CV

Real name Ross Craig, the name Teddy came at school for being chubby. He was born in Dunfermline in 1979, raised there. Gained an MA in History (Hons) from Edinburgh University. In his first year at University, at the tender age of 18, he began attending comedy workshops run by The Stand Comedy Club and has been performing stand-up gigs ever since. Joined The Comedy Unit production company in 2005 and worked there for two years as writer, broadcaster, script editor, and producer before spreading his wings as a freelancer.

Teddy’s comedy style has evolved through a number of styles over the years, initially self-deprecating, then moving onto edgier comic topics. His current style incorporates true life stories and topical gags weaved together in a darkly comic fashion.

Stand-up Competitions:

Winner Scottish Variety Awards Best Up and Coming Comedian 2010

Finalist Scottish Comedian of the Year 2010

Runner-up Scottish Comedian of the Year 2009

Runner-up Scottish Comedian of the Year 2008

Finalist Scottish Comedian of the Year 2007

TV & Radio Writing/Production Credits:

Writer, Only An Excuse Hogmanay 2011, BBC1 Scotland, 2011 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, Peoplewatch, BBC Radio Scotland, 2011 (Bona Broadcasting)

Writer, News Additional, BBC Radio Scotland, 2010 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, Human Nature, BBC Radio Scotland 2010, (Bona Broadcasting)

Writer, Inverceleb, BBC Radio Scotland 2010 (Dabster Productions)

Writer, Only An Excuse Hogmanay 2009, BBC1 Scotland 2009 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, Watson’s Wind-Up, BBC Radio Scotland 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, Only An Excuse? Hogmanay 2008, BBC1 Scotland, 2008 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, The Unsporting Review of 2008, BBC Radio Five, 2008 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, The Music Bed, BBC Radio Scotland, 2008 (Dabster Media)

Writer, The Game: Scottish Cup Comedy, BBC Online, 2008 (BBC Scotland)

Writer, Only An Excuse? Hogmanay 2007, BBC1 Scotland, 2007 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, The Umpire Strikes Back (On The Gabby Logan Show), BBC Radio Five, 2007 (Dabster Media co-production with Bite Yer Legs)

Writer, Blowout, Channel 4, 2007 (The Comedy Unit)

Script Editor, Offside, BBC1 Scotland, 2006, 2007 (The Comedy Unit)

Producer, Watson’s Wind-up, BBC Radio Scotland, 2006, 2007 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, Freddie Flintoff Ate My Ashes, BBC Radio 5, 2006 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, Only An Excuse World Cup Special, BBC1 Scotland, 2006 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, The Karen Dunbar Show, BBC1 Scotland, 2005, 2006 (The Comedy Unit)

Script Editor, Only An Excuse Hogmanay 2005, BBC1 Scotland (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, Offside, BBC1 Scotland, 2005 (The Comedy Unit)

Script Editor, Freshly Squeezed, Channel 4, 2005 (The Comedy Unit)

Writer, Craig Hill’s Out Tonight, BBC1 Scotland, 2005 (BBC Scotland)

Winner Channel 4 Ideas Factory: Laughs 2004 for the short film ‘Tumour Me’ (Dogtooth Media)

Radio Appearances:

On-air contributor, MacAulay & Co, BBC Radio Scotland, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

On-air contributor, Kaye Adams Show, BBC Radio Scotland, 2011

On-air contributor, Comedy Cafe, BBC Radio Scotland 2010, 2011, 2012

On-air contributor, Culture Cafe, BBC Radio Scotland, 2010

On-air contributor, Good Morning Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland, 2010

Guest comedian, Robin & Cat’s Breakfast Show , Real Radio, 2008

Guest comedian, The Guardian Edinburgh Comedy Podcast, 2008

Guest co-presenter, Richard Bacon Show, BBC Radio Five Live, 2008

On-air contributor, Maritza Duncan Show, Sunny Govan Radio, 2008

Sidekick, Gerard Kelly’s Summertime Thing, BBC Radio Scotland, 2007

On-air contributor, Keep Off The Grass, BBC Radio Scotland, 2007

On-air contributor, The Mike Graham Show, Talk 107, 2007

On-air contributor, The Julian Worricker Show, BBC Radio Five Live, 2007

Co-host, The Summer Supplement, BBC Radio Scotland, 2007

On-air contributor, The Bruce Devlin Show, Talk 107, 2007

On-air contributor, Wild Women, Talk 107, 2007

Sidekick, Karen’s Summer Supplement, BBC Radio Scotland, 2006

On-air contributor, Richard Bacon Show, BBC Radio Five Live, 2006

On-air contributor, Victoria Derbyshire Show, BBC Radio Five Live, 2006

Acting Work:

Various Roles, Inverceleb, BBC Radio Scotland 2010 (Dabster Productions)