Donna McPhail is a British

United Kingdom

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 journalist, and was formerly a television presenter and stand-up comedian

Comedian

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McPhail is from London

London

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 and was noted for her stand-up comedy in the 1990s, most prominently in her nomination for the Perrier Comedy Award in 1993.

McPhail is also well-known for being the host of BBC Two

BBC Two

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's The Sunday Show

The Sunday Show

The Sunday Show is a British television entertainment programme that was broadcast live on Sunday lunchtimes on BBC Two between 1995 and 1997. Four series of the show were produced. Donna McPhail and Katie Puckrik hosted the first two series, with Puckrik was replaced by Paul Tonkinson for the...

(1995–1996), which was a lively studio-based comedy programme which also starred Katie Puckrik

Katie Puckrik

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, Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

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 (in his Dennis Pennis persona) and Paul Tonkinson

Paul Tonkinson

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McPhail, who is regarded as an outspoken "laddette" lesbian, now writes a monthly column for Diva, the UK's bestselling magazine for lesbians.

Television appearances

• StandUp (Granada Television
  Granada Television
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• The Comedy Club (London Weekend Television
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• Have I Got News For You
  Have I Got News for You
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  (BBC
  BBC
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• Without Walls (Channel 4
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• Edinburgh Nights (BBC)
• Reportage (BBC)
• Just For Laughs (Channel 4 & CBC
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• The Stand-Up Show (BBC)
• Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC)

Radio credits

• Loose Ends
  Loose Ends (radio)
  Loose Ends is a British radio programme originally broadcast on Saturday mornings, and then transmitted early Saturday evenings from 1998 by BBC Radio 4. It was hosted by Ned Sherrin until he became ill in late 2006 with a reported throat infection, and later throat cancer...
  
  (BBC Radio 4
  BBC Radio 4
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• Loose Talk (BBC Radio 1
  BBC Radio 1
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• Room 101
  Room 101 (Radio series)
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  (BBC Radio 5
  BBC Radio 5 (former)
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• The Mark Radcliffe Show (BBC Radio 1)
• Woman's Hour
  Woman's Hour
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  (BBC Radio 4)
• Missed Demeanours (BBC Radio 4)
• Currently presents her own show on GLR
  BBC London 94.9
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• Co-wrote and presented two series of Windbags with Jo Brand
  Jo Brand
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   for BBC Radio 1.
• The Mary Whitehouse Experience
  The Mary Whitehouse Experience
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  (BBC Radio 1)

Stand-up comedy

• Melbourne Comedy Festival.
• Montreal Just For Laughs Festival
• Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
• A nationwide tour in spring 1996, that culminated in two sell-out performances at the Duke of York Theatre in London.