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Ian Stone
Ranked amongst the top ten stand-ups in Britain by
The Independent
, Ian Stone is one of the most talented topical acts and comperes in the country. Edgy and provocative, with an easy-going manner and self-depreciating style, Ian is at great ease bantering with an audience. He's a member of the Comedy Store's critically acclaimed 'Cutting Edge' team. Ian also received a nomination in 2012 for the BEST SHOW at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards.
He has performed all over the world including
Comedy Festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa, Holland, France, Ireland
and
Germany
. He’s entertained the troops in
Kuwait
,
Bosnia
,
Kosovo
,
Cyprus
and
Afghanistan
. He was the first British stand-up to perform in
Moscow
and the first performer to appear for The Comedy Store in
Mumbai
.
"Seriously funny"
The Guardian
"…like a cross between Tony Hancock and Frankie Howerd. Stone is probably better than we deserve. Ultimately, it is the sheer quantity of funny material that really impresses" The List
TV
On ESPN in 2013, Ian presented
Off The Ball,
a weekly comedy sports panel show. The guest list read like a who’s who of the nations favourite comedy talent and included Alan Davies, Dara OBriain, Lee Mack, Omid Djalili, Ardal OHanlon, Phil Jupitus and Milton Jones. On FA Cup Final Day in 2013, he presented a version of the show as part of ESPN’s coverage from Wembley Stadium. In May 2014, the show was renamed
The Football's On,
moved to BT Sport and ran throughout the 2014/2015 season. Guests have included Frankie Boyle, Mickey Flanagan, David Baddiel, Omid Djalili, Sean Lock and Alan Davies. The show will be back on screen live after Champions League games from September 2015
Ian's many TV appearances include two shows of
Mock The Week
(BBC 2),
The World Stands Up
(Paramount Comedy 2005)
The Comedy Store
(Ch5 - 3 appearances and 1 for The Comedy Channel),
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
(BBC 2),
The Stand-Up Show
(BBC 1),
Saturday Live
(ITV),
Live at Jongleurs
(ITV), two series of The
Katy Brand Show
for ITV2 &
The 11 O'clock Show
(CH4).
RADIO
On
Radio 5
Live
, Ian is a regular guest on their flagship sports panel show
Fighting Talk.
In 2010, he presented
Christmas Up The Front,
a documentary about performing comedy for the troops in Afghanistan. During the last World Cup, he was part of the team that presented six shows of
The Armchair World Cup.
The show was revived for a one-off Christmas special,
Armchair Premier League
and returned for a series of shows during the EURO 2012 championship. He was part of the team on
The Alan Davies Saturday Morning Show.
He also guest presented
Radio 5 Live's
topical sunday morning show
The Back End of Next Week
On
Radio 4
, Ian was a special guest on
Shappi Talk
and
The Now Show
and he has also appeared on
Political Animal
and twice on
'Four at the Store'
. He presented a critically acclaimed football documentary entitled "
Footballs Home Fans
" in December 2012 and a follow up show called "
Football's Loyal Fans
" at the end of 2013.
On
Radio 4 Extra
, he has presented
The Comedy Club
on a number of occasions and is a regular guest on Ed Byrne's review show
What's So Funny?
On
Radio 2
he appeared in
Hot Gossip,
Claudia Winkleman’s top rated Radio Two panel show. He also co-wrote and performed in a broadcast sitcom pilot,
The Sharp End
starring Alistair McGowan and Michelle Gomez.
On
Absolute Radio
, he co-presents
Rock n Roll Football
with Ian Wright every saturday afternoon throughout the football season.
The show was awarded a Sony Silver Award for best sports programme in 2012 and in 2015 won the Gold Award for best Specialist Programme of the Year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards.
WRITING
The start of the 2011-2012 football season saw Ian become a regular columnist in the Official Arsenal Magazine. This coincided with Arsenal's worst start to a season in thirty six years although Ian believes that these two things are completely unconnected. You can see some of the previous months columns by going to the "Arsenal FC Mag" link. Ian has written for
Russell Howards' Good News
on BBC3,
You Cannot Be Serious
for ITV1,
The Omid Djalili show
on BBC1,
The Sketch Show
on ITV1 and
Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
on BBC 1. Ian has written additional material for a new comedy movie
The Laughter Clinic,
scheduled to be shot in 2016.
ONLINE
Ian was one of the founder members of the Alan Davies Arsenal podcast "
It’s Up For Grabs Now’
. This show was a huge success (slightly more than the team unfortunately). After a short break, the show is back as
"The Tuesday Club”
and after fifty episodes, it has become one of the top rated sports podcasts in the country with an average of sixty thousand downloads a week, an amazing achievement for an independent podcast. In the first week of October 2012, it was the third highest rated podcast of any sort in Britain.
REVIEWS:
Review of The Return of Stoney Baloney: Udderbelly, May 2012
"Ian Stone is intelligent and likable and has the audience in the palm of hand from the second he steps on stage. This is the type of comedy that leaves you giddy and on the highest high, the man is a genius and after seeing him last night I totally understand why the punters were returning for a second dose."
Broadway Baby
Review of Healthy Disrespect, Underbelly, August 2008
"I had high hopes for Ian Stone’s show. Not only is he a seasoned performer, but he has a brilliant line in political humour. Not only was I not disappointed, he blew all my expectations away. Stone’s skill as a comedian is in highlighting the stupidity of the common man through beautifully crafted stories, peppered with gags and asides, hilarious throughout. Not a word is wasted in his clever telling of his world view."
Chortle.co.uk
http://www.ianstonecomedian.co.uk
On twitter at @iandstone