About Des McLean
Des McLean is a multi-award winning stand-up comedian, TV & Radio presenter, event host and actor.
Based in Glasgow, Des is in demand both throughout the UK and across the world. He has toured America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and has even performed at the iconic Riviera in Las Vegas.
For TV, Des has presented on programmes for both BBC & STV. For radio, Des co-hosted the Clyde 1 Breakfast Show for 6 years, winning three prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards.
On stage Des has appeared in a number of productions, including playing the lead role in Iain Pattison’s critically acclaimed play ‘I Tommy’, about the life of politician Tommy Sheridan.
In 2014, Des created ‘Des McLean’s A to Z of Scotland’ which he performed to audiences in a major tour. The accompanying DVD to the tour is the latest addition to the series of his best selling catalogue of DVD’s & CD’s.
In 2017, Des embarked on a nationwide tour with a brand new stand up show, and also created the online Sitcom ‘The Glasgow Trip’ with fellow comedian Gary Little which in 2019 was nominated for best online comedy at The Scottish Comedy Awards.
In 2021, Des took to the stage to play the lead role of Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld in the hilarious and heartwarming play Bend it like Bertie at Websters Theatre in Glasgow. The show, written by Glasgow playwright Jim Orr, was such a hit with theatre goers it embarked on a 2022 Scottish National tour.
In 2023, the play transferred to the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow with a sell-out run, and then on to the iconic Westgate Theater in Las Vegas.
