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Connor is a Scottish stand-up comedian currently based in Edinburgh. After stepping on stage for the first time in 2017, Connor has gone on to become one of the most exciting acts emerging from the uk.

After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023, which saw him add over 2,000 extra seats, Connor is taking his show Vertigo on his debut national tour. In 2023 he met massive success at the Glasgow Comedy Festival after selling out a 5-show run; and Vertigo was even taken to New York City for his American debut at the New York Comedy festival.

Named as one of Chortle’s ‘ones to watch’ in 2020, Connor has gone on to become a prominent feature on weekend line-ups across the UK. In 2022 Connor debuted his first hour at the Edinburgh fringe festival with his show ‘Live Laugh Loathe’. In recent years, he has become a regular on BBC Radio Scotland’s Breaking The News, and made his uk television debut in 2022 on BBC scotland’s Edinburgh Unlocked.

He has performed as tour support for globally renowned acts including Daniel Sloss, Larry Dean, Tom Stade and Eshaan Akbar.

Connor has had two tours of Australia in 2022, and a third in 2023. He had his Australian television debut at Just for Laughs Sydney, performed and filmed at the Syndey Opera house.

Connor now has over 1 million views online - see his ‘videos’ page and his tiktok for more!

'There is nothing he sets his comedic sights on that he misses… he is fearless and it is wonderful… hilarious!’ - The Scotsman

‘Brilliant… gags coming at you at a terrifying rate, with particularly eye-watering lines scattered liberally throughout.’ - The List

'Absolutely cracking… Great material with fantastic execution.’ - The Stand

‘Highlight of the night’. - Chortle (UK)]

‘Mark him out as one to watch’ - The Scotsman

Photo by Trudy Stade.