Des Clarke is one of the UK's most exciting rising stars. He has made a name for himself as both a highly successful comedian and as one of television's hottest young presenters.

Thanks to his sparkling wit and enthusiastic presenting skills, Des beat thousands of hopefuls to be asked to host ITV1's Saturday morning live programme SM:TV Live.

This weekly 2 hour broadcast showcased his abilities both as a comedian and presenter, including character sketches, celebrity interviews and comic monologues. He has now made the breakthrough into prime time television as anchor of BBC 1 Scotland’s live Children in Need coverage since 2005.

Des can currently be seen onscreen presenting Club Cupid, the new hit entertainment dating show for Scottish Television. He is also making his mark as a sports broadcaster appearing regularly on BBC1 Scotland’s flagship football programmes, Sportscene and Offside. Recent presenting work has included Invention SOS for Discovery and Sky One's youth show, Whatever.

In 2003 Des was asked to present the backstage celebrity coverage at the MTV Europe Awards in Edinburgh. Here, he had the opportunity to interview some of the world's biggest music and film stars, including Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera.

In addition, he has gained widespread industry recognition for his radio work, winning the prestigious British Radio Awards 2004 - Presenter Of The Year for his weekday morning show on Beat 106 FM, The Beat 106 Breakfast Show. Des has since gone on to work with BBC Radio in a number of sketch shows, sitcoms and as a guest panellist.

His show stealing spot on The Weakest Link: Stand Up Comedy Special was a huge hit and he featured as a regular cast member for the third series of BBC1 Scotland's cult comedy Live Floor Show, after guest starring in the previous two series.

At the age of 25, Des has already performed his own full length sell-out comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2003-2005 and at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival in 2004-2006. He has played all over the world, with appearances at the New York, Adelaide, Dublin and Dubai Comedy Festivals under his belt.

Des is also well known as a celebrity columnist for The Daily Record, Scotland's best selling newspaper, and as an accomplished After Dinner Speaker.

Des Clarke - Work:

• British Radio Awards 2004, Scotland: Presenter of the Year (Winner)
• Chortle Open Mic Comedian of The Year 2002 (Winner)
• ITV Golden Mic Award 2001 (Winner)
• Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award 2001 (Runner-up)
• BBC New Comedy Award 2001 (Runner-up)
• Channel 4 ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ 2000 (Runner-up)