Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Larry Dean is set to embark on a national tour this autumn with his brand-new stand up show Dodger.
Dodger sees Larry contemplate his heroes and his identity. His hero was Elvis, but this year his thoughts have been all shook up. Stemming from his granny’s dementia diagnosis, a few things have been put into perspective regarding the people who deserve our respect and why.
Helping to look after his granny has also opened Larry up to reflect on his own mind since being newly diagnosed as autistic. He is now beginning to make sense of who he is and what that means for the people around him, not least his new boyfriend Mikey who seems to get Larry in ways that his previous partners never did. That could be a consequence of being friends before dating, or perhaps it’s just that Mikey shares Larry’s twin passions of Elvis Presley and leaving the UK for America as soon as is humanly possible.
Dodger is about finding out our heroes weren’t necessarily who we expected, and neither were we.
Larry Dean is an award-winning comedian, writer and actor. He has thrice been nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his solo stand-up shows. His stand up special Fandan, produced by 800 Pound Gorilla Media, was released last year and aired on Channel 4.
He has performed multiple tours across the UK and Ireland and has built a strong international fanbase with regular appearances at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, New Zealand Comedy Festival, Perth Fringeworld and Just For Laughs in Montreal. In 2023, with his show Fudnut, he made his New York touring debut and this year will see him embark on his biggest tour to date with Dodger.
Larry’s broadcasting career includes two appearances on Live at the Apollo (once as host), Mock the Week, House of Games, Roast Battle, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Comedy Roast for SU2C, and he performed stand up on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show for BBC1. He will soon be seen on BBC 2’s QI, out later in the year. Larry was the host for the Scottish Heat of the BBC’s New Comedy Awards 2023 and he will soon be seen in World’s Most Dangerous Roads. He is a regular guest on podcasts and co-hosted the series Shared Baggage for Audible with Catherine Bohart.
Larry will soon be seen in the forthcoming feature film This Time Next Year.
Tour Dates: Exclusive pre-sale for Larry’s mailing list available from 6th March. General on-sale from Friday 8thMarch 2024 from https://www.larrydeancomedy.com
08-Sep-24 Greenock Beacon Theatre
12-Sep-24 Liverpool Hot Water Comedy Club
18-Sep-24 Swindon Wyvern Theatre
19-Sep-24 Exeter Corn Exchange
21-Sep-24 Northampton Royal & Derngate
25-Sep-24 Norwich Norwich Playhouse
26-Sep-24 Leeds City Varieties Music Hall
28-Sep-24 Newtown Hafren
04-Oct-24 Aberystwyth Aberystwyth Arts Centre
09-Oct-24 Belfast The MAC Belfast
11-Oct-24 Lanark Memorial Hall
12-Oct-24 Newcastle The Stand Comedy Club
16-Oct-24 Bedford Corn Exchange
17-Oct-24 London Bloomsbury Theatre
19-Oct-24 Stockton ARC
20-Oct-24 Salford The Lowry
24-Oct-24 Hayes Beck Theatre
25-Oct-24 Leicester Y Theatre
27-Oct-24 Bristol Old Vic
30-Oct-24 Edinburgh Monkey Barrel (Early)
30-Oct-24 Edinburgh Monkey Barrel (Late)
31-Oct-24 Dundee Whitehall Theatre
01-Nov-24 Ayr Venue 38
02-Nov-24 Aberdeen Music Hall
03-Nov-24 Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre
10-Nov-24 Glasgow Kings Theatre
14-Nov-24 Corby Corby Cube
15-Nov-24 Chelmsford Chelmsford Theatre
16-Nov-24 Brighton Theatre Royal
17-Nov-24 Richmond Richmond Theatre
20-Nov-24 Sheffield The Leadmill
22-Nov-24 Gloucester Guildhall
27-Nov-24 Birmingham The Glee Club
28-Nov-24 Bath Komedia
29-Nov-24 Southend Palace Theatre
19-Feb-25 Cardiff The Glee Club
20-Feb-25 Andover The Lights
21-Feb-25 Southampton Berry Theatre
22-Feb-25 Milton Keynes The Stables
23-Feb-25 Portsmouth The Wedgewood Rooms
27-Feb-25 Glasgow The Pavilion Theatre
05-Mar-25 Reading The Concert Hall
06-Mar-25 Axminster Guildhall
07-Mar-25 Taunton Brewhouse
09-Mar-25 Coventry Arts Centre
13-Mar-25 Shetland Mareel
15-Mar-25 Inverness Eden Court
21-Mar-25 Lochgelly Lochgelly Centre
22-Mar-25 Chorley Chorley Theatre
27-Mar-25 London Leicester Square Theatre
28-Mar-25 Dublin Liberty Hall
12-Apri-25 Arbroath Webster Memorial Theatre
