Dan Atkinson

Dan Atkinson is a writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. He received a Chortle Award nomination for Best UK Compere and previously compered the Edinburgh and Beyond National Live Tour, hosted the late night, copyright-infringing Comedy Countdown for eight consecutive years, and co-created and performed in comedy show Git, alongside Jon Richardson and Lloyd Langford.

Dan’s Radio credits include The Richard Bacon Show (BBC5 Live) and The Jon Richardson Show (BBC 6 Music), and his TV appearances include Working Lunch (BBC2), Law of the Playground (Channel 4), Tony & June (Channel 4), Bodyhits (BBC3) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3).

“Dan Atkinson has moved into the big league and positioned himself amongst some of the best comics at the Fringe” - The National Student

“Passionate delivery of great, witty writing is not to be missed” - 3 Weeks