Aberdonian Gus Tawse’s first brush with showbiz came in 1989, when he won a primary school talent contest, doing impressions of such star names as Saint & Greavsie, Alan Wicker and the Grandad from Bread.

It took 17 years for him to turn to stand-up, and has since become a regular on the Scottish circuit, making the final of the 2007 Scottish Comedian Of The Year competition, where he came third.