bˈɜːd ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ nˈuːzpeɪpɚ kˈɑːləmnˌɪst ænd hɐz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ænd pɹədˈuːst kˈɑːmədi sˈɪɹiz ðə lˈuːɪs lˈɛktʃɚz ænd hˌævɪŋ ɪɾ ˈɔːl fɔːɹ bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ skˈɑːtlənd.
Bird is also a newspaper columnist and has written and produced comedy series The Lewis Lectures and Having it All for BBC Radio Scotland.