Two preview shows for a damned fine price. Connor is definitely the bigger draw. He's almost sold out his entire Fringe run already, including three shows at the 3,000-seater Edinburgh Playhouse. Chris's shows have yet to sell out for any dates.
Chris's show is called Father Christmas, where he intends to bring the seasonal ho-ho-ho's rather than regular ha-ha-ha's. Intriguingly, it is a show he can perform at any time, except Christmas, and it has been sixteen years in the making. It's your typical Edinburgh show. No spoilers here, though.
One laugh I could recall: At Christmas, the family like to play party games, such as charades. Every year like clockwork, his father would mime the same film by unzipping his fly - "Free Willy". He then tops the joke by revealing all the wrong answers they had prepared, such as "The Color Purple", amongst others.
After the interval, Connor goes through his set.
For a show titled "Flow", it's far from finished, but it is very funny, covering the topics: the World Cup, Customer Service, the airline losing his case, his fiancée going to get her eyebrows done then getting her fanny lasered too. He also talks about willies. He closes on the story of the bloody haemorrhoids he experienced after moving in with his girlfriend during Covid.
We saw his WIP for last year's Edinburgh show, and that was more developed than this one. Let's hope he finds his flow before the Fringe begins (but hey, that's the nature of works in progress).
Ticket Price: 2x£15 & £2.50 booking fee = £32.50 from OneRen.
Pre-Show MusicBelle Stars - The Clapping song
Wham - Last Christmas
Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas
Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody
After-Show Music
Joni Mitchell - River
Solange - Losing You
Interval Music
Annie - Heartbeat
Jessy Lanza - Limbo
Carly Rae Jepsen - After All
Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Blurb
23 Jul 2026 - 19:30 / 24 Jul 2026 - 19:30 / 25 Jul 2026 - 19:30 / 26 Jul 2026 - 19:30
Sneak Peek All-Star Edinburgh Fringe Previews
Don't miss your chance to see some of the UK’s best headlining comedians - off notes and off adrenaline! Comedy stars including Connor Burns, Craig Hill and Kai Humphries, Chris Forbes, Kim Blythe plus more!
Please note these shows are still a work in progress; there will be some strong language, and although they might not be slick, they sure will be funny! Join us for a night - or two! - of uproarious and laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy.*
Thursday 23 July 2026 - Kai Humphries, Daniel Petrie and Connor Burns
Friday 24 July 2026 - Kai Humphries, Daniel Petrie and Craig Hill
Saturday 25 July 2026 - Kim Blythe, Daniel Petrie, Jack Brookmyre
Sunday 26 July 2026 - Chris Forbes and Connor Burns
Age Recommendation: 16+ (no babes in arms)
Tickets: £15
*£2.50 transaction fee applies
* Line-up may be subject to change at late notice*
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