Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Dean T. Beirne: Fated to Pretend
Wednesday 19th March
Show time: 9:00pm
Age Suitability: 18+
Includes: Audience Interaction, Swearing
Dean T. Beirne, the Scottish finalist for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 and star of Rosie Jones’ Comedy Disability Extravaganza, presents his debut, “Fated to Pretend.”
Left in foster care as a child, Dean’s life has been a chaotic adventure of reinvention. From awkward school days to navigating life across continents, he’s spent years pretending to be someone else—anything to fit in. But each new identity pulled him further from who he really was.
In this hilarious and heartening debut, Dean peels back the layers of his ever-changing personas, sharing the wild and awkward moments that shaped him. From failed attempts to be the ‘cool kid’ to missteps of navigating new cultures, his story is a laugh-out-loud exploration of trying, failing, and trying again.
Join Dean on a journey of self-discovery, where every misfit moment led to finding the courage to embrace his true self.