| 22nd August 2026 | |
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Edinburgh Playhouse 18 - 22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh New Town EH1 3AA |
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Don’t miss Scotland’s hilarious new stand-up star!
Connor's 2025 show sold out 12,000 tickets in Edinburgh alone, toured UK, Australia and packed the Glasgow Kings Theatre 5 times over! In 2024 and 2025 he toured his shows worldwide (50+ UK shows, 35+ Australia-wide) with off-Broadway runs in the Fringe Encore Series during New York's prestigious Comedy Festival.
He has tens of millions of online views and supported Daniel Sloss on 3 continents, released his debut hour-long special and won 2025's Forth Fringe Award.
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