Acting
Jan 26, 1988
Edinburgh, Scotland
Iain Stirling
Acting
Biography
Iain Stirling is a Scottish comedian, writer, television presenter, and narrator, born on 27 January 1988 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He began performing stand-up comedy while studying law at the University of Edinburgh, becoming a finalist in the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year competition. He started his television career on CBBC, later co-writing and hosting the panel show The Dog Ate My Homework. Since June 2015, Stirling has narrated ITV2's Love Island, and he took on narration duties for Love Island USA in 2022. He has also hosted the game show CelebAbility, competed on Taskmaster, and appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox and Celebrity MasterChef. Stirling has written and starred in the ITV2 sitcom Buffering and published a book, Not Ready to Adult Yet, in 2018.
Feature Films (7)
Alistair Barrie (MC), Iain Stirling, Kerry Godliman, Terry Alderton, Geoff Norcott, Ria Lina, Marcel Lucont
Laugh Till It Hurts: In aid of The Felix Project
Comedian Iain Stirling's live performance at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland during his "Failing Upwards" tour.
Iain Stirling Failing Upwards
Dame Mary Berry travels to her mother’s homeland of Scotland, where she’s joined by friends Andy Murray, Iain Stirling and Emeli Sandé to cook indulgent Christmas dishes.
Mary Berry's Highland Christmas
It's 30 years since CBBC started airing short links between shows. To celebrate, Hacker has brought together the finest presenters, past, present and even a new one, to reminisce and laugh at a few bloopers.
Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBC
Memorable contestants from the past decade of Love Island reunite for an unmissable anniversary event, from explosive recouplings and shock bombshells to the love stories that captured the nation. They reflect on unforgettable moments from the villa and look back at previously unseen audition clips.
Love Island: Decade of Love
Stand-up comedian and presenter Iain Stirling explores the history of Saturday nights out across Scotland since the 1950s.
Scotland's Big Night Out
Television & Series (42)
Two teams of three familiar faces from the world of telly do battle in the ultimate TV trivia quiz.
Paul Sinha's TV Showdown
A stunning cast engages in the ultimate game of love, as they land in a sunshine paradise in search of passion and romance. Each of the glamorous members of the public will live like celebrities in a luxury villa, but in order to stay there, they will not only have to win over the hearts of each other, but also the hearts of the public.
Love Island
Virtually Famous was a British comedy panel game show with games based upon social media posts and videos.
Virtually Famous
A comedy series following a group of 20 somethings as they try to navigate love, work and the art of adulting.
Buffering
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
