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My Comedy Hero: Larry Dean on Trey Parker & Matt Stone
Scottish stand-up picks the taboo-busting American writers of South Park as his comic icons.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th March 2017Rarely Asked Questions - Larry Dean
OK, confession time. When I ask question 8 - "I think you are very good at what you do" - I don't always mean it. It's there to make comics feel good. But in the case of Larry Dean I really do mean it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2017Best of live comedy 2016
From classy confessional comedy to superlative solo sketch work, the year was filled with a plethora of live treats.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 21st December 2016Larry Dean: Farcissist review
His personality is a winning combination of being daft and being a smart aleck - no wonder he likes the childish but inventive 'yo mamma' insults, which play to both those strengths.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th September 2016Fringe Q&As: Larry Dean
Larry Dean interview.
The Herald, 26th August 2016Amused Moose Comedy Award 2016 winners
Larry Dean has won the 2016 Amused Moose Comedy Award, with Neal Portenza named People's Champion.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2016Ten must see Scottish acts at Edinburgh Fringe 2016
With Edinburgh Scotland's most popular tourist destination, the locals are used to being outnumbered by sassenachs. Things get much worse at Fringe time, and it's easy to forget there are plenty of home-grown comedians to enjoy too. Here's my recommendations for ten brilliant acts who are all as Scottish as a highland terrier chewing shortbread on Loch Lomond, while a junkie shoots up, signs on, and stabs a guy in a kilt eating haggis, drinking Irn Bru and shouting "Och aye the nooooo."
Jay Islaam, The Huffington Post, 10th August 2016ComedyReviewer top tips 2016
Includes James Acaster and Nish Kumar.
@ComedyReviewer, @ComedyReviewer, 5th August 2016BWW Q&A - Larry Dean
BWW speaks to comedian Larry Dean about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Farcissist.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 29th July 2016The best shows at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe
The magic is about to start again and it's time for your annual menu of events from Punchline. It includes some discoveries since last year as well as some classics. No doubt this year's discoveries will become classics by next year...
Punchline UK, 28th July 2016