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Ranked in the top ten stand-ups in Britain by The Independent, Ian Stone is one the most popular and well-loved topical acts in the country.
With a personable nature, humerous delivery and self-depreciating comedic style, Ian is a hit with any audience.
He initially began his career as a stand-up comedian, performing at the Edinburgh Festival in 1996, before touring across the world, performing in countries from Australia and New Zealand to Hong Kong and South Africa, France and Germany to Bosnia and Afghanistan, Moscow to Mumbai.
Ian uses his vast experience, gained from over 25 years in the industry, to deliver sharply written material in an easy-going, friendly, but entertaining way, providing speeches, stand-up comedy, event hosting and compering.
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Ian Stone is one of the best travelled comedians on the scene, headlining gigs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, entertaining troops in Kuwait, Bosnia and Afghanistan, performing on the final transatlantic crossing of the QE2 ship, performing at the Canadian Yul-Yuk clubs, compered in South Africa and becoming one of the first British stand-ups to perform in Moscow.
IAN STONE IN THE MEDIA
Ian is a popular face on our TV screens, most known for presenting Off the Ball (2013) for ESPN, a weekly comedy sports panel show, before it moved to BT Sports the following year and was renamed The Football’s On.
The programme has seen Ian introduce guests including Alan Davies, Lee Mack, Omid Djalili, David Baddiel, Romesh Ranganathan and the late Sean Lock.
As well as his hosting duties, Ian has been a guest himself on the likes of Mock the Week (2006-2007), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2002), Saturday Live (1996), The 11 O’clock Show (2000) and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2017).
IAN STONE ON THE RADIO
He is also a familiar voice on the radio, being a regular guest on Radio 5 Live’s Fighting Talk and The Gabby Logan Programme, Radio 4’s Political Animal, Radio 2’s Hot Gossip presented by Claudia Winkleman and Absolute Radio’s Rock n Roll Football alongside Ian Wright.
It was this football show that earned them a Sony Silver Award in 2012 and an Arqiva Commercial Radio gold award in 2015.
He has also presented Christmas Up the Front (2010) about his time performing for troops in Afghanistan, the critically acclaimed football radio documentary Football’s Home Fans (2012) and the follow-up, Football’s Loyal Fans (2013) and the breakfast show on LoveSport Radio.
Ian was also a co-founder of the Alan Davies Arsenal podcast It’s Up For Grabs Now (renamed The Tuesday Club), and after just 50 episodes, became one of the top-rated sports podcasts in the country with an average of 60,000 downloads a week.
IAN STONE WRITING
As well as his comedy skills and hosting duties, Ian has written for the Official Arsenal Magazine in 2011, as well as gaining writing credits for Russell Howard’s Good News (2009-2015), You Cannot Be Serious (2012), The Omid Djalili Show (2007) and Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression (2000-2005).
In 2010, he released his debut book, To Be Someone. Ian describes it as his “sort of autobiography”, documenting his teenage obsession with The Jam and how the band helped Ian to grow up amid the turbulence of Britain in the 1970s and 1980s.
IAN STONE CORPORATE WORK
Ian is the perfect after-dinner entertainer for private, public, charity and corporate events, leaving audiences in stitches at his topical material.
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Comedian🔹TV Presenter🔹Radio Broadcaster🔹Sports and Football Specialist
