Fred MacAulay

Fred MacAulay

Infobox Person


image_size = 150px
name = Fred MacAulay
birth_date = Birth date and age|1956|12|29|df=y
birth_place = Perth, Scotland
education = Killin Primary School
occupation = Comedian
spouse = Aileen MacAulay
children = 3

Fred MacAulay (born 29 December 1956) is a Scottish comedian. He presents a daily BBC Scotland radio programme, and has appeared on numerous TV shows.

Frederick MacAulay was born in Perth and educated at Killin Primary School, Rattray Primary School, Blairgowrie High School, and Perth Academy. In 1978 he graduated from the University of Dundee with an MA in accountancy and jurisprudence. He went on to work as an accountant in a number of companies, including the Cairngorm Chairlift Company in Aviemore. In 1984 he married Aileen MacAulay; the couple went on to have three children.

MacAulay's first experience of stand-up comedy came during the 1988 Mayfest festival in Glasgow, which burgeoned into a semi-professional career, including jobs as a warm-up act for TV programmes including "Have I Got News For You" and for comedians Paul Merton and Rory Bremner. His first on-screen appearance came on STV's stand-up programme "The Funny Farm". Fred MacAulay became a full-time professional comedian in 1993.

MacAulay has gone on to be a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe and at comedy festivals worldwide. He has presented BBC Radio Scotland's morning show since 1997, and for BBC TV he hosted one series of the talk show "McCoist and MacAulay" (with retired footballer Ally McCoist) and two seasons of "Life According to Fred". He has appeared as a guest on comedy quiz programs "They Think It's All Over", "Just A Minute", "QI", "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue", "Mock the Week" and "The News Quiz", and made a return to "Have I Got News For You" as an on-screen guest.

In 2001 he was elected the Rector of the University of Dundee.

In 2007, Fred competed in Comic Relief does Fame Academy and was the 7th student to be expelled.

References

* [http://www.fredmacaulay.com Fred MacAulay's website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/scotland/fredmacaulay.shtml BBC biography]

External links

* [http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/comics.html?http&&&www.chortle.co.uk/comics/fmacaulay.html Chortle.com info on Fred MacAulay]

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