After Dinner Speakers

Adrian Walsh: With the growth of corporate entertainment one name has come to the forefront, in the field of both Cabaret and After Dinner speaking that of Adrian Walsh. Adrian is a brilliantly talented performer who tailors is act to suit each audience. Clever and funny he is in demand throughout the UK. Adrian Walsh has the confidence of experience and amply lives up to the reputation of being known as the "The Comedian".

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Stand up, Corporate Entertainment and Cabaret. Enquire about booking Adrian Walsh >

Andy Cameron: Andy Cameron is undoubtedly the most popular comedy star in Scotland. Appearing regularly in theatres, hotels and cabaret venues throughout the country. Above all Andy's talent is making people laugh and in this he is second to none. As a stand up comedian and after dinner entertainer Andy Cameron is one of the best ever.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Stand up, Corporate Entertainment and Cabaret. Enquire about booking Andy Cameron >

Andy Nicol: Every sportsman wants to be first. And being a first is something Andy Nicol will long be remembered for. For Nicol enjoyed his greatest achievement on the rugby field when leading Bath to the European Cup in 1998, defeating Brive 19-18 in the final in Bordeaux, so becoming the first British club to win the tournament.

Andy won 23 caps for Scotland over a ten-year period.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate Entertainment. Enquire about booking Andy Nicol >

Alan Rough signed as a goalkeeper for Partick Thistle in 1969 and notched up an impressive 410 league appearances before signing for Hibernian in 1982 and playing a further 175 league games. He also had a short stint with Celtic turning out 5 times. Alan is in the SFA hall of fame having been capped 53 times for Scotland. These days as well as being an excellent and highly busy after dinner speaker, Alan can be heard daily on Real Radio on their top rated sports phone-in programme.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate Entertainment. Enquire about booking Alan Rough >

Ann Salter is a presenter, an accomplished journalist and broadcaster on Channel 5, BBC Radio 4, SKY and ITV. Known and respected for the scope and variety of her work, Ann is invited by corporate clients who are looking for a professional, dynamic, intelligent and experienced live host for their event. Ann relishes the challenge of tackling any subject matter thrown at her feet and this is reflected in the Topics she has covered, which range from telecoms, finance, the pharmaceutical sector, energy, environment and conservation issues

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Corporate Conferences and Award Ceremonies. Enquire about booking Ann Salter >

Alan Thomson was formerly Garry Owen of the Daily Record and Joe Punter of the Sunday Mail. He has been in journalism all his working life, forging a career through weekly newspapers to the Evening Times in Glasgow, Daily Mail, Daily Record and Sunday Mail. He also worked in Hong Kong for a year as sports editor of the South China Morning Post. Alan now works as a freelance journalist, semi-professional gambler and raconteur on the After Dinner circuit entertaining audiences with tales of the world of horse racing and its characters.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate Entertainment. Enquire about booking Alan Thompson >

Bear Grylls is one of the best known young adventurers in the world. At just 23 years old, he became The Youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest. In August 2003, he led the first crew to cross the Atlantic via the Arctic Circle in an open rigid inflatable boat. His television debut was on Ch 4’s, ‘Escape to The Legion’ and his latest series, ‘Stranded’ for Ch 4 and Discovery USA. As one of the youngest and most successful motivational speakers on the international business circuit, Bear has won over even the toughest of audiences and has a list of extremely impressive references to his credit.

Available for: Corporate and Motivational Speaking. Enquire about booking Bear Grylls >

Edinburgh-based (Leith-bred), singer and comedian and after dinner speaker Bill Barclay has learned his trade over years of hard and for audiences world-wide, extremely entertaining work. Bill Barclay is second-to-none with the comic's stock-in-trade, "one-liner", and has compered many events drawing upon his immense fund of "cracks" as well as taking the stage in his own right to produce side-splitting responses world-wide, from Abu Dhabi to Ascension Island

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Stand up, Corporate Entertainment and Cabaret. Booking Bill Barclay >

Bill Copeland is a lawyer practising in Lanarkshire. Until recently he specialised in criminal defence work, but, following the swingeing cuts in Legal Aid, he has become a conveyancer - there is now more money in acting for those buying houses than those breaking into them! Bill has been a regular outstanding performer on the after-dinner speaking circuit for several years now, building up an unrivalled portfolio of experience in handling the entire range of speaking assignments.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Bill Copeland >

Chic Young is one of Scotland's best known TV and radio pundits. He is the football correspondent for BBC Scotland and he reports for Friday Sportscene, Sportscene Match of the Day and Reporting Scotland on television and Sportsound, Good Morning Scotland and Newsdrive on Radio Scotland. Chic Young is also one of the most popular sporting after dinner speakers in Scotland.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Sportsmens Dinners and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Chic Young >

Craig Brown is now a successful football manager. He was the outstanding boy footballer of his generation - captain of Scotland Schoolboys and Scotland Youths. He is a Bachelor of Arts in English and Geography and the co-author of a well recognised text book on Primary Teaching Methods. He has gained a great reputation as a witty after dinner speaker and is particularly sought after for seminars and conferences where his motivational skills are highly regarded.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Sportsmens Dinners and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Craig Brown >

Craigie Veitch as a man of leisure; is one of our busiest speakers. He's a man of letters too, being the champion of the Edinburgh Scrabble Club and as a former journalist with Scotsman Publications has a command of the language that is quite unique in high good humour that keeps him in heavy demand for after dinner engagements. He's well known on the SFA dinner circuit and is a regular top-table guest at many a Scottish golf club. His golf stories have also been aired in England in association with the Golf World Magazine.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Sportsmens Dinners and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Craigie Veitch >

Dave Wolfe, a winner of "Search for a Star" is now regarded as one of the funniest speakers on the After Dinner circuit. Dave has the unique ability to tailor his material to suit perfectly the wide range of work that his reputation demands. Dave specialises in personalisation for corporate events. He is acknowledged by his peers to be on of Britain's funniest comedians and after dinner speakers.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Dave Wolfe >

Dean Park was born in Glasgow and has been making an impression in show business ever since his school days. He started his career as a singer with a band called Suzi which did very well on "Opportunity Knocks". He later became a solo singer.

Now his act is a mixture of comedy and impressions within a musical theme accentuating the sense of humour of this very talented artiste

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Dean Park >

Dougie Donnelly is one of the BBC's top television sports presenters with over 20 years experience of live broadcasting from the country's major sporting occasions. Dougie has been the face of BBC Sport Scotland since 1978, where football is his main responsibility. Network viewers will also know him well through his long time involvement with golf and snooker. A former radio deejay and twice Scottish Radio Personality of The Year, Dougie is a law graduate and a popular, humorous after-dinner speaker who has entertained a wide variety and mixture of audiences everywhere from a North Sea Oil Platform to the House of Lords!

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Dougie Donnelly >

Eric Thompson began his after dinner speaking career under the Atlantic when he toasted 'The Immortal Memory' of Nelson on Trafalgar Night. As a Scot, it was not long before he was also toasting 'The Immortal Memory' at Burns suppers (but not underwater). By the time he had risen to Commodore of the Clyde submarine base at Faslane, his reputation had spread far beyond the Navy and he has now performed at dinners from Plymouth to Aberdeen including a Variety Club bash at the London Hilton and the annual dinner of the Institute of Marine Engineers at Grosvenor House.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Eric Thomson >

With his hilarious satirical poetry along with lovely personal anecdotes, Eric Davidson is without doubt one of the finest speakers on the After Dinner circuit. He was raised in that Cultural Cul De Sac, the Creme de la Skimmed Milk of all Scottish mining villages, Newtongrange. He now lives with his wife Jackie and two young daughters in the Midlothian village of Pathhead. If you're looking for a speaker with a difference then look no further than Eric Davidson.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Sportsmen's Dinners and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Eric Davidson >

Fred MacAulay is a Scottish comedian. He presents a daily BBC Scotland radio programme. Starting as a stand up comedian back in the mid eighties Fred has a bust career as a comedian, radio and TV presenter. He is well known throughout the UK for his appearances on McCoist and MacAulay, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You

Available for: After Dinner Speaking, Stand up and Corporate Entertainment. Contact us to Book Fred MacAulay >

Gavin Hastings OBE is an entertaining and exceptional motivational speaker. A former Rugby internationalist, Captain of Scotland and the Lions, He has a wealth of experience in motivating individuals and teams to be all they can be. He captained every team he ever played for including Watsonians, Cambridge University, London Scottish, Scotland, the Barbarians and the Lions and is widely recognised as one of the finest players of his generation. Gavin is a qualified as a Chartered Surveyor who is now a director of two businesses involved in Corporate event planning and motivating business leaders.

Available for: Motivational and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Gavin Hastings >

Graham Bell is a presenter on BBC TV’s Ski Sunday, BBC Grandstand and Eurosport. His natural charm and enthusiasm with a deep knowledge of his sport makes him a natural for television. An Olympic skier, Graham is one of the best skiers this country has ever produced. He and his brother Martin dominated the skiing world until recently when they retired from competition.Graham widely regarded as a motivational Speaker and has been guest speaker for companies such as Thomas Cooke and Paul Mitchell to name a few, where he has used the psychology of sport to illustrate how one can overcome business problems.

Available for: After Dinner and Motivational Speaking. Contact us to Book Graham Bell >

Iain Adie: In 1998 Ian Adie’s World Cup single ‘Scotland Be Good’ was at No.2 in the Scottish charts. Madonna was at No.3. He’s the only guy from the Gorbals who’s ever been on top of Madonna! Ian is Scotland’s T-Shirt King, his company designs, creates and sells official merchandising for the world’s leading football clubs, rock bands and events.Ian Adie is also the man who turned the words ‘Tartan Army’ into an international brand. Ian’s life story and business adventures have been featured across TV, radio and newspapers for many years. He is an inspirational speaker! It’s a business story like no other, its entertainment like no other.

Available for: After Dinner and Motivational Speaking. Contact us to Book Iain Adie >

Jackie Bird is one of Scotland’s most popular and recognised television personalities. When not broadcasting Jackie is a self-confessed 'obsessed athlete'. She is a qualified aerobics teacher and swim coach, a triathlete competitor and keen half marathon runner, a qualified dinghy sailor and water-skier. She is also in demand as a presenter, writer and producer of corporate videos, and presenter of conferences, fashion shows, award ceremonies and debates.

Available for: Compering, After Dinner and Motivational Speaking. Contact us to BookJackie Bird >

Joe Camay: “Camay is a dry, Erudite and extremely articulate comedian: He is naturally and irresistibly funny – a highly original comedian who deserves nothing but success.” Joe has been a full time professional comedian since 1992, working predominantly in mainstream clubland in Scotland i.e. Bowling Clubs, Golf Clubs, Social Clubs etc… He is also one of the most popular after dinner speakers in the country. He participates regularly in corporate Golf Days. He has also worked in England, N.Ireland & Germany and appeared on the oil rigs in the North Sea, H.M Forces bases around Britain and in HM Prisons.

Available for: Cabaret, Standup and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Joe Camay >

John Simonett is a former schoolmaster and sportsman. He was a member of the Scottish Rugby Union squad and played in the Gloucester team, which won the John Player Cup at Twickenham in 1978. He holds a first class honours degree from Bristol University. In 1985 he left teaching to become a professional corporate entertainer and after-dinner speaker, and is now firmly established as one of the most original and entertaining Speakers on the "circuit". John specialises in the "tailored" presentation and requires a full briefing before each speech so that he can personalise his delivery.

Available for: Corporate Entertainment and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book John Simonett >

Jimmy Tarbuck was born in Liverpool on 6th February 1940. At 18, he joined a touring rock n roll show which set him firmly on the showbusiness ladder of success. He then became a Redcoat for Butlins holiday cam where he was spotted by the late Val Parnell. He made his TV debut on Comedy Bandbox. Apart from appearing on Sunday Night at the London Palladium, his other hit series were The Jimmy Tarbuck Show and It's Tarbuck both for ATV, and Tarbucks Luck for the BBC.

Available for: Cabaret, Corporate Entertainment and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Jimmy Tarbuck >

Jimmy Stirling is one of this country's funniest comedians He is famous for his one liners and hilarious stand up routines. He is an accomplished after dinner speaker and is the man no one wants to follow. George McNeill, an accomplished speaker in his own right describes jimmy as "The after dinner speakers after dinner speaker" He has performed in Scotland's major theatres and worked in a variety of high profile venues in the UK and overseas as well as television and Holiday parks.

Available for: Cabaret, Stand up, Corporate Work and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Jimmy Stirling >

John Morgan: “One of the best after dinner speakers you will ever hear” is the way John Morgan’s mother described him. John’s humour, style and repertoire is equally suited to both all-male and mixed audiences. John’s hilarious alter ego, Colonel Willie Hunter Down a dead pan, rather “posh” presentation of a Colonel, mixes his “experiences” through his military career and running the family business (farming, shooting etc.) with his supposed experience within the industry/ profession relating to the dinner or event.

Available for: Corporate Work and After Dinner Speaking. Learn more and contact us about booking John Morgan >

Johnny Beattie has appeared in over two hundred TV shows, seven years of ‘Welcome to the Ceilidh’ and nine series of ‘Now You See It’. His abiding passion is the history of the Scottish Music Hall. One of the highlights of the annual Pride of the Clyde show is Johnny’s brilliant tributes to such greats of the past, as Will Fyffe, Dave Willis, Tommy Morgan and Lex McLean. He is also in great demand as an after dinner speaker, being one of Scotland’s best. Johnny is currently starring in River City BBC Scotland’s soap about Glasgow life!

Available for: Corporate Work and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Johnny Beattie >

Kriss Akabusi is famous for his achievements in athletics where his greatest individual triumph was his Gold Medal in the 1990 European Championships when he also beat David Hemery’s 22 year old British Record.Kriss is currently the CEO of The Akabusi Company, a corporate communications and training company where his marvellous personality and reputation as a fantastic public speaker has made him a very popular and attractive advocate. He is also an accredited personal coach, having qualified at the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. He is one of only 4 qualified Hudson Institute coaches in the UK.

Available for: Corporate Work and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Kriss Akabusi >

Len Murray was born in Glasgow a long time ago, he says, certainly long before traffic wardens were ever invented. After studying Modern Languages and Law at Glasgow University he qualified as a solicitor before retiring in 2003. He is now equally known as one of the country's top after-dinner speakers and has spoken all over the UK and abroad, on four continents, from Edmonton and Calgary in the West to Singapore in the East. Len has also been described as the country’s top speaker on Robert Burns and his Immortal Memory has been described as “legendary”.

Available for: Corporate Work and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Len Murray >

Mick Miller Star of TV and Theatre: In 1976, Mick applied to go on the popular TV talent show, New Faces. He was accepted and won his heat. As a direct result, he was signed up for a national tour supporting Chuck Berry. Other tours followed, and in 1977 he was offered his first summer season in Morecambe. In 1979 TV producer, Johnny Hamp first saw Mick work. He loved what he saw and immediately offered Mick a regular spot on “The Comedians” TV show. He appeared alongside such household names as Roy Walker, Stan Boardman and Jim Bowen.

Available for: Cabaret, Stand up and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Mick Miller >

Matthew Pinsent is an extremely authoritative and accomplished motivational and after dinner speaker. His speeches are always tailored to the client's brief and audience's requirements with special emphasis on teamwork, motivation and communication. His description of the dynamics of teamwork in a rowing crew are outstanding and mirror those that businesses aspire to achieve. Matthew has spoken at corporate events for some of our most prestigious companies such as Camelot, Marks and Spencer, Procter & Gamble, IBM, Lombard, BT, NatWest, RBS to name a few.

Available for: Motivational and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Sir Matthew Pinsent >

Phil Differ had several jobs after leaving school. He later enrolled at Glasgow College of Technology where he completed an S.H.N.D. in Communications Studies. It was during his time at college he first started writing comedy material. In 2005, Philip fulfilled a life ambition and turned to stand up comedy. He is now a regular on the Scottish stand up circuit appearing at venues across the country. He is also currently working with Tony Roper on a play based on the life of former friend and colleague, Rikki Fulton.

Available for: Cabaret, Stand Up and After Dinner Speaking. Learn more and contact us about booking Phil Differ >

Comedy Entertainer Phil Melbourne has risen through the showbiz ranks quicker than a nudist through a nettle patch. From his early days as a Pontins bluecoat he entertained young and old in an attempt to learn his craft, and learn he did. Phil loves a challenge and has adapted his comedy routines for stand-up, theatres, after dinner speaking and pantomime.Phil continues to wow audiences throughout the country receiving rave reviews including this one from The Stage newspaper which said, “Every good comedian has to be topical and Phil Melbourne is bang up to date”.

Available for: Motivational and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Phil Melbourne >

Perry McCarthy is one of Britains top racing drivers and is already part of motor racing folklore. In a career spanning over twenty years, McCarthy is still smiling and still fighting. Along with Germanys Frank Biela and Finlands Mika Salo, Perry was chosen as a works driver for Audi UKs high profile 2003 assault on the famous Le Mans 24 Hour race. However, away from the track, Perry has used his experiences to become a superb after dinner and motivational speaker who gives a highly amusing insight to the worlds most glamorous sport.

Available for: Motivational and After Dinner Speaking. Contact us to Book Perry McCarthy >

Robbie Glen was brought up in Lanarkshire and educated at Hamilton Academy and Strathclyde University. Most of his working career was spent in the prison service where he worked until he retired in 1996. As well as being a popular after dinner speaker Robbie is also a barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain, member of the Start of Scotland for Cerebral Palsy, the Hamilton and Lochaber Burns Clubs and The Lord’s Taverners.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate work. Learn more and contact us about booking Robbie Glen >

Roy Walker's dead pan expression and his approach to entertaining has paid handsome dividends. His casual line in patter has endeared him to audiences all over the country. Roy has appeared in dozens of T.V. shows including Blankety Blank, Bob Monkhouse Show, Tarby and Friends, Paul Daniels Show, The Laughter Show, Live from the Palladium, The Russ Abbot Show, The Comedians and guested on Wogan and hosted the TVS Show, Summertime Special. He continues to headline concert, theatre, cabaret and after dinner speaking engagements

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate work. Contact us to Book Roy Walker >

Stewart Coull's main interest is sport; football, rugby and golf. He supports Airdrieonians football club which makes him an optimist with a sense of humour. Since he retired Stewart has become a full time after dinner speaker and raconteur. His gift for story telling and his irrepressible sense of humour make him a firm favourite at the wide variety of clubs, venues and functions at which he has appeared. Stewart has been a regular contributor to the Fred McCauley show on BBC. Radio Scotland and is a member of equity.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate work. Contact us to Book Stewart Coull >

Stewart Smith is an after dinner speaker and comedy writer. Coming from Lanarkshire Stewart is keen on sport having played for Blantyre Vics in the early seventies.These days Stewart’s sporting activities are mainly centred a round Hamilton Golf Club. A much sought-after speaker on the Burns circuit, Stewart has successfully performed at such far-flung outposts as the International Convention Centre in Calgary, the British Embassy in Cairo, the British Ambassadors residence in Sofia, Bulgaria, and the 147 Snooker Club in Stewarton.

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate work. Contact us to Book Stewart Smith >

Sandy Strang is a journo who has penned long running columns in The Herald, The Edinburgh Evening News, The Sun and Scotland on Sunday; a footballer who wore 9 for Cambridge University - and won at Wembley; a cricketer who's played in a record number of Scotland Cup Finals - 9 - he's a man with a tale - or 9 - to tell! Sandy has handled the entire spectrum of speaking engagements, is equally at home addressing audiences of 8, 80 or 800, and specialises in customising his extensive material to the exact requirements of his specific audience and is also very experienced and accomplished at chairing such events

Available for: After Dinner Speaking and Corporate work. Contact us to Book Sandy Strang >

Stan Boardmant got into the world of show business by entering a talent show when he was on holiday at a Butlin's Holiday Camp. He won first prize. Further appearances in talent shows saw him winning first prize at the London Palladium final, which, subsequently launched him on his new career as a Comedian. Since then he has has numerous television appearances on 'The Comedians' and 'Video Entertainers' before headlining his own TV special 'Success with Stan'. He is as popular as ever, flying all over the world working in cabaret and theatre He is available for any type of event from the smallest function to a large corporate event.

Available for: Cabaret, Stand up and Corporate work. Contact us to Book Stan Boardman >

Willie Young is a former Scottish football referee who enjoyed 15 seasons as a Class One Scottish Football Association official during which he refereed over 500 Scottish Senior matches, including the Scottish Cup Final, the Scottish League Cup Final, the Bells Challenge Cup Final and the Scottish Women’s FA Cup Final! He now writes a weekly sports column for a national newspaper and makes occasional contributions to radio and TV football programmes.

Available for: After Dinner Speeches, Sportsmen's Dinners and Corporate work. Contact us to Book Wille Young >

Willie Allen is a keen sportsman who spent thirteen seasons as a non-tackling stand-off with Dunfermline Rugby club. He has been on the after dinner circuit since 1992 performing at venues ranging from local miners’ welfare clubs to the top hotels throughout the UK alongside speakers such as Alex Ferguson, Ian St John, Frank Worthington, Jim Watt etc. In Scotland he regularly works with Stuart Coull, George McNeil and Jim Leishman and can provide the complete package of entertainment for your function.

Available for: After Dinner Speeches, Sportsmen's Dinners and Corporate work. Contact us to Book Wille Allen >