Liam Withnail
Liam Withnail is an Edinburgh based stand-up comedian, Scottish Comedy Award winner and resident MC at the Monkey Barrel.
He has over 10million TikTok/Instagram views and hosts award nominated podcast Enjoy an Album, alongside Christopher Macarthur-Boyd.
Liam is also a regular guest on BBC Radio Scotland’s Breaking the News and has also been heard on The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected, seen on Socially Distant with Susan Calman and has written on Scot Squad.
His 2025 show Big Strong Boy was a critical success at this years Edinburgh Fringe, and soldout it’s entire run, along with scooping a gong at the inaugural Skinny Awards this year.
His 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show Chronic Boom was a sellout success and received widespread critical acclaim, racking up sixteen 4 and 5 star reviews including from The Independent and The Times, making it one of the best reviewed comedy shows of 2023. The show detailed the emotional story of facing up to a chronic illness and reckoning his new reality during a hospital stay. Liam will be taking the show on his debut UK tour in Spring 2024.
Liam’s previous Edinburgh Fringe shows have racked up a myriad of rave reviews with his 2019 show ‘Homecoming’ (available on Spotify) winning the Amused Moose Award for Outstanding Show. He has performed at comedy clubs and festivals all over the UK and in Canada, Japan, Iceland and Australia.
"Astonishing... The crowd can't get enough" ★★★★★ - The Independent
"An unexpected fringe delight" ★★★★ - The Times
"One of the finest comic storytellers in the business” ★★★★ - The Scotsman
Other
| Scot Squad BBC Scotland | Writer | 2022-01-01 |
| Socially Distanced with Susan Calman BBC Scotland | 2020-01-01 | |
| Breaking The News BBC Radio Scotland | Guest/Writer | 2019-01-01 |
| The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected BBC Radio Scotland | 2020-01-01 | |
| Off the Ball BBC Radio Scotland | 2023-01-01 | |
| True Defective Edinburgh Fringe / Glasgow Comedy Festival | 2016-01-01 | |
| The Immigration Game Edinburgh Fringe / Glasgow Comedy Festival / Leicester Comedy Festival | 2017-01-01 | |
| Homeboy Edinburgh Fringe / Adelaide Fringe | 2018-01-01 | |
| Homecoming Edinburgh Fringe / Adelaide & Perth Fringe Released on Spotify | 2019-01-01 | |
| Hot Sauce Edinburgh Fringe / Adelaide Comedy Festival | 2022-01-01 | |
| Chronic Boom Edinburgh Fringe | 2023-01-01 | |
| Enjoy an Album With Christopher Macarthur Boyd | 2021-01-01 | |
| The Monkey Barrel Podcast With Amy Matthews | 2020-01-01 | |
| Scottish Comedy Awards - Best MC | Winner | 2020-01-01 |
| Scottish Comedy Awards : Outstanding Show For Homecoming | Winner | 2020-01-01 |
| Amused Moose Edinburgh Fringe - Outstanding Show For Homecoming | Winner | 2019-01-01 |
| Amused Moose Edinburgh Fringe - Homeboy Homeboy | Nominee | 2018-01-01 |
| Scottish Comedian of the Year Finalist | Finalist | |
| English Comedian of the Year Finalist | ||
| Chortle Awards- Best Podcast Enjoy An Album | Nominee | 2024-01-01 |
| Big Strong Boy Edinburgh Fringe | Writer & Performer | 2025-01-01 |
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