Daniel Kitson is a British stand-up comedian from the United Kingdom, born in 1977 and originally from Denby Dale, Huddersfield in the north of England. He begins performing comedy at the age of 16. His parents are a lecturer father and a primary school head teacher mother.

Comedy career

Kitson works in stand-up and is also known for writing and performing story shows. His early stand-up includes the show Love, Innocence and the Word Cock, for which he is nominated for the 2001 Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival. He wins the award in 2002 for Something.

Story shows and festival work

His first story show is A Made Up Story, presented at the Edinburgh Festival in 2003. He then performs Stories For the Wobbly-Hearted at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2005. That show opens at the Traverse Theatre for the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and wins a Scotsman Fringe First Award. In 2006, he takes Stories For The Wobbly Hearted to the Brits Off Broadway Festival in New York.

His later story show C-90 opens at the Traverse for the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It receives both a Fringe First and The Stage Award for Best Solo Show.