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Frederick MacAulay was born in Perth and educated at Killin Primary School, Rattray Primary School, Blairgowrie High School, and Perth Academy. In 1978 he graduated from the University of Dundee with an MA in accountancy and jurisprudence. He went on to work as an accountant in a number of companies, including the Cairngorm Chairlift Company in Aviemore. In 1984 he married Aileen MacAulay; the couple went on to have three children. The Royal Burgh of Perth (Peairt in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh in central Scotland. ... Blairgowrie and Rattray (Scottish Gaelic Blàr Ghobharaidh and Raitear) is a burgh (old scottish term for town) in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, lying to the south of the ski centre at Glenshee. ... Blairgowrie High School is a typical high school located in Blairgowrie, Scotland. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The University of Dundee is the principal university in the city and Royal Burgh of Dundee, Scotland. ... Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about information that helps managers and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions. ... Jurisprudence is the scientific study of law through a philosophical lens. ... Aviemore (Scottish Gaelic: An Aghaidh Mhòr) is a tourist resort in the Highlands of Scotland. ...

MacAulay's first experience of stand-up comedy came during the 1988 Mayfest festival in Glasgow, which burgeoned into a semiprofessional career, including jobs as a warm-up act for TV programmes including Have I Got News For You and for comedians Paul Merton and Rory Bremner. His first on-screen appearance came on STV's stand-up programme The Funny Farm. Fred MacAulay became a full-time professional comedian in 1993. The legendary Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs comedy in an informal way, talking to the audience with the absence of a fourth wall. ... Glasgow Festivals include festivals for art, film, comedy, folk music and jazz. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Have I Got News For You (sometimes abbreviated to HIGNFY) is a long-running UK television topical panel game. ... Paul Merton on the Room 101 set Paul Merton (born January 17, 1957) is a British actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on Have I Got News For You and Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 and as the host of Room 101. ... Rory Bremner FKC (born April 6, 1961) is a British impressionist and comedian, born in Edinburgh, in Scotland, noted for his political satire. ... Scottish Television is Scotlands largest independent television franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. ...

MacAulay has gone on to be a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe and at comedy festivals worldwide. He has presented BBC Radio Scotland's breakfast show since 1997, and for BBC TV he hosted one series of the talk show McCoist and MacAulay (with retired footballer Ally McCoist) and two seasons of Life According to Fred. He has appeared as a guest on comedy quiz programs They Think It's All Over, QI, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, The News Quiz, and made a return to Have I Got News For You as an on-screen guest. A street performer on the Royal Mile (2004) Listen to this article (help) Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-18, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... BBC Radio Scotland is the BBCs national radio network for Scotland, broadcasting since 1976 on 92-95 FM and 810 medium wave. ... Alistair (Ally) Murdoch McCoist (born September 24, 1962) is a former professional football player who played as a striker. ... They think its all over is a catch phrase popular in England. ... QI, standing for Quite Interesting, is a comedy panel game television show shown on BBC Two and BBC Four and hosted by Stephen Fry. ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to the initialism ISIHAC, is a radio comedy programme that has had several series each year on BBC Radio 4, BBC7 and the BBCs World Service from April 11, 1972 to the present. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ...

In 2001 he was elected the Rector of the University of Dundee.

References

• Fred MacAulay's website
• BBC biography

External links

• Chortle.com info on Fred MacAuley