Iain Stirling
Date of birth: 27-01-1988Iain Stirling started comedy while studying law at the University of Edinburgh, making he final of the 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Award.
His early career included presenting for CBBC, where he hosted shows such as Help! My Supply Teacher’s Magic and The Dog Ate My Homework, the latter earning him a Bafta nomination in 2014. Since 2015, he has been the narrator of ITV2’s Love Island, a role that brought wider recognition.
Stirling has appeared on panel shows including Russell Howard’s Good News Extra and Taskmaster, and hosted ITV2’s CelebAbility. In 2021, he created and starred in the sitcom Buffering for ITV2. His stand-up special Failing Upwards was released on Amazon Prime in 2022.
He married television presenter Laura Whitmore in 2020, and they have one child. Stirling has also written a book, Not Ready to Adult Yet, and hosted a companion podcast of the same name.
