“An extremely funny hour of observational and surreal comedy”
The Telegraph
“unfailingly affable…a David Attenborough-type observer”
GQ
“Love Island is really funny, thanks in no small part to Scottish comedian Iain Stirling’s voiceover”
The Guardian
“a comic who is as sharp as he is self-aware…Stirling finds an expert balance between braggadocio and humility”
The List
4th March 2026 – It was announced today that BAFTA-winning comedian and iconic voice of Love Island UK (ITV2) and Love Island USA (Peacock), Iain Stirling (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet) will record a brand-new stand-up special of his hit show Iain Stirling Live – packed with hilarious bite, razor-sharp observational humour and the unmistakable Scottish charm that has made him a global fan favourite – at Soho Theatre Walthamstow on Friday 24th April, across two performances at 7pm and 9.30pm. These will be his only live London shows of the year.
Tickets go on exclusive fan pre-sale for Iain Stirling’s mailing list at 10am on Thursday 5th March, with general sale starting at 10am on Friday 6th. For details and tickets visit IainDoesJokes.com.
The news follows yesterday’s announcement that, after a successful first series, Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet will return later this year on Comedy Central UK, with Stirling and a panel of comics and celebrities roasting social clips, posts and trends.
Iain is best known as the acclaimed voice of the hit reality shows Love Island UK – streamed over 2 billion times and the most-watched programme for 16–34-year-olds on more than 400 occasions – and Love Island All Stars (both ITV2). In the U.S., he voices Love Island USA, with the latest Season 7 (2025) amassing over 18.4 billion minutes streamed on Peacock during its six-week run, making it the platform’s most-watched original season and the top-streaming original in the U.S. for 2025, alongside the spin-off series Love Island Games.
In addition to returning for the second series of Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet (Comedy Central UK), Iain is set to host a new BBC show, Race Against The Tide, a competition to find Britain’s best sand sculptors. He previously appeared on Series 8 of Taskmaster (Channel 4 / Dave), hosted seven series of ITV2’s CelebAbility, and created, wrote, and starred in two series of his own sitcom, Buffering. His first stand-up special, Failing Upwards, launched on Amazon Prime Video across over 200 countries and territories.
Iain hosts the hit true-crime podcast Murder They Wrote with his wife Laura Whitmore, on BBC Sounds.
Other Things The Press Has Said About Iain Stirling
“a show with a dark edge but delivered with utmost skill and affability…a treat” ★★★★
Metro
“As the voiceover of a generation he’s become a national sensation”
Evening Standard
“At his best the Edinburgh native is an unhinged free-form anecdotist” ★★★★
Mail On Sunday
“Brilliant stand-up” ★★★★
The Daily Star
