Dean Scurry is a top class support act in
Ireland and the U.K.If he was any more energetic balloons would stick to him. (Capital
Comedy Club)
Dean Scurry - from Dublin in Ireland , has been making a name for himself as a
comedian since he took part in Des Bishops 'Joy in Da Hood'. Since Then Dean has been
lucky enough to have supported Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne Andrew Maxwell, Ardal O'Hanlon
& Pj Gallagher.
Dean owns and hosts, The House of Fun Comedy Club. Dean has played all over Ireland Vicar
St, The International, The Laughter Lounge, Cuba, City Limits Cork and The Empire in
Belfast. Dean has also played The Comedy Store, Jongeulers, The Stand, Comedy Central and
Rawhide, Gunter Murphys in Munich and hosted 2007 Dublin City University Comedy Festival
and TAIN Festival in Dundalk.
WHEN IRISH EYES ARE LAUGHING
Sunday Tribune 21 October 2007.
Joy From The Hood, Dean Scurry. In 2005 Des Bishop did a series of comedy workshops in
Ballymun and made a television program called Joy in the Hood. Three of the participants
went on to create the House of Fun club in Ballymun. One of the three, Dean Scurry, has
performed with many Irish comedy luminaries . . . and he didn't even make the final cut of
the show.
Had you thought about doing comedy before?
"I'd never thought of doing stand-up, but I've always been really into taking the
piss out of life. I met Chris Rock in New York and I kind of realised this guy is just
normal. He came in an Adidas track suit and did a halfhour set and I was blown away by how
simple and down to earth he was. That's what intrigues me and keeps me going. I like to
think that's what my comedy is about. I have so many funny ideas and stories and
situations in my head and I just want to share them with people."
How's the Irish comedy scene?
"I've played with Ardal O'Hanlon, Tommy Tiernan and Des. The scene's great. And now
with MySpace, Bebo and YouTube you can throw an idea up and have five hundred people look
at it. They can get an idea of where I'm coming from from YouTube and then they might come
to a gig?" I suppose you were nervous for your first gig? "Nah. My first gig was
amazing. And I went on after Ardal O'Hanlon."
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Dean Scurry is a top class support act in
Ireland and the U.K. If he was any more energetic balloons would stick to him. (Capital
Comedy Club)