Donna McPhail

Donna McPhail
Born	1 September 1962 London
Occupation	Journalist

Donna McPhail is a British journalist, and was formerly a television presenter and stand-up comedian.

McPhail is from London and was noted for her stand-up comedy in the 1990s, most prominently in her nomination for the Perrier Comedy Award in 1993.^[1]

McPhail also hosted BBC Two's The Sunday Show (1995–1996), a studio-based comedy programme which also starred Katie Puckrik, Paul Kaye (in his Dennis Pennis persona) and Paul Tonkinson.^[2]

McPhail, who is regarded as an outspoken "laddette" lesbian,^[3] now writes a monthly column for Diva, the UK's bestselling magazine for lesbians.^[4]

Television appearances

• StandUp (Granada Television)
• The Comedy Club (London Weekend Television)
• Have I Got News for You (BBC)
• Without Walls (Channel 4)
• Edinburgh Nights (BBC)
• Reportage (BBC)
• Just For Laughs (Channel 4 & CBC)
• The Stand-Up Show (BBC)
• Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC)

Radio credits

• Loose Ends (BBC Radio 4)
• Loose Talk (BBC Radio 1)
• Room 101 (BBC Radio 5)
• The Mark Radcliffe Show (BBC Radio 1)
• Woman's Hour (BBC Radio 4)
• Missed Demeanours (BBC Radio 4)
• Currently presents her own show on GLR.
• Co-wrote and presented two series of Windbags with Jo Brand for BBC Radio 1.
• The Mary Whitehouse Experience (BBC Radio 1)

Stand-up comedy

• Melbourne Comedy Festival.
• Montreal Just For Laughs Festival
• Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
• A nationwide tour in spring 1996, that culminated in two sell-out performances at the Duke of York Theatre in London.

References

1. "Best Comedy Show, 1981-present". Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
2. "Donna McPhail and Katie Puckrick present the Sunday Show". BBC.
3. "She's a Standup who's a woman who's a lesbian". Independent.
4. "November 2012". Diva Magazine subscriptions.

External links

• Donna McPhail at the Internet Movie Database