Barry Dodds

Barry Dodds is an award-winning MC and comedian with over 20 years of experience working in live comedy and producing shows. He has won best MC at the Midlands Comedy Awards five consecutive times and in 2024 he won the prestigious Comics Comic Best MC award. He effortlessly charms audiences with his unique brand of disarming wit and wry, down to earth observational, cheeky humour.

In 2015, Barry co-created The Parapod, a podcast debating the existence of the paranormal, explored hauntings and the unknown. Three series, over 3 million downloads, sold out live shows and specials later, The Parapod Movie was unleashed on the show’s many loyal fans hitting the Apple Movie Top Ten movie chart immediately and gathering much praise from both fans and critics alike.

A talented storyteller, Barry is an assured act who has worked professionally for all major comedy clubs across the UK and is a regular performer at The Glee Club, Frog and Bucket, Manford’s and many more. He also has had several international appearance including Bahrain, Cyprus, New York and Luxembourg where he was asked to return as a regular MC. Over the years Barry has been tour support for acts such as Jason Manford, Jim Jefferies, John Bishop and more. He has also performed at many festivals, including Kendal Calling, Download, Lost Village and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Barry also has a podcast with fellow comedian Hayley Ellis called The Worriers where they fight with their anxieties, fears, OCDs and general bad thinking. You can listen on Spotify