It looked like Gus Tawse was destined for a life in showbiz as early as 1989, when he won Kirkhill Primary School's primary seven talent contest, doing impressions of such star names as Saint and Greavsie, Alan Whicker and the granddad from Bread. Unfortunately, he was soon to find that the road to stardom was not an easy one to take - a combination of his voice breaking and a 10 o'clock bedtime making it difficult to get gigs!
Fast forward 18 years and the first footsteps are being taken on that road again. The impressions have been replaced by sharp incisive one-liners as Gus attempts to make it as a stand-up comedian. Unfortunately, he could not repeat his competition success in 2007, but finished a credible 3rd in the Scottish Comedian Of The Year contest.
Described as the 'deadpan master of mirth' on account of his often straight-faced delivery, the Aberdeen-based comic excels in well written, carefully crafted gags that have you hanging on the edge of your seat for his entire set. And a love for writing topical news jokes coupled with a wealth of material mean that no two sets at gigs are ever the same.
Laconic Aberdonian whose material is drier than a mackerel enjoying its third day on a Dubai washing line. Scotsman
Businesslike approach gets the job done. Chortle
