Iain Stirling

Iain Stirling is a Scottish comedian, writer, television presenter, and narrator, born on 27 January 1988 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He began performing stand-up comedy while studying law at the University of Edinburgh, becoming a finalist in the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year competition. He started his television career on CBBC, later co-writing and hosting the panel show The Dog Ate My Homework. Since June 2015, Stirling has narrated ITV2's Love Island, and he took on narration duties for Love Island USA in 2022. He has also hosted the game show CelebAbility, competed on Taskmaster, and appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox and Celebrity MasterChef. Stirling has written and starred in the ITV2 sitcom Buffering and published a book, Not Ready to Adult Yet, in 2018.

Works

Phineas and Ferb

Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new project, which annoys their controlling sister, Candace, who tries to bust them. Meanwhile, their pet platypus plots against evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

Release Date2007-08-17

Charactersd Dating Show Host (voice)

Episode Count1

Vote Count1041

Love Island USA

The matchmaking begins as a group of single "Islanders" come together in a stunning villa on a beautiful tropical island, ready to embark on a summer of dating, romance, and ultimately, relationships. Every few days the Islanders pair up and those who are not coupled are at risk of being dumped from the island. Islanders are on the lookout for romance, but the road to love doesn't always run smoothly.

Release Date2019-07-09

Charactersd Narrator (voice)

Episode Count185

Vote Count179

Love Island

A stunning cast engages in the ultimate game of love, as they land in a sunshine paradise in search of passion and romance. Each of the glamorous members of the public will live like celebrities in a luxury villa, but in order to stay there, they will not only have to win over the hearts of each other, but also the hearts of the public.

Release Date2015-06-07

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Writing

Charactersd Self - Narrator (voice)

Episode Count1

Vote Count142

Horrible Histories

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.

Release Date2009-04-16

Charactersd Additional Voices

Episode Count1

Vote Count67

BBC Comedy Feeds

Comedy Feeds is a sitcom / sketch show featured on BBC Three since 2014. Each Comedy Feed showcases emerging new talent by making their pilot shows available exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

Release Date2012-08-24

Charactersd Spunk

Episode Count1

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.

Release Date2021-01-12

Charactersd Guest

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Buffering

A comedy series following a group of 20 somethings as they try to navigate love, work and the art of adulting.

Release Date2021-08-05

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd Iain

Episode Count[ 6 ]

Vote Count5

Fin vs the Internet

Fin Taylor tries to discover how to make it online by talking to someone with more followers than him.

Release Date2022-04-27

Charactersd Voice Only

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Love Island: Decade of Love

Memorable contestants from the past decade of Love Island reunite for an unmissable anniversary event, from explosive recouplings and shock bombshells to the love stories that captured the nation. They reflect on unforgettable moments from the villa and look back at previously unseen audition clips.

Release Date2025-06-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Self - Narrator

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.

Release Date2019-09-09

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count71

Taskmaster

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion?

Release Date2015-07-28

Charactersd Self

Episode Count10

Vote Count217

Richard Osman's House of Games

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

Release Date2017-09-04

Charactersd Self - Contestant

Episode Count10

Vote Count25

Love Island: All Stars

Some of your favourite Islanders from across the years heading back to the stunning South African villa to once again 'graft' as their search for love continues.

Release Date2024-01-15

Charactersd Self - Narrator (voice)

Episode Count112

Vote Count23

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?

Release Date2020-11-28

Charactersd Self - Expert

Episode Count2

Vote Count8

The Weakest Link

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

Release Date2021-12-18

Charactersd Self - Contestant

Episode Count1

Vote Count5

Live at the Apollo

A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.

Release Date2004-09-06

Charactersd Self - Presenter

Episode Count1

Vote Count16

The Russell Howard Hour

Release Date2011-02-05

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count78

Celebrity Advice Bureau

Here to answer the world's problems is the `Celebrity Advice Bureau', where star guests give their solutions to the dilemmas they are presented with. In the first series agony aunts and uncles making an appearance are Rick Edwards, Alice Levine, David Baddiel, Laura Jackson, Ellie Taylor, Matt Richardson, Fay Ripley and Louis Walsh. In pairs the celebrities are given a problem to solve, it could be an everyday issue or something quite bizarre. Tuning into their own personal experiences the duo come up with some advice, of which should be taken with caution.

Release Date2016-12-19

Charactersd Self

Episode Count3

Comedy Central at the Comedy Store

Join Comedy Central at The Comedy Store to see Britain's best comics perform at London's best comedy club.

Release Date2010-09-03

Charactersd Self - Host

Episode Count1

CelebAbility

CelebAbility arrives on ITV2, a brand new physical comedy entertainment show hosted by comedian Iain Sterling. This new show will feature a group of 5 friends who will go head to head with 5 celebrities in a series of hilarious rounds.

Release Date2017-06-15

Charactersd Self

Episode Count52

It's 30 years since CBBC started airing short links between shows. To celebrate, Hacker has brought together the finest presenters, past, present and even a new one, to reminisce and laugh at a few bloopers.

Release Date2015-09-09

Charactersd Self

Vote Count1

Mary Berry's Highland Christmas

Dame Mary Berry travels to her mother’s homeland of Scotland, where she’s joined by friends Andy Murray, Iain Stirling and Emeli Sandé to cook indulgent Christmas dishes.

Release Date2023-12-13

Charactersd Self

Vote Count2

Scotland's Big Night Out

Stand-up comedian and presenter Iain Stirling explores the history of Saturday nights out across Scotland since the 1950s.

Release Date2017-12-31

Charactersd Self

Selling Scotland

Jack Docherty takes an entertaining look at Scotland's most memorable adverts.

Release Date2019-12-31

Charactersd Self

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.

Release Date2003-12-26

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Celebrity Catchphrase

In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.

Release Date2018-06-17

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Shopping with Keith Lemon

Keith Lemon takes the chat show out of the studio and onto the high street. Keith and his celebrity guests hit the shops as we delve into the shopping habits of the rich and famous, whilst having a good old gossip.

Release Date2019-06-06

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Iain Stirling Failing Upwards

Comedian Iain Stirling's live performance at the King's Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland during his "Failing Upwards" tour.

Release Date2022-05-27

Vote Count5

Laugh Till It Hurts: In aid of The Felix Project

Alistair Barrie (MC), Iain Stirling, Kerry Godliman, Terry Alderton, Geoff Norcott, Ria Lina, Marcel Lucont

Release Date2023-06-21