Susan Calman Biography
Susan Calman is a Scottish comedian, TV presenter, and writer. She was a relief presenter for Fred MacAulay on his BBC Radio Scotland show MacAulay and Co, which aired until March 2015.
How old is Susan Calman? – Age
She is 49 years old as of 6 November 2023. He was born in 1974 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Her real name is Susan Grace Calman.
Susan Calman Family – Education
Calman attended the High institution of Glasgow, a fee-paying independent institution, before studying law at the University of Glasgow, where he was awarded a Judge Brennan scholarship and spent three months in North Carolina dealing with death row inmates.
Susan Calman Husband – Daughter
Calman is the daughter of Ann Wilkie, a former primary school deputy head, and Sir Kenneth Calman, a cancer specialist. Her father was the chancellor of the University of Glasgow and the former chief medical officer for Scotland, England, and Wales. She has an elder brother and a sister. Calman, who was 19 years old when she came out as a lesbian in 1993, has spoken about her hardships growing up queer in Glasgow. Calman and her lawyer partner Lee underwent a civil partnership ceremony in 2012 after nine years of relationship. They got married in 2016. In 2018, they have five cats.
Susan Calman Strictly Come Dancing
Calman was confirmed as the ninth contender in Strictly Come Dancing’s 15th season on August 15, 2017. She was teamed with Kevin Clifton, a professional dancer. They were the ninth duo eliminated in week 10 of the competition. In a 2018 interview, Calman stated that she was happiest “dancing with Kevin Clifton on Strictly.”
Susan Calman Podcast
Mrs Brightside – A joyful look at despair, a podcast by Calman, premiered on BBC Sounds in 2018.
Susan Calman Comedy
Calman made it to the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2005 and was a Funny Women finalist in 2006. Calman appeared on Channel 4’s sketch show Blowout, which received a Scottish BAFTA in 2007. She won the Real Radio Variety Award for Best New Scottish Comedian in 2009.
Calman starred in the comedy Fresh Meat as therapist Nadine from 2011 to 2013. Susan Calman is Convicted, her debut Radio 4 solo series, earned the ‘Best Radio Comedy’ award from the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain in 2013. She also appeared in Dead Boss, a BBC Three sitcom from 2012. Calman reported in 2013 that she received online abuse after joking about the Scottish independence vote on Radio 4’s satirical comedy show The News Quiz, including allegations of betraying her nation and being “racist” to other Scots.
Calman has been a regular panelist on CBBC’s The Dog Ate My Homework since 2014, appearing in ten episodes. Calman starred in the BBC Scotland one-off stand-up/sketch show Don’t Drop the Baton in July 2014, which contained Commonwealth Games-themed sketches, and narrated the BBC Three dating program Sexy Beasts. She is a regular guest panelist on BBC Two’s QI and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz.
She began presenting the BBC One daytime quiz show The Boss in September 2017. Calman also fronted Armchair Detectives, a BBC One afternoon show that premiered in November 2017. In December 2017, Radio Times readers selected Calman TV Star of the Year.
Calman has been hosting the Channel 5 travel show Secret Scotland since February 2019. Calman was named as the new host for series 15 of BBC Two’s Great British Menu on October 1, 2019. Filming took place in Stratford-upon-Avon and concluded in November 2019. The show was set to air in April 2020. Her 2019 show, Susan Calman Makes Me Happy, began on BBC Radio 4 on November 20, 2019. Her wife, Lee, appeared on the show as well. Since 2020, Susan Calman has been the ‘face of’ Bank of Scotland, appearing in numerous advertisements.
Susan Calman Books
Calman’s debut novel, Cheer Up Love: Adventures in Depression with the Crab of Hate, was published in May 2016. Her second book, Sunny Side Up: A Story of Kindness and Joy, was released in September 2018. Calman, a lifelong admirer of Doctor Who, contributed to the YA anthology The Day She Saved the Doctor: Four Stories from the TARDIS, which was released in March 2018. Calman’s narrative is titled Clara and the Maze of Cui Palta.