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Born in Bonnyrigg, just outside Edinburgh, John Scott started stand-up in 1999 at the Stand comedy club in the city, after taking part in one of the venue’s comedy workshops. In 2010, he won £12,000 -– the biggest prize in comedy – in theTake The Mic competition for Scottish comedians, run by Caledonian Brewery and the Scottish Sun.