It said: “Gary wasn’t just one of Scotland’s finest comedians, he was a true original.
“He had a huge heart, a razor sharp sense of humour, and a knack for making you feel like you’d known him forever.
“He could make an entire room feel like they were sitting with an old friend. He played our opening weekend, and was a permanent fixture at the venue ever since.”
Originally from Springburn in the north of Glasgow, Gary’s material often drew from personal experience—including his time in prison.
In the early 90s he spent time in jail on a drug dealing charge.
Then in 2007, he was briefly jailed for stealing books at a warehouse where he worked as a forklift truck driver, netting £100,000 from selling them on eBay.
His stand-up shows tackled themes of mental health and addiction.
In 2024, he created a four-part stand-up series for BBC Radio 4 called Gary Little: At Large which explored life “before, behind and beyond bars”.
He had been due to tour with fellow comedian Raymond Mears later this year.