Alan Francis (writer)

This article is about the Scottish comedian. For the horseshoes champion, see Alan Francis (horseshoes).

Alan Francis is a comedian and writer from Scotland. He is the co-author of play Jeffrey Dahmer is Unwell, which according to an otherwise unfavorable review in The Guardian was a "cult success" at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival premier, where Francis also co-starred.^[1][2] He also authored and starred in "Clobbered", which according to a positive 2004 review in The Independent is being adapted for both radio and television.^[3]

In 1991, he won the Edinburgh Festival Fringe newcomer contest "So You Think You're Funny".^[4] He was a writer on BBC1's comedy sketch show The Big Impression.^[3]