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Gareth Waugh

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Location: The Den Day: Thursday Set Time: 16:40 – 16:55

Edinburgh-based comedian and writer Gareth Waugh first set foot on stage in 2010, making an immediate splash in the entertainment industry and being described by the BBC as “One of the fastest rising stars of the Scottish comedy circuit”. The two-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist and winner of Radio Forth’s Big Comedy Audition has appeared on numerous radio shows including Radio 4’s The Speakeasy, The John Moloney Show, Radio 4 Xtra Stands Up and BBC Radio Scotland’s Breaking the News, The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected and Live at the Stand. Waugh can also be seen online as a range of regular characters in the star-studded comedian cameo-laden online sketch Show “Monkey Nut Sandwich”, in the online sitcom M.U.F.F and on TV, having made an appearance on the BBC’s Scot Squad.