Des McLean is a great comedian. In fact, he is the great comedian that other great comedians and entertainers come to see when they are in town – Billy Connolly, Peter Kay, The Fratellis – they are all huge fans! In fact it was Billy Connolly who said live on the BBC – ‘ Des McLean – God, I love him!’

It doesn’t get much better than that – does it?

The sell out live shows all over the country. The fastest selling comedy cd in Scotland – ever! A smash hit DVD – recorded live at another sell out gig during the Glasgow Comedy Festival. In fact every year Des has to move to bigger and better venues in response to the clamour for tickets for his Comedy Festival performances. 2008 sees him at the prestigious Theatre Royal in the heart of the City of Glasgow. It just goes on and on and on – like the laughter and the applause.

Away from the glare of the stand up comedy spotlight, Des has been making inroads to more serious acting roles. His natural flair for observational comedy won him one of the the lead roles in ‘Two Tales of Love and Loss’ by David Kilby – produced and directed by BAFTA Award winner Paul Hineman. This played to much critical acclaim and packed audiences at The Tron Theatre and plans are now afoot to take this production on tour next year.

All this talent packed into one small hairy Weegie!

As if that wasn’t enough he’s also an award winning DJ. (For crying out loud!) Des has his own weekly Radio Show on Clyde 1 and his daily appearances on ‘Bowie at Breakfast’ contributed to the winning of a prestigious Sony Radio Award for the team on the show. In fact they beat Chris Moyles to the title of ‘Most Entertaining Radio Show’. He was pleased!

So there you have it. We could mention his pioneering work in the fields of medical research and renewable energy resources and even let you know about the Nobel Prize nominations which he has turned down so many times – but Des has refused us permission to do so. That is a measure of the humility of the man – the legend – that is Des McLean.