Alun Cochrane
is a British stand-up comedian. He was born in Glasgow and raised in West Yorkshire.
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Career
Stand-up comedy
In 2004 his first
Edinburgh Festival Fringe show,
My Favourite Words in My Best Stories
, was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the
Perrier Awards.
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He went on to be nominated for "Best Compère" and "Best Break-through Act" at the
2005 Chortle Awards. He returned to the Edinburgh Fringe during the same year with a new solo show
Comedy With Sad Bits
and returned in 2006 with
Introducing An Introduction To Alun Cochrane's Imagination
.
At the
2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe he played at the
Assembly Rooms with the show
Alun Cochrane. Owner of a shed. And a son. Thinks the world is wonky.
Television appearances
In May 2006 Cochrane appeared on the
satirical news quiz
Have I Got News For You
, playing on
Paul Merton's team.
Cochrane had a non-speaking role as a waiter in the third series of
Not Going Out
, in an episode entitled "Amy", broadcast on 13 February 2009 on
BBC1. Cochran was also the warm-up man for the recording of this episode at
Teddington Studios in London.
He has appeared on various television stand-up shows, including on the
Swansea edition of
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
in June 2009, and has been a panellist several times on
Channel 4's
8 Out of 10 Cats
.
Cochrane appeared on
Mock the Week
on 30 July 2009 on
BBC2.
He had a small role as a Chauffeur in series 1 episode 4 of
We Are Klang
.
Radio appearances
Cochrane appeared in series three of the
BBC Radio 4 stand up show
4 Stands Up
and has also featured on
The Now Show
.
Personal Life
During an appearance on
8 Out of 10 Cats
in July 2007, Cochrane mentioned that he was about to become a father. Cochrane has also mentioned on the same programme that he is a supporter of
Huddersfield Town F.C..
References
- Edinburgh Comedy Awards - newcomers