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Larry Dean (born 13 December 1989) is a Scottish stand-up comedian. His comedy routines have earned him several awards including Scottish Comedian of the Year. His comedy routines have earned him several awards including Scottish Comedian of the Year.
Listen to BBC Radio Scotland Live (many presenters, such as Robbie Shepherd, have a noticeable Scottish accent) "Hover and hear" pronunciations in a Standard Scottish accent, and compare side by side with other English accents from Scotland and around the World. BBC Voices - Listen to a lot of the voice recordings from many parts of the UK
He was the voice of Susan the boil on Futurama, which was a parody of Scottish singer Susan Boyle. He makes stand-up appearances in Las Vegas and New York City. He headlined in the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and in October 2008 Ferguson taped his stand-up show in Boston for a Comedy Central special entitled A Wee Bit o' Revolution ...
The US star was actually born in Glasgow.
Comedy in Scotland is described as "cheeky rather than edgy", largely in part due to its use of language and innuendos. [1] The country has produced a number of comedians who have gathered an international audience, as well as a number of highly successful comedy television series, such as Still Game, Rab C. Nesbitt, Two Doors Down, Chewin' the Fat, Scot Squad and Gary: Tank Commander.
Fern Marie Brady (born 26 May 1986) is a Scottish comedian, podcaster and writer. She achieved fame as a stand-up comedian at competitions such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival . She was then invited on to panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats .
Stirling performing stand-up comedy for an audience of children in 2011. Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at the University of Edinburgh, a year which saw him make the final of both the Paramount Funniest Student and Chortle Student Comedian of the Year competitions, Stirling is a regular on the UK comedy circuit.
"An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman" is the opening line of a category of joke cycle popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The nationalities involved may vary, though they are usually restricted to those within Ireland and the UK, and the number of people involved is usually three or sometimes four.