Bruce Morton is so well known for his work in Television and Theatre but he has always retained his title as one of Scotland’s truly great comedians. He is almost solely responsible for the current Scottish standup scene, which he pushed into gear back in the late 80’s as a founder of the Funny Farm. Within a year Bruce Morton was on national television and touring the UK.
Almost from the start Bruce was winning awards which included a Perrier nomination at the Fringe, a Sunday Times Comedy Award and a Scotland on Sunday Critics Award.
It was in the 90’s when Burce’s critically acclaimed show “Blood Below the Window” opened at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre. The Independent review said, “Bruce Morton is not so much re-writing the rule book as throwing it away”. Not long after that the BBC took the show on and broadcast it as an afternoon drama.
If it was funny, then Bruce Morton was usually behind it somewhere. He was now regularly performing and presenting and he popped up in almost all of Scottish television and radio’s comedy output including, BBC’s Rab C Nesbitt, Edinburgh Nights, A Game of Two Halves, The Late Show and Still Game.
In more recent years Bruce has been a regular guest and contributor on Fred MacAuley’s show, Kaye Adam’s Call Kaye and BBC Radio Scotland’s Football show, Off The Ball.
Bruce Morton has always been known for his writing and not to mention his extensive work for TV and radio, Bruce has been a contributor of articles in The Scotsman, The Sunday Times, The Herald, Sunday Herald, The Big Issue, The Guardian, The List and Scotland on Sunday.
2016 saw Bruce not only writing but also directing a new play about the Paisley weavers’ disputes in the 19th century called, Silver Threads.
Here are just a few of the numerous quotes Bruce Morton has received from the Press:
• “Gesture and commentary of the highest class” – The Observer
• “Quite simply one of the best and most genuine humourists on the Scottish scene” -The Express
• “Supremely talented and imaginative” – Time Out
• “He can tell a story as entertainingly as Billy Connolly, but the sting in its tail is in a class of its own” – The Times
• “Devastatingly funny…wry and poignant” – The Scotsman
• “Bruce Morton has re-invented comedy” – The Independent
Bruce Morton is now available for comedy stand up, after dinner speaking and Burns nights. He is also a superb choice for awards and hosting.