Susan Calman Bio | Wiki
Susan Calman ( Full name: Susan Grace Calman ) is a Scottish comedian, tv presenter, and writer. She currently serves as a panelist on a number of BBC Radio 4 shows including The News Quiz and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Susan has written and starred in two series of her radio sitcom Sisters, two series of stand-up show Susan Calman is Convicted as well as a series of stand-up shows Keep Calman Carry On.
The three shows aired on BBC Radio 4. Susan was one of the relief presenters for Fred MacAulay on his BBC Radio Scotland show called MacAulay and Co. The show ran until March 2015. Apart from that, Susan played ‘Miss Adventure’ in the second season of the CBBC show School of Silence
Susan Calman Age
She was born on November 6, 1974, in Glasgow, Scotland. Susan is 47 years old.
Susan Calman Height
She is a woman of below-average stature. Susan stands at the height of 4 ft 11 in ( Approx 1.5 m).
Susan Calman Family
She was born to her mother, Ann Wilkie who is a former primary school deputy head, and her oncologist father Sir Kenneth Calman, in Glasgow, Scotland. Kenneth served as the chancellor of the University of Glasgow and she also served as the chief medical officer for Scotland, then England and Wales. Susan has an older brother and sister whose details are not available on the internet.
Susan Calman Wife | Marriage | Wedding
The comedian came out as a lesbian in 1993 when she was only 19 years old. Susan has spoken of her difficulties growing up gay in Glasgow. She has said that”It wasn’t easy, not at all. Glasgow is a lovely city, but when I was growing up there was one lesbian bar, and there was a club for men, but there was no internet, there was no way of finding out about other people.”
In 2009, The Times commented that Susan’s “status as a diminutive lesbian — she is 4ft 11in — gives a certain grist to her mill but, her Hobbit-like stature aside, what strikes you about her is her chirpy, optimistic level-headedness.” Susan and her partner Lee had a civil partnership ceremony in 2012 after dating for nine years. Lee is a lawyer by profession. The couple was hitched in 2016.
Susan Calman Grand Day Out
During her Grands Day Out in 2021, she travels around the UK in her vintage camper-van “Helen Mirren.” The comedian visited places of interest and met local people. She tried her hand at a range of interesting activities.
Susan Calman Secret Scotland | Channel 5 Series 3
Since February 2019, the comedian has fronted the Channel 5 travel show Secret Scotland. Her podcast titled Mrs Brightside – A cheerful look at depression was first broadcast on BBC Sounds in 2018. Susan was announced on 1 October 2019, as the new presenter for series 15 of the Great British Menu on BBC Two. The filming of the show took place in Stratford-upon-Avon and was completed in November 2019. The great British Menu was to be broadcast in Spring 2020. On 20 November 2019, her 2019 show titled Susan Calman Makes Me Happy premiered on BBC Radio 4. The show featured her lovely wife Lee.
Susan Calman Cats
The comedian and her partner Lee keep cats. In 2018, they had a total of five cats. They currently reside in Glasgow. Susan was criticized for not insisting on a same-sex dance partner for Strictly Come Dancing. However, she rejected the comments as being unfair, saying that no one was holdings her hostage in the room, making her wear a dress and dance with a man.
She wanted to learn how to dance,” I have protested, I have picketed, I have fought, I have been spat on, I have been punched — and I want to dance.” Susan says that she was “desperately unhappy” as a teenager. At the age of 16, she was self-harmed and attempted suicide. The comedian has openly discussed her experience with depression in interviews and in her books as well.
Susan Calman Programme | One Show
The comedian has presented the CBBC program Extreme School and also provided the comic voiceover on the CBBC series titled Disaster Chefs. Currently, Susan is a team captain on the BBC Northern Ireland comedy panel show Bad Language. The comedian has presented the children’s game show on CBBC, quiz shows The Lie on STV, Top Class, and the BBC One show The Boss and Armchair Detectives. She was a contestant on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 where she finished in 7th place. Susan presented the BBC Two cookery challenge show titled Great British Menu in 2020. She was replaced in 2021 by Andi Oliver.
Susan Calman Stand Up
The comedia reached the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2005. She was a finalist in the Funny Women competition in 2006. In 2007, the Channel 4 sketch show Blowout won a Scottish BAFTA with Susan amongst the cast. She won Best New Scottish Comedian at the Real Radio Variety Awards in 2009. Susan played therapist Nadine in the comedy Fresh Meat between 2011 and 2013.
Her debut Radio 4 solo series won the 2013 Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards for ‘Best Radio Comedy. Also, she was featured in the 2012 sitcom Dead Boss for BBC Three. Susan wrote about receiving online abuse in 2013 after joking about the Scottish independence referendum on the Radio 4 satirical comedy program titled The News Quiz. The comedian was accused of betraying her country, and of being “racist” towards other Scots.
Susan has been a regular panelist on the CBBC panel show The Dog Ate My Homework since 2014. She has appeared in 10 episodes of the show. She appeared in the BBC Scotland one-off stand-up/sketch show titled Don’t Drop the Baton in July 2014. The show featured sketches about the 2014 Commonwealth Games and narrated the BBC Three dating show Sexy Beasts.
Currently, Susan is a frequent guest panelist on BBC Two’s QI and on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz. She became the presenter of the BBC One daytime quiz show The Boss in September 2017. Also, Susan presented a BBC One daytime show titled Armchair Detectives, first broadcast in November 2017. The comedian was voted TV Star of the Year by readers of the Radio Times in December 2017.
Susan Calman Net Worth
She is a Scottish comedian, tv presenter, and writer. Susan has an estimated net worth of $2,795.781.
When Did Susan Calman Get Married
Susan and her partner Lee had a civil partnership ceremony in 2012 after dating for nine years. Lee is a lawyer by profession. The couple was hitched in 2016.