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ROB DELANEY Catastrophe star drops into Scotland for a rare if meaty appearance
A sticker plastered across his poster in The Stand heralding Rob Delaney’s only Scottish date this year says it all: ‘this show sold out even before we put this poster up’. Some people just don’t need much publicity to get the crowds rolling in. At this point, Delaney is known for several
things: giving up drinking after being involved in a car accident which left him with two broken arms and in prison; continually being called ‘the funniest person on Twitter’; not being related to fellow comics Steve Delaney (aka Count Arthur Strong) or the one-line gag merchant Gary Delaney; and starring opposite Sharon Horgan in Channel 4’s Catastrophe, a filth-laden relationship comedy-drama.
And he’s also written a book with one of the catchiest titles in literary history: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. His Meat tour features Delaney’s first date in Edinburgh since his Scottish debut at the 2013 Fringe. Many reviews suggested that he was following strongly in the footsteps of Louis CK for performance style and subject matter (what with him also being the father of two small children) but Delaney is now a true force to be reckoned with in his own right. Even if he does admit to having joined Twitter solely on the basis that if it was good enough for Louis, it was good enough for him. (Brian Donaldson) ■ The Stand, Edinburgh, Wed 1 Jul.
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