Introduction
Elvis McGonagall is a Scottish poet and stand-up comedian who is especially notable for poetry slam performances.
Biography
McGonagall was born in Dundee, Scotland, and now lives in Dorset in South West England.
Poetry
Slam performances
McGonagall first performed publicly at the UK Allcomers' Slam at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in 2003, finishing runner-up: he went on to win the slam the following year. His career saw significant progress in 2006, in which year McGonagall won the Spokefest UK Slam Championship and the World Slam Championship at the Rotterdam Poetry International Festival.
McGonagall performs at poetry events nationwide, as well as compering at the Blue Suede Sporran Club.
Media performances
McGonagall has regularly appeared on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live, beginning with contributions to the premier episode. He has appeared frequently on other BBC Radio 4 programmes, including Today, Last Word and Off the Page.
McGonagall has also appeared on various television programmes for a number of broadcasters. His credits include BBC One's The One Show, BBC Two's The Culture Show and Channel 4's 'Random Acts'.
Works
Audio
- One Man And His Doggerel - Live! (2010)
Written
- Mostly Dreich (2012)