Paul Connolly Actor + Improviser

Credits

Credits

Screen Credits

Sam Forrest

Marchfield

Director: Charles Dundas & Steven Millar

Film (Short)

Blake Noble

Who is Blake Noble?

Director: Charles Dundas & Steven Millar

Film (Short)

The Director

The Director - Work At Home

Director: Paul Connolly

Film (Short)

Guest (Improviser)

The Late Show

TV

Joe

Contractual Living

Director: Andrew Macdonald

Film (Short)

Dave

NPC

Director: Eric Romero

TV

Paul the Mechanic

Dangerous Cripple

Director: Taha Ben Slim

Film

Steve

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

Director: Derek Douglas

Film

Sam the Clown

Costume Party

Director: Fergus Cook

Film (Short)

Henry Ericson

Waiting for Newman (Part 2)

Director: Chris Mclellan

Film (Short)

Henry Ericson

Waiting for Newman (Part 1)

Director: Chris Mclellan

Film (Short)

Jack Brooks

Retribution

Director: Lewis McCathie

Film (Student)

The Director (Actor/Writer)

All

Director:

The Director: Top Tips For Actoring

Writer/Actor (Spam & Eggs Sketch)

Episode 5

Director: Monkey Barrel Comedy

Today’s World

Stage Credits

Spontaneous Potter

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock Camberley Theatre, Camberley Cambridge Junction, Cambridge Carlisle Fringe, Carlisle Carriageworks, Leeds Chelmsford Civic Theatre, Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Newbury Eastwood Park Theatre, Giffnock Electric Theatre, Guildford Elgin Town Hall, Elgin FEST Camden, London Festival on the Close, Rugby Ffwrnes Llanelli, Llanelli Frog And Bucket Comedy Club, Manchester Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, Edinburgh Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Glee Club, Birmingham Glee Club, Cardiff Gosforth Civic Theatre, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne Harlow Playhouse, Harlow Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton Just The Tonic at Metronome, Nottingham Kings Theatre, Portsmouth Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield Leicester Square Theatre, London Mansfield Palace Theatre, Mansfield Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh Rose Theatre, Edinburgh Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa Square Chapel, Halifax Sundial Theatre, Cirencester Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon The Barn Theatre, Cirencester The Berry Theatre, Eastleigh The Byre Theatre, St Andrews The Cheltenham Everyman, Cheltenham The Core, Corby The Electric Theatre, Guildford The Epstein Theatre, Liverpool The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham The Frog and Bucket, Manchester The Glee Club, Birmingham The Glee Club, Nottingham The Haymarket, Basingstoke The Leadmill, Sheffield The Mansfield Theatre, Rugeley The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury The Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock The Quarry Theatre, Bedford The SandPit Theatre, St. Albans The Shelley Theatre, Bournemouth The Stand New Town Theatre, Edinburgh The Stand, Glasgow The Stand, Newcastle The Theatre Chipping Norton, Chipping Norton Theatre 1532, Bristol Theatre Royal, Wakefield Theatre Royal, Winchester Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury Whitby Pavilion Theatre, Whitby

Absolute Improv!

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh C Nova, Edinburgh Flying Duck, Glasgow Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick, Brighton Malostranská beseda, Prague The Old Fire Station, Oxford The TBC Improv Theatre @ Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh The Tron Theatre, Glasgow Underground, Buxton theSpace @ Niddry St, Edinburgh theSpace on Niddry St, Edinburgh theSpace on the Mile, Edinburgh

Spontaneous Potter Kidz

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Camberley Theatre, Camberley Cambridge Junction, Cambridge Carriageworks, Leeds Corn Exchange, Newbury Electric Theatre, Guildford Ffwrnes Llanelli, Llanelli Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, Edinburgh Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton Komedia, Bath Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield Square Chapel, Halifax The Barn Theatre, Cirencester The Berry Theatre, Eastleigh The Core, Corby The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury The SandPit Theatre, St. Albans Theatre Royal, Winchester Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury Whitby Pavilion Theatre, Whitby

Spontaneous Sherlock

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre, Edinburgh Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Just the Tonic at Hansom Hall - The Big Room, Leicester Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse (Venue 276), Edinburgh Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh Sundial Theatre, Cirencester The Barn Theatre, Cirencester The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh The Theatre Chipping Norton, Chipping Norton

Absolute Improv Stories!

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

The Old Fire Station, Oxford The Tron Theatre, Glasgow Underground, Buxton theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh

Stu & Garry’s Improv Show

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh

ChuckleImprov

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Liquid Rooms Annex, Edinburgh The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Magnet Musical Megawatt Mixer

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Magnet Theater

Monday Night Improv

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

The Stand, Glasgow

Improv Fury

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

The PIT Loft

An Evening of Improv Comedy

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh The Byre Theatre, St. Andrews

The Improv Show

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

The Improvised Pantomime

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Absolute Improv Stripping!

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

theSpace on North Bridge, Edinburgh

UCB Improv 401s1

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

UCB Theatre Hell's Kitchen

UCB Improv 101

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

UCB Theatre East Village

UCB Improv 301

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

UCB Theatre East Village

UCB Improv 401s2

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

UCB Theatre East Village

UCB Improv 201

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

UCB Theatre Chelsea

Improv Fury Haunted House

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

The People's Improv Theater

Improv Wins!

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

The Jekyll and Hyde, Edinburgh

Sunday Night Ensemble

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham

I Scream Sunday

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

The TBC Improv Theatre Show

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh

Magnet Musical Improv 2

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Magnet Theater Training Center

Magnet Musical Improv 1

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Magnet Theater Training Center

Magnet Megawatt Mixer

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Magnet Theater

Adventures of the Improvised Sherlock Holmes

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Just the Tonic at the Caves, Edinburgh

The Cutting Room

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Flying Duck, Glasgow

Tray Full of Brownies

Theatre / Improv / Comedy

Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh

The Director

Creationing Your Award-Winning Fringe Show with The Director

Director: Paul Connolly

Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey, Edinburgh

Compère

StagEHd Festival 2023

Director: Hannah Bradley Croall

Ross Bandstand, Edinburgh

Colby

Page2Stage (Varmints)

Director: Amie B Walker

The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Storyteller

Magnet Storytelling Class Show

Director: Adam Wade

Magent Theater

Host / Actor / Dancer / Singer

The Paul Connolly Showcase

Director: Paul Connolly

Sweet@Dock Street Studios, Dundee Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh Ross Bandstand, Edinburgh

Director

Page2Stage (PSA Porno)

Director: Jordy Deelight

Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh

Tom / Lucky / Chris

STUFFED

Director: Anne-Marie Pietersma

The People's Improv Theater

Steve

And They Played Shang-A-Lang

Director: Derek Douglas

The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh The Citizen's, Glasgow The Stand, Edinburgh

Mr Snowglobes

Mimi... And Then

Director: Scott Johnston and Ed Robson

PASS Theatre, Edinburgh

Ensemble Cast Member / Yellow Leader

THE END OF THE WORLD (for one night only)

Director: Andy Arnold

Summerhall, Edinburgh

Dream / Tailor / Political Guru / Bedlam Nurse

The Celebrity

Director: Scott Johnston

PASS Theatre, Edinburgh

Various

Fear and Misery of the Third Reich

Director: John Naples-Campbell

PASS Theatre, Edinburgh

Harry / Charles

Confusions

Director: John MacNeill

PASS Theatre, Edinburgh

The Marquis of Muirhouse

Blingderella

Director: John MacNeill

PASS Theatre, Edinburgh

Host / Improv Performer / Puppeteer

Burst the Box

Director: Symon Macintyre

The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

Host / Improv Performer / Puppeteer

House Cabaret

Director: Symon Macintyre

(Tour) Various Homes

Voice Credits

Interview

Creatively Freelancing

Podcast

Loneliness as a Freelancer 

Guest (Improviser)

#SCOTSinUS

Podcast

Edinburgh Celebrates The 2021 Festivals 

Improv Performer

Alabaster Peaks

Podcast

#90: Sylvester Stallone & The Director 

Guest (Improviser)

Improv Treehouse

Podcast

Season 3 Episode 6 - Spontaneous Potter 

Guest (Improviser)

Fresh Air at the Festival

Radio

24th August 2016

Improv Performer

Radio Summerhall

Radio

Guest (Improviser)

Castle FM

Radio

13th May 2013

Awards

Special Mention - For Outstanding Production & Performance

Prodigy Film Festival

The Director - Work At Home (2020)

Best Indie Film (Nominated)

Prodigy Film Festival

The Director - Work At Home (2020)

Best Indie Actor (Nominated)

Prodigy Film Festival

The Director - Work At Home (2020)

Best Direction-Cinematography (Nominated)

Prodigy Film Festival

The Director - Work At Home (2020)

Official Edinburgh Festival Fringe Sell-Out Show

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

Spontaneous Potter (2018) Absolute Improv! (2017) Absolute Improv! (2016) Absolute Improv! (2015) Absolute Improv! (2014) Absolute Improv! (2013)

Best Improv, Sketch or Variety

The Scottish Comedy Awards

Spontaneous Potter/Spontaneous Sherlock (2018)

Best Free Fringe Show

The Derek Awards

Spontaneous Sherlock (2017)

Education

Acting for Sketch

Magnet Theater (New York)

Desmond Thorne

Sketch Comedy Acting

BSc (Hons) Computer Science (1st)

University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh)

Computing

Cinematic Organic

Robin Hood International Improv Festival (Nottingham)

Jorin Garguilo

Improvisation

Clowning

Elf Lyons

Clowning

Devising

Analogue Theatre (Edinburgh)

Liam Jarvis

Theatre Devising

Devising with Complicité

Cumbernauld Theatre (Cumbernauld)

Ed Robson

Theatre Devising

Film and TV Industry Practicum

Terry Knickerbocker Studio / Drama Inc. (New York / Atlanta)

Clair Bronson

Screen Acting

Finding the Game of the Scene

Hoopla Impro (London)

Maria Peters

Improvisation

Finding the Game of the Scene/Patterning

Second City (Chicago)

Tim Soszko

Improvisation

HNC Acting and Performance

Edinburgh's Telford College (Edinburgh)

Ethelinda Lashley-Johnstone / John Naples-Campbell / Steven Wren / Michael Cox

Acting (Stage and Screen)

HND Acting and Performance

Edinburgh College (Edinburgh)

Scott Johnstone / Roz Lynch / Steven Wren / Michael Cox

Acting (Stage and Screen)

How To Create Work Using Your Body

Elf Lyons

Acting (Stage and Screen) / Movement / Character

Improv 101

UCB (New York)

James III

Improvisation

Improv 201

UCB (New York)

Nicole Drespel

Improvisation

Improv 301

UCB (New York)

Johnna Scrabis

Improvisation

Improv 401

UCB (New York)

Matt Dennie

Improvisation

Improv into Sketch

Second City (Chicago)

Tim Soszko

Improvisation

Improvisation Techniques

The Comedy School (London)

Luke Sorba

Improvisation

Improvisational Scene-work

MissImps (Nottingham)

James 'Lloydie' Lloyd

Improvisation

Improvised Storytelling Workshop

Hoopla Impro (London)

Steve Roe

Improvisation

Improvising as an Actor

David Razowsky

Improvisation

Intro to Hip Hop Improv

NorthCoast (New York)

Richie Alfson & Michael Crisol

Musical Improvisation

Master the Art of Musical Improv Solos

Magnet Theater (New York)

Frank Spitznagel & Tiffani Swalley

Musical Improvisation

Musical Improv Level 1

Magnet Theater (New York)

Michael Lutton & Frank Spitznagel

Musical Improvisation

Musical Improv Level 2

Magnet Theater (New York)

Miles Lindahl & Frank Spitznagel

Musical Improvisation

NC Acting and Theatre Performance

Edinburgh's Telford College (Edinburgh)

John McNeill / Steven Wren / Michael Cox

Acting (Stage and Screen)

Sketch 101

UCB (New York)

Damian Chadwick

Sketch Comedy Writing

Storytelling

Magnet Theater (New York)

Adam Wade

Storytelling

The Body of a Character: Developing Physicality from Text

Terry Knickerbocker Studio (New York)

Julia Crockett

Acting (Stage and Screen) / Movement / Character

Theatre Workshop

The Tron Theatre (Glasgow)

Andy Arnold

Theatre and Character

iO in Europe Advance Improv Intensive Workshop

iO Theater (Chicago)

Tara DeFrancisco (& Rance Rizzutto)

Improvisation

iO in Europe Intensive Workshop

iO Theater (Chicago)

Lyndsay Hailey

Improvisation