Dan Tiernan
{{short description|British comedian}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dan Tiernan
| image = Dan Tiernan at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|3|2}}
| birth_place = Stockport, England
| occupation = Stand-up comedian, actor
| alma_mater = University of Salford
| notable_works = "Going Under" (debut Edinburgh Fringe show)
| television = Doctors, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
| awards = British Comedian of the Year (2022)
BBC New Comedy Award (2022)
| years_active = 2020–present
| agent =
| genre = Stand-up comedy
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}
Dan Tiernan (born March 1996){{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Anya |date=November 15, 2022 |title=BBC New Comedy Awards winner Dan Tiernan: 'It is the biggest, maddest thing I've done' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/27646dae-bca0-40c0-b2f4-78cc70d297cd |website=BBC Three}} is a British stand-up comedian and actor.{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2022 |title=Dan Tiernan wins British Comedian Of The Year 2022 competition |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/7096/dan-tiernan-wins-comedian-of-year-2022-contest/ |website=British Comedy Guide}} In 2022, he was named "British Comedian of the Year", and won the BBC New Comedy Award.{{Cite web |date=9 November 2022 |title=Dan Tiernan wins BBC New Comedy Awards 2022 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/7079/dan-tiernan-wins-comedy-award/ |website=British Comedy Guide}}{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=BBC New Comedy Awards 2022, Episode 7 - Cardiff - Grand Final |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/bbc-new-comedy-awards/episodes/2/7/ |website=British Comedy Guide}}{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Dan Tiernan named British Comedian Of The Year 2022 : News 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/11/24/52144/dan_tiernan_named_british_comedian_of_the_year_2022 |website=Chortle.co.uk}}
Career
Born in Stockport,{{Cite web |date=2024-03-05 |title=Exclusive: Dan Tiernan reflects on meteoric 2023 rise and admits he 'broke' Doctors |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/514822/dan-tiernan-reflects-meteoric-rise-broke-doctors-exclusive/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=HELLO! |language=en}} Tiernan took a comedy course at age 21.
He won the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club's "Beat the Frog" new stand-up competition in 2020.{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Dan Tiernan wins Beat The Frog 2020 competition |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/6030/dan-tiernan-wins-beat-the-frog/ |website=British Comedy Guide}} In 2021, he was a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year at the Leicester Comedy Festival.{{Cite web |title=Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year | Leicester Comedy Festival |url=https://comedy-festival.co.uk/leicester-mercury-comedian-year/}} In September 2023, he portrayed Logan Padmore in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.{{cite news |last1=Timblick |first1=Simon |title=Doctors spoilers: Zara Carmichael BREAKS DOWN over Daniel... |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/doctors-spoilers-zara-carmichael-breaks-down-over-daniel |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=What to Watch}} In July 2024, he was a guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
In 2023, Tiernan performed his debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, "Going Under", to positive reviews.{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2023-08-18 |title=Dan Tiernan: Going Under review – furious fun |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/aug/18/dan-tiernan-going-under-review-wicked-fun-monkey-barrel-2 |access-date=2023-10-07 |issn=0261-3077}}
Personal life
Tiernan attended Hulme Hall school, and later on the University of Salford.{{cite AV media |last=Tiernan |first=Dan |date=19 July 2024 |title=8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 26 Episode 1 |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown/on-demand/75647-003 |type=video |publisher=Channel4 |access-date=18 March 2025}}
Tiernan is neurodivergent and dyspraxic.{{Cite web |title=Fluid Thinking » Dan Tiernan |url=https://www.fluid-thinking.co.uk/project/dan-tiernan/}} He is gay.{{Cite web |title=Dan Tiernan, comedian reviews : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/d/34584/dan_tiernan/review |website=www.chortle.co.uk}} He has a younger sister.
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Category:Alumni of the University of Salford
Category:English stand-up comedians
Category:Comedians from Manchester
Category:21st-century English comedians
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:English male soap opera actors
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:English LGBTQ comedians
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