Andy Cameron
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Andy Cameron (born 1940) is a Scottish comedian, TV & radio broadcaster.
[edit] Career
He entered show-business when he was 32, initially working in clubs. His act as a football hooligan led to him becoming a top comedy act in Scottish football clubs. He is probably best known for writing the football anthem "Ally’s Tartan Army" for the Scotland national football team's appearance at the 1978 World Cup. It went to No.6 in the UK charts and led to two appearances on Top of the Pops in 1978.
In 1975 he came second in "New Faces" leading to several appearances on variety shows such as "Live at Her Majesty’s" with Jimmy Tarbuck and "Tarby and Friends" for weekend television.
In 1979, soon after the establishment of BBC Radio Scotland, he was given a 13-week contract to present a programme of music and humour. The show eventually ran for 15 years. He was voted Radio Personality of the year in 1984.
He had his own series on BBC Scotland in 1979 and again in 1982. He was awarded Scottish Television Personality of the Year for his 1983 series on Scottish television, called "It’s Andy Cameron".
In the early 1980s he was invited to speak in debates at Cambridge and Oxford Universities alongside Arnold Brown and James Naughtie.[1]
He currently works as an after-dinner speaker, and has a 'stand-up' act before Rangers F.C.'s home league matches.
