DJ Grant Stott to tour Scotland with his hit Fringe show Tales Behind The Mic

Grant Stott is to take his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit show, Tales From Behind The Mic, on tour from February to May 2017.

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Last Updated: 27 January 2017 11:21

Award-winning radio and TV presenter, voice-over artist, actor and regular panto villain Grant Stott is to take his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit show, Tales From Behind The Mic, on tour round Scotland from February to May 2017.

Today (Friday 27 January 2017) Grant Stott, one of Radio Forth’s longest serving DJ’s ever, is stepping down from his hugely popular daytime radio show on Forth 1 - which he has hosted for the past 17 years - to take his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit solo show, Tales From Behind The Mic, on the road. Directed by long-time collaborators Andy Gray and Ryan Dewar and produced by The Gilded Balloon, the newly extended and re-structured production of Tales From Behind The Mic will tour to 12 venues across Scotland from Sunday 26 February to Sunday 7 May 2017.

With a beautifully crafted mix of funny, awkward and embarrassing stories, outrageous radio clips, video, offensive reactions on social media and his own cult songs, Grant Stott lifts the lid on his 27 year journey in radio, TV and panto; from the moment he left Lothian and Borders Police, pounding the beat as PC Stott 35G, to treading the boards as a King’s Theatre Panto baddie!

Grant employs his natural charisma and sharp comic timing to expertly bring to life highlights of his working life spanning three decades; that includes falling foul of his bosses for moonlighting while in the force, challenging phone-ins live on air, inappropriate song choices, from him and other DJ’s, unedited news bulletins, TV shows that he’s successfully killed off, dealing with Ofcom regulations and, of course, what it’s actually like to scare children at Christmas.

What was "Daft Davie" trying to say to his Mum on the radio? How did a well-known Rangers player’s name lead to Grant saying the worst possible swear word on the radio one Saturday morning? And how did THAT song about Fife that has become an internet sensation (over 200,000 views on YouTube don't you know) actually come about? All will be revealed in Grant Stott’s new 12-inch version of Tales Behind The Mic.

Following his appearances with legendary Scottish comedy actor Andy Gray in the sold out, Fringe First Winning "Kiss Me Honey, Honey!" in 2013 and the critically acclaimed "Willie And Sebastian” in 2015; Grant Stott stepped out all on his own at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2016 with his first ever one man show "Tales From Behind The Mic". The entire run and extra shows all sold out and the critics were pretty impressed with it too:

"Hugely likeable… Stott brings his material to glorious life… (one of) Scotland's most seasoned comic performers" - The Scotsman
“Broad, cheeky, and deceptively carefully crafted, Grant Stott’s Tales from Behind the Mic, is a great success” - All Edinburgh Theatre
“Always the consummate professional in all his roles, this is a show which is slick with professionalism” - The Edinburgh Reporter

Photo credit: Steven Todd - Flare Photography UK

2017 Tour Venue Listings Information (subject to change):

Duration: 45 mins – Interval - 45 mins (subject to change)
14 + / PG - Strong language / adult content

Sunday 26 February - Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Rd, Giffnock, G46 6UG
Performance start time – 19.30
Ticket Prices: £14/£12
Box Office: 0141 557 4956
https://www.eastwoodparktheatre.co.uk/article/8529/Grant-Stott

Friday 24 March - Howden Park Centre, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AE
Performance start time – 19.30
Ticket Prices: £18/£16
Box Office: 01506 777 666
http://www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk/article/12573/Grant-Stotts-Tales-from-Behind-the-Mic

Friday 07 April - Falkirk Town Hall, Westbridge Street, Falkirk, FK1 5RS
Performance start time – 19.30
Ticket Prices: £14/£12
Box Office: 01324 506 850
http://www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/whats-on/events/event.aspx?eid=5382&did=26902

Saturday 22 April - The Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, EH21 6AA
Performance start time – 19.30
Ticket prices: £15/£13
Box office: 0131 665 2240
http://www.thebrunton.co.uk/events/event/795/grant_stotts_tales_from_behind_the_mic

Friday 28 April - Carnegie Hall, East Port, Dunfermline KY12 7JA
Performance start time – 20.00
Ticket prices: £15/£12.50 (+ £1.00 ticket fee)
Box office: 01383 602 302
https://www.onfife.com/whats-on/detail/grant-stotts-tales-behind-mic-0

Saturday 29 April - Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK8 1DE
Performance start time – 20.00
Ticket prices: £14/£12
Box office: 01786 274 4000
http://culturestirling.org/events/grant-stott/

Sunday 07 May - Kings Theatre, 2 Leven St, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ
Performance start time – 19.30
Ticket prices: £17.50 /£15.50
Box Office: 0131 529 6000
http://www.edtheatres.com/grantstott

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