John Achkar: His country is collapsing. He's having a baby. So obviously, this is the right year for a Lebanese comedian you've never heard of to try English stand-up for the first time.
Salam & Holohan
Just The Tonic at The Caves
6–30 Aug (not 18)
nb. This event takes place at different venues or in different spaces for different performances.
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15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
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15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room
15.40Just The Tonic at The Caves, Just The Spare Room18.50Underbelly, Bristo Square, Friesian
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Fresh off a sold-out Arabic tour across 85 cities, John has decided, for reasons he's still figuring out, that now is the time to try stand-up in his third language. He hasn't checked if Edinburgh is ready. He hasn't checked if his vocabulary is ready. But somewhere in the chaos, he's betting on one simple theory: we're all carrying the same stories, just told in different languages.