Dan Tiernan

Dan Tiernan (born March 1996)^[1] is a British stand-up comedian and actor.^[2] In 2022, he was named "British Comedian of the Year", and won the BBC New Comedy Award.^[3][4][5]

Dan Tiernan
Born	(1996-03-02) March 2, 1996 (age 29) Stockport, England
Alma mater	University of Salford
Occupation(s)	Stand-up comedian, actor
Years active	2020–present
Notable work	"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)

Career

Born in Stockport,^[6] Tiernan took a comedy course at age 21.^[1]

He won the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club's "Beat the Frog" new stand-up competition in 2020.^[7] In 2021, he was a finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year at the Leicester Comedy Festival.^[8] In September 2023, he portrayed Logan Padmore in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.^[9] In April 2024, he was a guest on the Underground and Underwater episode of QI, and 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.^[10]

Personal life

Tiernan attended Hulme Hall school, and later on the University of Salford.^[11]

Tiernan is dyspraxic.^[1][12] He is gay.^[13] He has a younger sister.^[1]