Born and bred in Edinburgh, Greg McHugh studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before making his debut on the comedy circuit in January 2002.

As well as stand-up he also performs the character of Gary Tank Commander, who was the subject of a Funny Cuts pilot for E4 in 2006 as well as featuring the Blow Out sketch show, whose 2007 pilot won the Scottish Bafta for best comedy.

Nominated for best newcomer in the 2008 Chortle awards