Ian Stone (Mock The Week)

Topical comedian & writer Ian Stone is currently a regular guest on 'The Gabby Logan Show' (current affairs, politics & showbiz show on BBC Radio 5) & 'Fighting Talk' (sports show on BBC Radio 5). Prior to this he was a regular guest on the Julian Worricker Show (BBC Radio 5) and Sandi Toksvig's LBC show. He's appeared several times on 'The Late Edition' (BBC 4) & Mock The Week (BBC 2) and a commissioned writer on the Omid Djalili Show (BBC 1). He's also recently had a sitcom pilot commissioned by BBC Radio 2, which stars Alistair McGowan. 

Ranked amongst the top ten stand-ups in Britain by The Independent, Ian is also a member of the Comedy Store's critically acclaimed Cutting Edge team.

Ian has performed all over the world including Comedy Festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa, Holland, France, Ireland and Germany. He has also performed on tour with Omid Djalili, Ardal O'Hanlon and Alan Davies. He has headlined gigs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Middle East, performed on the final transatlantic crossing of The QE2, entertained troops in Kuwait and Bosnia and played various clubs in New York. He has headlined at the prestigious Yuk-Yuk clubs in Canada, compered the main theatre at the Cape Town Comedy Festival 2003 and performed his one-man show in South Africa's Camps Bay Theatre in 2004. More recently he became the first British stand-up to perform in Moscow.

Ian's many television appearances include Mock The Week (BBC 2), The Last Word (MORE4), The Late Edition (BBC4), The World Stands Up (Paramount Comedy 2005)The Comedy Store (Ch5 - 3 appearances, most recent in 2005), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC 2), The Stand-Up Show (BBC 1), Saturday Live (ITV), Live at Jongleurs(ITV) & The 11 O'clock Show (CH4).