Kurtis Conner
Kurtis Conner | |
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Born |
Kurtis Conner May 4, 1994 (age 22) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | Graduated Humber's Comedy Program in 2015 |
Occupation | Comedian and internet personality |
Known for | Vine , comedic Puns , internet personality |
Website | kurtisconner.com |
Kurtis Conner is a Canadian± comedian and internet personality based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] He became best known for his popularity on Vine.
Biography
Kurtis Conner, son of Kelly Reise, was born on May 4, 1994 in Whitby, Ontario.[2] Now living in Toronto , Conner is pursuing his dreams of becoming a comedian. He stated in July 2015 on his tumblr page, he first realized he wanted to be a comedian at the age of 19.[3] Kurtis performs stand up comedy, and once performed at the ONEXONE TIFF fundraising event.[4] The comedy viner also hosted a "Hey event" at a comedy bar in Toronto on April 29, 2015.[5] One of Conner's most notable accomplishments was recently graduating from Humber College comedy program in 2015[6] Conner is notably featured in Local Wolves Magazine in issue 20, page 45.[7]
Vine
With over 250,000 followers and close to 250,000,000 loops, Kurtis Conner's vine account is another notable accomplishment. His most popular Vine was made in June 2014, where his video acquired over 100,000 likes and over 60,000 "revines". A "revine" is when a user likes a video enough to share it on their page for others to see. Kurtis has over 1,500 vines on his personal vine account. Conner most enjoys puns when it comes to comedy, and is a common theme throughout his social media accounts.
Discography
Kurtis' debut comedy album, Cuppla Jokes, was released on 2 September 2016 and debuted at #6 on Billboard's comedy albums chart for the week ending September 24, 2016. [8] [9]
References
- ↑ Conner, Kurtis. "Kurtis Conner: About". YouTube. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ Conner, Kurtis. "Kurtis Conner". Facebook. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ Conner, Kurtis. "Ask Me Things". Tumblr. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ Conner, Kurtis. "Kurtis Conner". Instagram. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "The Kurtis Conner Show". heyevent. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ Conner, Kurtis. "Kurtis Conner". Facebook. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ "Local Wolves". ISSUU. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.kurtisconner.com/#!product-page/c136p/a1303858-482e-4392-25c7-9b72b760e34f
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums