Jamie MacDonald (Scottish comedian)
Jamie MacDonald is a blind award winning stand-up comedian from Glasgow.
He has written and performed seven critically acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In 2022 he won the ‘Best Presenter’ Grierson Award[1] for the BBC 2 documentary Blind Ambition. He has appeared on Live at the Apollo,[2] QI, Celebrity MasterChef and three times on Have I Got News for You.[3] He has written and performed two series of his radio 4 show Life on the Blink.[4]
Jamie suffers from the degenerative eye condition Retinitis pigmentosa (RP).[5]
He currently lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire with his wife. He is represented by Hannah Layton from Inter Talent.
References
[edit]- ^ "Past Awards - 2022". griersontrust.org. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Live At The Apollo: Series 19, Episode 2 - Joel Dommett, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jamie MacDonald". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Jamie MacDonald". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "BBC commissions new radio comedy-drama from Jamie MacDonald : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Connecting with my sight loss led to stand-up stardom | Sight Scotland". sightscotland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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