Gary Delaney
| Gary Delaney | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Website | www.garydelaney.com/ |
Gary Delaney (born c. 1973) is a writer and stand-up comic.
BBC Online described Delaney as "the man Jimmy Carr tries to be".[1]
He writes for Birmingham-based FM radio station Kerrang! 105.2 and also appeared in the horror-comedy film Trash House.[2] A lot of his material was allegedly plagiarised on the humour website Sickipedia. When Delaney complained, he received abuse and death threats from the site's users. However, his actions led the website to begin to attribute authorship of the jokes appearing on its site.[3][4]
His first Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Purist, won generally very positive reviews, including four stars from comedy website Chortle,[5] Spoonfed[6] and The Independent newspaper.[7] Delaney had two of his gags included in the top ten of the third annual Dave Award for the Funniest Joke of the Fringe,[8] the only comedian to do so.
He lives in Erdington and supports Aston Villa. Before being a comedian Delaney worked as a Conference & Events Manager for the London School of Economics.
[edit] References
- ^ Dalziel, Stuart (24 January 2006). "You're 'Avin' a Giraffe Comedy Club at Lincoln Uni". BBC Lincolnshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2006/01/31/comedy_review_24jan_feature.shtml.
- ^ Comedy with guts : News 2005 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
- ^ Richardson, Jay (9 November 2009). "Abused for taking on the joke thieves". Chortle. http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2009/11/09/9915/abused_for_taking_on_the_joke_thieves. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ Green, Chris (11 November 2009). "Plagiarism is no laughing matter for comedians". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/news/plagiarism-is-no-laughing-matter-for-comedians-1818222.html. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "Gary Delaney: Purist". Chortle. 7 August 2010. http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2010/g/17962/gary_delaney%3A_purist/review. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Edinburgh Review: Gary Delaney - Purist". Spoonfed. 8 August 2010. http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/emma-422/edinburgh-review-gary-delaney-purist-3495/. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Hall, Julian (19 August 2010). "Gary Delaney: Purist, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh". Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/reviews/gary-delaney-purist-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh-2056094.html. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Fringe's funniest joke prize awarded to Tim Vine". BBC News. 23 August 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11053202. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
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