Bruce Morton is a Scottish comedian, writer, playwright and actor who won the first edition of So You Think You're Funny? in 1988.[1]

Career

He was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 1992,[2] which led to him getting a Channel 4 series of the same name the following year.

As an actor, he has appeared in Rab C. Nesbitt, Scot Squad, and Still Game,[3] playing the role of an undertaker in the latter.[4]

He first play in 1998 was Blood Below the Window, which he also performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh; and in 2001 he co-wrote the musical comedy Wake Me Up In The Year 2001 for the Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow. In 2016, he wrote a new play, Silver Threads.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Bruce Morton, comedian tour dates : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "1992 Nominee - Bruce Morton - Best Comedy Show". Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
  3. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Bruce Morton". British Comedy Guide.
  4. ↑ Greenaway, Heather (March 11, 2018). "Still Game star death nearing with comedian Bruce Morton debuting as undertaker". Daily Record.
  5. ↑ "Comedian Bruce Morton weaves a tale about Paisley's historic strike | The Scotsman".


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