In Episode 8 of The John Hastings Larry Dean Show, the boys go from Edinburgh Fringe sensitivities to World War I Canadian war crimes to full‑blown psycho exes, without ever touching the brakes.

In this episode:

• Larry’s first week of the new Edinburgh show and why audiences now worry about comics’ self‑deprecating jokes more than the comics do
• Australian festival crowds who demand a sexuality disclaimer before every punchline
• How English people think every country is just “their mate Craig” and why Scotland weirdly loves Canada
• Psycho Canadians in wartime:
• The trench “food then grenades” story
• Juno Beach, D‑Day, and why Canada went early and ruined it for everyone else
• Petty national pride: did Scotland or Canada invent the telephone, and can Larry’s exes claim his award nominations?
• Breakup body maths:
• Why Larry loses weight and his exes gain it
• John’s theory that if nothing changes after a breakup, you’re probably a murderer
• The “astronaut training for escape” rule: getting hot right before you leave someone
• John’s divorce montage: quitting smoking, juice cleanses, obsessive squats and screaming matches taken in the Comedy Store car park between spots for OnlyFans models
• Psycho ex paranoia:
• Larry’s “I didn’t hire a window cleaner” moments
• John’s coke‑fuelled married stalker who hacked his email, turned up at 5 a.m., then followed him round London gigs for months
• Why effort isn’t love, why some of your ex’s friends secretly agree with you, and how John and his current wife refuse to get on the argument roller coaster at all

Plus: autism “diagnosed” via T‑shirts, emotional manipulation in relationships, and Larry trying to trap John into admitting he’s always right in his marriage.

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• Larry Dean – @larrydeancomedy
• John Hastings – @thejohnhastings

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