - Page 185". Digital Spy. 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Breaking the News". Des Clarke. 13 May 2015.
- ^ Capital Scotland [@CapitalScotland] (11 March 2019). "Which means that after more than 10 years waking up Scotland, @des_clarke is moving over to Heart Scotland. We'd like to wish him a massive good luck, (not that he needs it) and send big love to Steven and Amy for their incredible run on the show" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 March 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "New Heart Scotland Drivetime presenter announced | The Scotsman". 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Tele's awards host to present Heart Scotland's new breakfast radio show". Greenock Telegraph.
- ^ "Global makes major investment in Glasgow broadcast centre". 11 April 2023.
External links
- Official site
- Des & Vanessa @ Breakfast[Galaxy Radio
- Des Clarke at RDF Management
- Capital Breakfast at capitalfm.com
- Des Clarke at British Comedy Guide