Fern Marie Brady (born 26 May 1986) is a Scottish comedian, podcaster and writer.
She achieved fame as a stand-up comedian at competitions such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
She is of Irish descent, has family roots in County Donegal, and grew up within the Catholic Church in Scotland.
[3] Following university, Brady originally trained to become a journalist, although she had been thinking about becoming a stand-up comedian since 2006.
[7] In 2020, Brady and fellow comedian Alison Spittle started a podcast for the BBC called Wheel of Misfortune.
In late 2021, Brady co-presented the Dave travelogue British as Folk alongside fellow comedians Ivo Graham and Darren Harriott.
[9] In June 2022, Brady was confirmed to be a contestant in the 14th series of Taskmaster, which started airing in September 2022.
[11]She has also said, "an autistic brain [can] provide an escape route from the traditional paths laid out for women".