Shaun Keaveny
Shaun Keaveny was first bitten by the broadcast bug when he landed a graveyard shift at London’s 104.9 XFM.
It was here where he delighted his audience with a litany of daft features like “Reverend Colin Falafel’s TV Guide” and "Inside The Mind Of Garry Bushell”.
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It was here where Shaun delighted his audience with a litany of daft features like Reverend Colin Falafel’s TV Guide and Inside The Mind Of Garry Bushell. In 2004 he took over the XFM mid morning slot, all the while developing a slipshod yet sometimes hilarious radio style that eventually piqued the interest of the BBC. In 2007 Shaun joined 6 Music and was quickly promoted to the Breakfast Show. Over the next eleven years he created arguably the most innovative and beloved breakfast show around.
Shaun’s TV career includes Richard Osman's House Of Games (BBC2), Pointless (BBC1) and The Great Exhibition of The North (BBC2) as well as co-hosting live coverage of the Isle of Wight Festival in 2012 and 2021 for Sky Arts.
Shaun launched a new afternoon show (1pm - 4pm) in January 2019 before bowing out on a high in 2021. He’s established himself as a successful podcaster fronting the hugely popular podcast The Line Up, BBC’s Your Place Or Mine and Global’s Daily Grind.
He can regularly be heard co-hosting Saturday Live on BBC R4 and telling people that Rod Stewart sang backing vocals on his 2015 Christmas “hit” Please Don’t Get Me Anything For Christmas. He has no allergies.
Television
| Isle of Wight Festival Co-host | Isle of Wight Festival - Co-host | Sky Arts / BlinkTV | 2021 — 2024 |
| Richard Osman's House of Games Guest | Richard Osman's House of Games - Guest | Banijay/BBC Two | 2019 |
| Pointless Guest | Pointless - Guest | Remarkable Television/BBC One | 2018 |
| Great Exhibition of The North Presenter | Great Exhibition of The North - Presenter | BBC/BBC Two | 2018 |
| A New Life in Oz Himself/Narrator | A New Life in Oz - Himself/Narrator | Channel 5/Ricochet | 2017 |
| Chopping Block Himself/Narrator | Chopping Block - Himself/Narrator | ITV | 2016 |
| Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 Himself/Narrator | Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 - Himself/Narrator | Burning Bright Productions/Channel 5 | 2016 |
| 6 Music Live at Maida Vale Himself | 6 Music Live at Maida Vale - Himself | BBC Radio 6 Music | 2014 |
| Mercury Prize Award coverage Guest pundits | Mercury Prize Award coverage - Guest pundits | More 4 | 2013 |
| Celebrity Mastermind Guest | Celebrity Mastermind - Guest | Hat Trick Productions/BBC1 | 2013 |
| That Music Show pilot Team Captain | That Music Show pilot - Team Captain | Channel 4/Wall to Wall | 2013 |
| Let's Dance for Comic Relief Performer | Let's Dance for Comic Relief - Performer | BBC1/Whizz Kid Entertainment Ltd | 2013 |
| Latitude Festival Coverage Co-host | Latitude Festival Coverage - Co-host | Sky Arts | 2012 |
| Stand Up For Comic Relief Stand Up Comedian | Stand Up For Comic Relief - Stand Up Comedian | BBC 1 | 2011 |
| Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs Pundit | Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs - Pundit | Channel 5 | 2011 |
| Glastonbury Red Button Coverage Host | Glastonbury Red Button Coverage - Host | BBC | 2008 |
| Stop Treating Me Like a Kid Narrator | Stop Treating Me Like a Kid - Narrator | Channel 4 / RDF Television | 2006 |
| Jamz Regular guest | Jamz - Regular guest | Nation 217 | 2004 |
| Superheroes voice-over | Superheroes - voice-over | Sky One | 2004 |
| Flipside TV Regular guest | Flipside TV - Regular guest | Channel 4 / Paramount Comedy | 2004 |
| Most Annoying Pop Moments Pundit | Most Annoying Pop Moments - Pundit | BBC3 | 2001 |
Radio
| The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe Cover host | The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe - Cover host | BBC Radio 2 | 2024 |
| Robert Elms show Dep presenter | Robert Elms show - Dep presenter | BBC Radio London | 2023 |
| Liza Tarbuck show Dep presenter | Liza Tarbuck show - Dep presenter | BBC Radio 2 | 2023 |
| Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker Dep presenter | Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker - Dep presenter | BBC Radio 2 | 2023 |
| Saturday Live Dep presenter | Saturday Live - Dep presenter | BBC Radio 4 | 2023 |
| Things You Didn’t Know About Pop Guest | Things You Didn’t Know About Pop - Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 2023 |
| Rob Beckett show Dep presenter | Rob Beckett show - Dep presenter | BBC Radio 2 | 2023 |
| Community Garden Radio Host | Community Garden Radio - Host | Patron | 2022 |
| Your Place Or Mine Series 1-4 Presenter | Your Place Or Mine Series 1-4 - Presenter | BBC / BBC Radio 4 | 2022 — 2024 |
| Rockanory Narrator | Rockanory - Narrator | Absolute Radio / Unusual Productions | 2021 |
| Shaun Keaveny Show, 1-4 PM Host | Shaun Keaveny Show, 1-4 PM - Host | BBC6 Music | 2019 |
| Museum of Curiosity Guest | Museum of Curiosity - Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 2018 |
| Saturday Live Guest Host | Saturday Live - Guest Host | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 |
| Shedtown Series 3 Performer | Shedtown Series 3 - Performer | BBC Radio 4 / Woolyback Productions Ltd | 2014 |
| Legends Week for Comic Relief Presenter | Legends Week for Comic Relief - Presenter | BBC Radio 6 Music | 2013 |
| The Dermot O'Leary Show Depping | The Dermot O'Leary Show - Depping | BBC Radio 2 | 2012 |
| Chart The Week Guest | Chart The Week - Guest | BBC Radio 5Live | 2011 |
| Lauren Laverne Show Guest | Lauren Laverne Show - Guest | BBC 6 Music | 2011 |
| Fighting Talk Presenter | Fighting Talk - Presenter | 5 Live/6 Music | 2011 |
| Breakfast Show Host | Breakfast Show - Host | BBC 6 Music | 2002 — 2018 |
| Voice of Sky One voice-over | Voice of Sky One - voice-over | Sky One | 2001 |
| Richard Bacon Show Pundit | Richard Bacon Show - Pundit | BBC 5 Live | 2001 |
| Victoria Derbyshire 5 Pundit | Victoria Derbyshire 5 - Pundit | BBC 5 Live | 2001 |
| 10am - 1pm Show Presenter | 10am - 1pm Show - Presenter | XFM | 1994 — 1997 |
| Friday Breakfast Show Presenter | Friday Breakfast Show - Presenter | XFM | 1994 — 1997 |
| Overnights Presenter Presenter | Overnights Presenter - Presenter | XFM | 1994 — 1997 |
| Best of X/Guardian Guides Presenter/Writer | Best of X/Guardian Guides - Presenter/Writer | XFM | 1994 — 1997 |
Podcast and Online Content
| Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind Presenter | Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind - Presenter | Global / Radio X | 2023 — 2024 |
| Creative Cul-de-Sac Host | Creative Cul-de-Sac - Host | Acast | 2022 |
| The Line-Up with Shaun Keaveny S1&2 Host | The Line-Up with Shaun Keaveny S1&2 - Host | Sony Music UK | 2021 — 2022 |
| Show and Tell Podcast Host | Show and Tell Podcast - Host | Spotify | 2017 — 2018 |
| Not So Simple Podcast Host | Not So Simple Podcast - Host | Pan Macmillan | 2017 |
| Shaun Keaveny Live and Languorous Presenter | Shaun Keaveny Live and Languorous - Presenter | Pleasance Podcast | 2013 — 2015 |
| The 40 Year Old Edinburgh Virgin Presenter | The 40 Year Old Edinburgh Virgin - Presenter | Pleasance Podcast | 2012 |
Theatre and Live Performance
| Shaun Keaveny Middle Aged Night Out Host | Shaun Keaveny Middle Aged Night Out - Host | The Bush Theatre | 2017 |
| Free University of Glastonbury Performer | Free University of Glastonbury - Performer | Glastonbury Festival | 2013 |
| Shaun Keaveny: Live and Languorous Host | Shaun Keaveny: Live and Languorous - Host | Pleasance, Islington - monthly residency | 2013 |
| Spamalot Sir Not Appearing | Spamalot - Sir Not Appearing | The Playhouse Theatre | 2012 |
| Shaun Keaveny Live and Languorous Host | Shaun Keaveny Live and Languorous - Host | Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe Festival | 2012 — 2015 |
| Comedy Stage/BBC 6 Music Co-host | Comedy Stage/BBC 6 Music - Co-host | Latitude Festival | 2001 — 2010 |
Awards
| Nominated for a Sony Best Breakfast Show | Nominated for a Sony - Best Breakfast Show | Sony | 2009 |
News
Kaleidoscope Festival on 15th July to Host A Bevvy of PBJ Clients 15th July 2023 Kaleidoscope Festival on July 15th will be hosting a bevvy of PBJ clients at Ally Pally in London |
Spotify launch first original podcast series hosted by Shaun Keaveny 31st August 2017 Spotify has launched its first ever podcast series, Shaun Keaveny’s Show & Tell |
Shaun Keaveny's Live and Languorous Charity Christmas Special 26th November 2015 PEOPLE OF BRITAIN |
24th February 2014 For the first time ever Radio 6 Music will host its own music festival |
Listen to Shaun Keaveny: Live at Languorous at the Pleasance 18th April 2013 After a successful run in August 2012 with his debut show "The 40 Year Old Edinburgh Virgin", Shaun Keaveny returns to the Pleasance for a monthly night of comedy, music, guests and chat |
Shaun Keaveny: New Live and Languorous podcast available now! 18th February 2013 It's Monday, it's the new Shaun Keaveny: Live and Languorous podcast with Mark Thomas |
Podcasts
 The long-awaited debut of Shaun Keavenys Creative Cul-de-Sac features a very special conversation with television and radio presenter, comedian, and author Greg James. Shaun delves into Greg James old notebooks to find forgotten ideas of old. Shauns includes some old sketch ideas, some forgotten stand up, and an idea for a device that could revolutionize swimming.  | |
 Shaun Keaveny presents the travel podcast that isn't going anywhere. Not until we're convinced these destinations are worth getting off the sofa for.  | |
 Welcome to the world of Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind. It's a show of contradictions, it's about anything and everything but it's definitely also a show about nothing. It's a bit like a daily radio show but it's a podcast. It’s disorientating, but it’s also reassuring! The Daily Grind is a comforting accompaniment to help you through the week, as Shaun Keaveny returns to the studio in this daily podcast.   | |