Susan Calman | |
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 Calman in 2013 | |
| Born | Susan Grace Calman 6 November 1974 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Education | University of Glasgow (LLB) |
| Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedian, television presenter |
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Susan Grace Calman (born 6 November 1974) is a Scottish comedian, television presenter and writer.
She has written and starred in two series of her radio sitcom Sisters, two series of stand-up show Susan Calman is Convicted and a series of stand-up show Keep Calman Carry On, all on BBC Radio 4. She was one of the relief presenters for Fred MacAulay on his BBC Radio Scotland show MacAulay and Co which ran until March 2015.[3]
Other television work includes playing ‘Miss Adventure’ in the second season of the CBBC show School of Silence. She has also presented the CBBC programme Extreme School[4] and providing the comic voiceover on the CBBC series Disaster Chefs. She is a team captain on the BBC Northern Ireland comedy panel show Bad Language,[5] and has been a panellist on a number of BBC Radio 4 shows including The News Quiz and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
She has presented the children's game show on CBBC, Top Class, quiz show The Lie on STV, and the BBC One shows The Boss and Armchair Detectives. In 2017 Calman was a contestant on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing alongside professional dancer Kevin Clifton, finishing in 7th place. In 2020, she presented the BBC Two cookery challenge show Great British Menu, before being replaced by Andi Oliver in 2021.
- ^ "Dan McGolpin welcomes Susan Calman to BBC Daytime as new commissions for 2017 announced". BBC Media Centre. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Join Susan Calman, Des Clarke and Amy Irons for Hogmanay 2019". bbc.com.
- ^ "MacAulay and Co: Susan Calman sits in". BBC Radio Scotland. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ Clark, Tim (11 December 2012). "Susan Calman to present CBBC's Extreme Schools". Such Small Portions. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Bad Language". BBC One. January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.