Gus Tawse
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.
Read MoreIt took 17 years for him to turn to stand-up, and has since become a regular on the Scottish circuit. He made the final of the Scottish Comedian Of The Year competition in 2007, where he came third, and 2009, when he was joint second.