Larry Dean
Who Larry Dean is
Larry Dean is a Scottish stand-up comedian, writer and actor from Glasgow who began performing in 2008 and was named Scottish Comedian of the Year in 2013. He has been nominated three times for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for his sell-out solo shows, including in 2018 and 2022, won the Amused Moose Comedy Award in 2016, and has toured the UK and Ireland and played the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand Comedy Festival, Perth Fringeworld and Just For Laughs in Montreal.
On television he has appeared at the Royal Variety Performance 2024, twice on Live at the Apollo (once as host), on Mock the Week, House of Games, Roast Battle and Michael McIntyre's Big Show, and he acted in the Netflix film This Time Next Year. His special Fandan aired on Channel 4 and came out as an album on 800 Pound Gorilla Records in 2023, followed by Fudnut in 2025, and Fandan's track Mixing Friends was played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in September 2023. He co-hosts the BBC Sounds podcast Famously... On Trial with Stacey Dooley.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Fandan
- Albums
- Fandan and Fudnut
- Podcasts
- Famously... On Trial
- On screen
- Royal Variety Performance, Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and 6 more
- Official site
- larrydeancomedy.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: larrydeancomedy.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Fandan Channel 4
Albums
- Fandan 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2023
- Fudnut 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2025
On screen
- Royal Variety Performance 2024
- Live at the Apollo twice, once as host
- Mock the Week
- House of Games
- Roast Battle
- World's Most Dangerous Roads
- The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Michael McIntyre's Big Show
- This Time Next Year film, Netflix
Podcasts
- Famously... On Trial co-host, with Stacey Dooley, BBC Sounds
Comedians like Larry Dean
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Ed Byrne also in Mock The Week
- Michael McIntyre also in Royal Variety Performance
- Seann Walsh also in House of Games
- Amy Gledhill also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Alfie Brown also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Helen Bauer also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Huge Davies also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
- Ian Smith also in The Stand Up Sketch Show
Career timeline
- 2023Fandan (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2023) Album
- 2024Royal Variety Performance (2024) On screen
- 2025Fudnut (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2025) Album
In the news
- Larry Dean: “Hellbent” at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 The Comic's Comic · 14 August 2026
Questions and answers
Where is Larry Dean performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: larrydeancomedy.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Fandan.
What podcast do they host?
Famously... On Trial.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Royal Variety Performance, Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, House of Games, Roast Battle and World's Most Dangerous Roads, among 9 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Ed Byrne (also in Mock The Week), Michael McIntyre (also in Royal Variety Performance), Seann Walsh (also in House of Games), Amy Gledhill (also in The Stand Up Sketch Show) and Alfie Brown (also in The Stand Up Sketch Show).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (Press kit) ↗ An award-winning comedian, writer and actor; thrice nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards; his stand up special Fandan aired on Channel 4; multiple tours…
- The Laugh Factory ↗ Glaswegian comedian; stand up career started in 2008; hosted Southampton's biggest student comedy night from 2008 to 2010; Blissfields, the Preston Fringe,…
- Apple Music catalogue (iTunes lookup) - Larry Dean albums ↗ Fandan, 19 May 2023, (P) 2023 800 Pound Gorilla Records, track 6 Mixing Friends; Fudnut, 8 August 2025, (P) 2025 800 Pound Gorilla Records (as of 8 October…
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy newest tracks (Internet Archive capture, 3 October 2023) ↗ Mixing Friends, Larry Dean, played on Raw Dog Comedy on 30 September 2023 (19:30 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026