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Fred MacAulay
Born	29 December 1956 (1956-12-29) (age 53) Perth, Scotland
Education	Killin Primary School
Occupation	Comedian
Spouse(s)	Aileen MacAulay
Children	3

Fred MacAulay (born 29 December 1956) is a Scottish comedian. He presents a daily BBC Scotland radio programme, and has appeared on numerous TV shows.

Frederick MacAulay was born in Perth and educated at Killin Primary School, Rattray Primary School, Blairgowrie High School, and Perth Academy. In 1978 he graduated from the University of Dundee with an MA in accountancy and jurisprudence. He went on to work as an accountant in a number of companies, including the Cairngorm Chairlift Company in Aviemore. In 1984 he married Aileen MacAulay; the couple went on to have three children.

MacAulay's first experience of stand-up comedy came at Bar Point in the "West End" of Paisley. He enjoyed vocal support from some close friends as he appeared alongside the established Glasgow comedian Bruce Morton. From there, in 1988 he performed at Mayfest festival in Glasgow, which burgeoned into a semi-professional career, including jobs as a warm-up act for TV programmes including Have I Got News For You and for comedians Paul Merton and Rory Bremner. His first on-screen appearance came on STV's stand-up programme The Funny Farm. Fred MacAulay became a full-time professional comedian in 1993.

MacAulay has gone on to be a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe and at comedy festivals worldwide. He has presented BBC Radio Scotland's morning show since 1997, and for BBC TV he hosted one series of the talk show McCoist and MacAulay (with retired footballer Ally McCoist) and two seasons of Life According to Fred. He has appeared as a guest on comedy quiz programs They Think It's All Over, Just A Minute, QI, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Mock the Week and The News Quiz, and made a return to Have I Got News For You as an on-screen guest. In 2009, he is to host his own panel game on BBC Radio 4 entitled I Guess That's Why They Call It The News.

In 2001 he was elected the Rector of the University of Dundee.

In 2007, Fred competed in Comic Relief does Fame Academy and was the 7th student to be expelled.

References

• Fred MacAulay's website
• BBC biography

External links

• Chortle.com info on Fred MacAulay

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NAME	MacAulay, Fred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Comedian
DATE OF BIRTH	1956-12-29
PLACE OF BIRTH	Perth,  Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH