# Dan Tiernan
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{{short description|British comedian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dan Tiernan
| image = Dan Tiernan at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth year|1996}}
| birth_place = Stockport, England
| occupation = Stand-up comedian, Actor
| alma_mater = University of Salford
| notable_works = Dan Tiernan: "Stomp"
Dan Tiernan: "Going Under" (debut Edinburgh Fringe show)
Dan Tiernan: "All In"
| television = [Doctors](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series)), [8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown](/source/8_Out_of_10_Cats_Does_Countdown), [Live at the Apollo](/source/Live_at_the_Apollo_(TV_series)), [Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping](/source/Mitchell_And_Webb_Are_Not_Helping), [QI](/source/QI), [The Comedy Roast For SU2C](/source/The_Comedy_Roast_For_SU2C), [The Stand Up Sketch Show](/source/The_Stand_Up_Sketch_Show), [Comedy Central Live](/source/Comedy_Central_Live)
| awards = British Comedian of the Year (2022)
BBC New Comedy Award (2022)
Winner of Best Newcomer – ISH Comedy Awards (2023)
Nominee for Best Newcomer – Edinburgh Comedy Award (2023)
Nominee for Next Big thing – British Comedy Guide (2025)
Nominee for Best Show – Edinburgh Comedy Award (2025)
| years_active = 2020–present
| agent = Blue Book Artist Management
}}
'''Dan Tiernan''' (Born 1996)[{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Anya |date=November 15, 2022 |title=BBC New Comedy Awards winner Dan Tiernan: 'It is the biggest, maddest thing I've done' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/27646dae-bca0-40c0-b2f4-78cc70d297cd |website=BBC Three}}] is a British [stand-up](/source/stand-up) comedian and actor.[{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2022 |title=Dan Tiernan wins British Comedian Of The Year 2022 competition |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/7096/dan-tiernan-wins-comedian-of-year-2022-contest/ |website=British Comedy Guide}}] In 2022, he was named "British Comedian of the Year", and won the [BBC New Comedy Award](/source/BBC_New_Comedy_Award).[{{Cite web |date=9 November 2022 |title=Dan Tiernan wins BBC New Comedy Awards 2022 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/7079/dan-tiernan-wins-comedy-award/ |website=[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)}}][{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=BBC New Comedy Awards 2022, Episode 7 - Cardiff - Grand Final |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/bbc-new-comedy-awards/episodes/2/7/ |website=[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)}}][{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Dan Tiernan named British Comedian Of The Year 2022 : News 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/11/24/52144/dan_tiernan_named_british_comedian_of_the_year_2022 |website=[Chortle.co.uk](/source/Chortle.co.uk)}}]
==Career==
Born in [Stockport](/source/Stockport),[{{Cite web |date=2024-03-05 |title=Exclusive: Dan Tiernan reflects on meteoric 2023 rise and admits he 'broke' Doctors |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/514822/dan-tiernan-reflects-meteoric-rise-broke-doctors-exclusive/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}] Tiernan took a comedy course at age 21.[{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Dan Tiernan wins Beat The Frog 2020 competition |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/6030/dan-tiernan-wins-beat-the-frog/ |website=British Comedy Guide}}]
In 2021, he was a finalist in the ''[Leicester Mercury](/source/Leicester_Mercury)'' [Comedian of the Year](/source/Leicester_Mercury_Comedian_of_the_Year) at the [Leicester Comedy Festival](/source/Leicester_Comedy_Festival).[{{Cite web |title=Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year | Leicester Comedy Festival |url=https://comedy-festival.co.uk/leicester-mercury-comedian-year/ |access-date=17 December 2022 |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217221915/https://comedy-festival.co.uk/leicester-mercury-comedian-year/ |url-status=dead }}]
In 2022, he performed on [Rosie Jones](/source/Rosie_Jones)'s Disability Comedy Extravaganza (Series 1).[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza: Series 1, Episode 1 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/rosie-jones-disability-extravaganza/episodes/1/1/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}] Dan then went on to compete in and win [BBC New Comedy Award](/source/BBC_New_Comedy_Award) 2022[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=2022 BBC New Comedy Awards |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/awards/directory/bbc-new-comedy-award/2022/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}] and the [British Comedian Of The Year](/source/British_Comedian_Of_The_Year) 2022.[{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=British Comedian Of The Year 2022 final : Reviews 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2022/11/24/52150/british_comedian_of_the_year_2022_final |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}]
In September 2023, he portrayed [Logan Padmore](/source/List_of_Doctors_characters_(2023)) in an episode of the [BBC](/source/BBC) soap opera ''[Doctors](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series))'',[{{cite news |last1=Timblick |first1=Simon |title=Doctors spoilers: Zara Carmichael BREAKS DOWN over Daniel... |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/doctors-spoilers-zara-carmichael-breaks-down-over-daniel |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=[What to Watch](/source/What_to_Watch)}}] [Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central) Live - Series 2[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Comedy Central Live: Series 2, Episode 10 - Dan Tiernan |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/comedy-central-live/episodes/2/10/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}] and [The Stand Up Sketch Show](/source/The_Stand_Up_Sketch_Show) - Series 5 over multiple episodes.[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=The Stand Up Sketch Show: Series 5, Episode 2 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_stand_up_sketch_show/episodes/5/2/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=The Stand Up Sketch Show: Series 5, Episode 5 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_stand_up_sketch_show/episodes/5/5/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}][{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=The Stand Up Sketch Show: Series 5, Episode 7 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_stand_up_sketch_show/episodes/5/7/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}]
In 2023, Tiernan performed his debut hour at the [Edinburgh Fringe Festival](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe), "Going Under", to positive reviews.[{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2023-08-18 |title=Dan Tiernan: Going Under review – furious fun |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/aug/18/dan-tiernan-going-under-review-wicked-fun-monkey-barrel-2 |access-date=2023-10-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}] He received a nomination for Best Newcomer at [Edinburgh Comedy Award](/source/Edinburgh_Comedy_Awards) 2023[{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 nominees announced : News 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2023/08/23/53974/edinburgh_comedy_awards_2023_nominees_ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}] and won Best Newcomer at the ISH Comedy Awards 2023.[{{Cite web |title=Edinburgh Comedy Awards - Winners 2023 |url=https://www.edinburghcomedyawards.com/winners2023.html |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=THE (ISH) EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS |language=en}}]
In April 2024, he was a guest on the ''Underground and Underwater'' episode of ''[QI](/source/QI)''[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=QI: Series U, Episode 14 - Underground & Underwater |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/21/14/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}]'','' in July 2024, he was a guest on ''[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown](/source/8_Out_of_10_Cats_Does_Countdown),'' and in August 2024 he was a guest on [The Last Leg](/source/The_Last_Leg)[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=The Last Leg: The Last Leg In Paris, Episode 2 - Day 1 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_last_leg/episodes/20241/2/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}] ''The Last Leg In Paris''.
In December 2024, Tiernan performed on [Live at the Apollo](/source/Live_at_the_Apollo_(TV_series)).[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Live At The Apollo: Series 19 - Noel At The Apollo: Judi Love, Dan Tiernan, John Kearns |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/live_at_the_apollo/episodes/19/1/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}]
In 2025, Tiernan took the show "All In" to the [Edinburgh Fringe Festival](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe), to positive reviews and receiving the nomination for Best Show at [Edinburgh Comedy Award](/source/Edinburgh_Comedy_Awards) 2025.[{{Cite web |last=Premier |title=2025 Nominees |url=https://www.comedyawards.co.uk/nominees |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=Edinburgh Comedy Awards |language=en-GB}}] While at the Fringe he also performed at [Fern Brady](/source/Fern_Brady) Presents: Comedy At The Fringe[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Fern Brady Presents: Comedy At The Fringe: Series 1, Episode 4 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/fern-brady-presents-comedy-at-the-fringe/episodes/1/4/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}] and [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4)'s A Comedy Thing LIVE![{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Channel 4's A Comedy Thing LIVE! |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2025/channel-4s-comedy-thing/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}]
Outside of the Fringe, in 2025, Tiernan has starred in [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4)'s A Comedy Thing,[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |date=2025-07-17 |title=Olga Koch, Dan Tiernan & Vittorio Angelone join C4's A Comedy Thing |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/online/news/8425/channel-4-a-comedy-thing-games-and-cast/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}] performing in [Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping](/source/Mitchell_and_Webb_Are_Not_Helping) and judging on [BBC New Comedy Awards](/source/BBC_New_Comedy_Awards) 2025.[{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Dan Tiernan |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/dan_tiernan/ |access-date=2026-01-03 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}]
==Personal life==
Tiernan attended [Hulme Hall school](/source/Hulme_Hall_Grammar_School), and later on the [University of Salford](/source/University_of_Salford).[{{cite AV media |last=Tiernan |first=Dan |date=19 July 2024 |title=8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 26 Episode 1 |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/8-out-of-10-cats-does-countdown/on-demand/75647-003 |type=video |publisher=Channel4 |access-date=18 March 2025}}]
Tiernan is [dyspraxic](/source/dispraxia).[{{Cite web |title=Fluid Thinking » Dan Tiernan |url=https://www.fluid-thinking.co.uk/project/dan-tiernan/}}] He is gay.[{{Cite web |title=Dan Tiernan, comedian reviews : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/d/34584/dan_tiernan/review |website=www.chortle.co.uk}}] He has a younger sister.