After Dinner SpeakersJimmy McGhie is a comedian and awards host.
Jimmy spent seven years working in factual television as an Assistant Producer at the BBC’s Science and History Dept before moving into stand-up comedy in 2009.
He has since performed stand-up all over the world.
Jimmy McGhie has performed comedy on numerous television and radio programmes. These include the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Comedy Central, ABC Australia, THREE New Zealand, Absolute Radio and many more.
“a brilliant talent” (The Scotsman)
He has performed ten solo shows at festivals worldwide, including the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Sydney Comedy Festival, Perth Comedy Festival and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.
Jimmy has also supported many well-known comedians on their tours, including John Bishop and Jason Manford.
A headline stand-up comedian at venues worldwide, Jimmy McGhie is also a popular corporate comedian and awards host.
“Honest, wonderful comedy” (The Edinburgh Festivals Magazine)
Comedian Jimmy McGhie has performed at and hosted hundreds of corporate events for companies such as Coca-Cola, Google, YouTube, Nestle, McDonald’s, DAF, Insider, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, HSBC and many more.
Furthermore, Jimmy is an in-demand TV warm-up artist. He regularly provides the studio warm-up for BBC1’s Graham Norton Show, ITV’s Loose Women and Ch4’s Deal or No Deal.
