Alan Black Is Rubbish

"The Porchlight Storytelling Series has presented over a thousand storytellers in the past 17 years and Black is among the best we've seen. His work is perfectly crafted every time, delighting and astonishing the live audience with his incisive wit, dark humor, and an empath's knack for finding the crux of a story. A consummate pro and stunning talent."

Beth Lisick ~ New York Times best-selling author, and co-founder of Porchlight Storytelling Series.

"Alan Black is a terrific writer."

Irvine Welsh ~ best-selling author of Trainspotting​

"The Scottish Larry David."

Publishers' Weekly

Where are you from? Glasgow. Lived in California for decades. Scottish accent stuck in the gullet. Surgery would be needed to get it out.

Why did you stay? People said I just love your accent.

What do you love about California? Living on the edge of a tectonic plate.

What have you written? Books, sports, politics, art, comedy, film, obituaries.

Which writers influenced you most? The inmates I taught in the California prisons.