2014 Edinburgh Fringe

Christian O'Connell: Breaking Dad

Christian O'Connell: Breaking Dad. Christian O'Connell. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
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300: Udderbelly, Bristo Square

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10-times Sony Award winning DJ Christian O'Connell (Absolute Radio) returns after his 2013 sold out acclaimed debut. O'Connell is a dad on the edge and if you've ever been a dad/had a dad/known a dad, this is the show for you. A show featuring beloved pet death, pensioner sex advice and the inherent evil of Peppa Pig. **** (Big Issue). **** (Herald). **** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Smart and funny' (Ricky Gervais). 'Furiously funny' (Guardian). 'A natural, warm and charismatic comedian' (Big Issue). 'O'Connell is as engaging live as he is on air' (Scotsman).

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The ​Christian O’Connell three minute interview

Christian O'Connell is a broadcaster, stand up comedian and writer. He's a record breaking ten time Sony Gold award winning DJ and hosts his own National Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio. As Martin Walker discovers, he's also performing a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 22nd June 2014

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10-times Sony Award Winning DJ Christian O'Connell returns to the festival for his second year after his 2013 acclaimed debut This Is 13. He will be performing at the Underbelly Dairy Room once more for 18 nights with his brand new show Breaking Dad.

O'Connell is a dad on the edge and if you've ever been a Dad/had a Dad/known a Dad, this is the show for you, even if they were shit. It's a show with hilarious stories and observations from the battleground that is fatherhood. The show includes his endeavours to bring up two daughters, barring them from seeing Miley Cyrus, accidentally killing a beloved family pet, his relationship with his own dad, pensioner sex advice and the inherent evil of Peppa Pig!

His debut Edinburgh show This Is 13, saw him leave behind the cosy comfort of his radio studio and taking the biggest risk in his career so far. The risk paid off! The show was a success and received much critical acclaim. Frank Skinner had this to say; "It's a brilliant show, I was surprised just how good it was!"

Christian currently hosts the National breakfast show on Absolute Radio, where he was poached from XFM. Every weekday morning 1.5million people wake up to his show. He has celebrity fans from Ricky Gervais to Jeremy Clarkson and he's won awards for hosting BBC Radio 5 Live's bi-weekly show Fighting Talk. He has presented TV shows for ITV, Sky 1, Channel 5 & BT Sport. His guilty pleasure is that he's a huge fan of martial arts.

Performances

Date Time Venue
30th Jul 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
31st Jul 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
1st Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
2nd Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
3rd Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
4th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
5th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
6th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
7th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
8th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
9th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
10th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
11th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
12th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
13th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
14th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
15th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square
16th Aug 2014 18:25 Udderbelly, Bristo Square

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