Dan Tiernan
British comedian
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Dan Tiernan (Born 1996)[1] is a British stand-up comedian and actor.[2] In 2022, he was named "British Comedian of the Year", and won the BBC New Comedy Award.[3][4][5]
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| Born | 1996 Stockport, England |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
| Occupations | Stand-up comedian, Actor |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Agent | Blue Book Artist Management |
| Notable work | Dan Tiernan: "Stomp"
Dan Tiernan: "Going Under" (debut Edinburgh Fringe show) Dan Tiernan: "All In" |
| Television | Doctors, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping, QI, The Comedy Roast For SU2C, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Comedy Central Live |
| Awards | British Comedian of the Year (2022) BBC New Comedy Award (2022) Winner of Best Newcomer – ISH Comedy Awards (2023) Nominee for Best Newcomer – Edinburgh Comedy Award (2023) Nominee for Next Big thing – British Comedy Guide (2025) Nominee for Best Show – Edinburgh Comedy Award (2025) |
Career
Born in Stockport,[6] Tiernan took a comedy course at age 21.[1]
He won the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club's "Beat the Frog" new stand-up competition in 2020.[7]
In 2021, he was a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year at the Leicester Comedy Festival.[8]
In 2022, he performed on Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza (Series 1).[9] Dan then went on to compete in and win BBC New Comedy Award 2022[10] and the British Comedian Of The Year 2022.[11]
In September 2023, he portrayed Logan Padmore in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors,[12] Comedy Central Live - Series 2[13] and The Stand Up Sketch Show - Series 5 over multiple episodes.[14][15][16]
In 2023, Tiernan performed his debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, "Going Under", to positive reviews.[17] He received a nomination for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Comedy Award 2023[18] and won Best Newcomer at the ISH Comedy Awards 2023.[19]
In April 2024, he was a guest on the Underground and Underwater episode of QI[20], in July 2024, he was a guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and in August 2024 he was a guest on The Last Leg[21] The Last Leg In Paris.
In December 2024, Tiernan performed on Live at the Apollo.[22]
In 2025, Tiernan took the show "All In" to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to positive reviews and receiving the nomination for Best Show at Edinburgh Comedy Award 2025.[23] While at the Fringe he also performed at Fern Brady Presents: Comedy At The Fringe[24] and Channel 4's A Comedy Thing LIVE![25]
Outside of the Fringe, in 2025, Tiernan has starred in Channel 4's A Comedy Thing,[26] performing in Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping and judging on BBC New Comedy Awards 2025.[27]
Personal life
Tiernan attended Hulme Hall school, and later on the University of Salford.[28]
Tiernan is dyspraxic.[1][29] He is gay.[30] He has a younger sister.[1]
