John Hastings Larry Dean Podcast Episode #9

Two stand‑up comics who “love” comedy… except for when they absolutely hate it.In Episode #9, John Hastings and Larry Dean spiral through:Why every good comic secretly resents comedy at least some of the timeThe pain of bombing with your favourite bits while the “easy” jokes killAudiences happily giving notes to comics they’ve never seen… but not to doctorsAIDS as a joke topic, “as funny as AIDS” comments, and why PrEP 100% belongs on the NHSWild takes like “AIDS is God’s punishment” – and why that logic completely falls apart“Bum flu”, “nose beers”, HEV, and the best/worst slang you’ll hear this weekDomino‑thinking anxiety: how a broken satnav becomes a £600 lifetime guilt investmentThe “economy of guilt” with siblings and why sometimes the argument is worth more than the moneyHow to accidentally stay friends with people you wish you could quietly dumpScotland vs England vs Canada vs Germany vs Russia: national myths, Braveheart, empire denial and who “killed all the funny people”Larry’s blackout drinking stories, meeting famous people he doesn’t remember, and why he had sympathy for Dahmer for about 3 secondsWhy John looks like the worst stag‑do punter in every comedy club he walks intoThis episode is basically two stand‑up geeks doing what they do best: over‑thinking everything, turning trauma into bits, and never sticking to a single topic for more than 30 seconds.Hosted by:John Hastings – @JohnHastingsLarry Dean – @LarryDean Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.