Adam Larter is a British

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and founder of

Weirdos Comedy Club Weirdos Comedy Club is a UK based group of alternative comedians founded by Adam Larter in 2010. Origins Weirdos Comedy Club, commonly referred to as "Weirdos", was formed by Adam Larter as an experimental night and a safe place to try out ri ...

. Larter is most often associated with Weirdos but he is also a solo performer whose work is noted for its "lunacy" and uncompromising

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that often defies description. He has completed several solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as ''Plumpy Nut'', a show he wrote and performed with fellow Weirdo

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which was described as ‘an obscure rags to riches story about a pig’. Adam “Laughter” Larter set up Weirdos in 2010 as a reaction to the mainstream comedy he was seeing whilst performing on the UK circuit. As part of Weirdos, as well as curating its nights, he does a lot of writing and directing. He co-wrote and directed their 2013 alternative Christmas

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''The Colonel'' with Matthew Highton which featured amongst the ''Independents 2013 must-sees for Christmas. Adam is a co-founder of webuyanybra.com. In 2014 he wrote their next

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panto ''A Christmas Tail.'' In 2014 Larter wrote and directed ''Computer Boy'', a comedy play about a boy who wished he was a

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