Neil Bratchpiece (born 24 October 1983) is a Scottish comedian, actor and writer who initially found fame through his comedy persona as The Wee Man.

Bratchpiece was born in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 24 October 1983, into a family of Jewish descent[2][better source needed] and attended Dalziel High School.

[5][6] The Wee Man character first rose to prominence when he appeared in the viral YouTube video "Here You (That'll Be Right)" by NEDS Kru which had a million views by the start of August 2007.

[7][8] By 2021, the video had garnered over 4.5 million views[9] and featured the character fulfilling the role of a stereotypical Scottish "ned", drinking Buckfast Tonic Wine.

[31] In 2014 Colin McCredie and Des McLean took part in his "Parliamo Glasgow" sketch, which also featured the wrestlers Mark Dallas, Drew Galloway and Grado.

[33] Cameos in subsequent videos have included Robert Florence, Tom Urie, Raymond Mearns, Gavin Mitchell, Janey Godley and Rhino.