Destiny's Dad
also known as... Hal Cruttenden, Shaun Keaveny and Mark Dolan
Hal Cruttendenis a comedian, writer and actor. TV appearances include , and . In 2012, he was nominated for ‘Best Club Act’ at the prestigious and his critically acclaimed stand up show ‘Tough Luvvie’ was a complete sell-out.
Hal has written numerous sketches for and and is a regular at all the top UK comedy clubs where he has supported , and on their nationwide tours.
Hal has been on the comedy circuit for 10 years and in that time has taken his gigs all over the world including Canada, Singapore and Dubai. Unashamedly middle-class, Hal’s jokes usually centre on suburban life and hitting middle-age. Hal is married with two kids, but is known for being camp, which he plays on in his stand-up acts. Originally a , in the 90’s he had bit-parts in EastEnders and Kavanagh QC.
Trivia:
- Hal used to work at and would write London traffic reports.
- Hal once performed to an audience of just 9 people at Edinburgh Fringe.
Shaun Keavenyis a broadcaster who presents the . Before in 2007, he presented London's weekday afternoon show and the Friday breakfast show.
Shaun's work in TV has included appearing with Richard Bacon on his show , with Mary Anne Hobbs on JAMZ and appeared on with .
He has narrated E4's , Superheroes for Sky One and Channel 4's ; and was the new “voice of Sky One”.
As well as TV and radio work, Shaun published a book in 2010 called ‘R2D2 lives in Preston’ which is a compilation of facts relating to towns across the UK, advised by listeners to his Radio show in a feature entitled ‘.
Trivia:
- There are YouTube videos showing Shaun doing his daily dance in the 6 Music studios.
- Shaun Keaveny performed a , in 2011.
- Shaun appeared as himself on an episode of in 2005.
- He played guitar in the student band Mosque between '87 and '93.
Mark Dolanis an English comedian, writer and TV presenter. He started as a stand-up comedian in 2000 whilst working in radio. He is well known as the host of , as well as being the presenter of .
Mark has fronted popular documentaries including ,and ,in whichhe meets the world’s most extraordinary people. He has also hosted the Sky Movies film review show 35mm.
Mark first came to the public’s attention in 2002 after writing and performing in a Comedy Lab programme entitled . Mark is married and has two sons.
Trivia:
- Markhelped launch as the host of The Last Word in 2006.
- He is 6’5”
- He won Best Presenter at the .
Clips

Destiny's Dad perform "Bootylicious"
Hal Cruttenden, Mark Dolan and Shaun Keaveny dance to "Bootylicious".
