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Danny Bhoy is an internationally acclaimed Scottish comedian.

Scotland has had a long line of talented international entertainers representing themselves and Scotland across the world. Danny Bhoy is one of the most recent and highly celebrated amongst these, being preceded by talented individuals like Billy Connolly and Harry Lauder. Although not specifically attempting to promote it, entertainers like Danny Bhoy are great ambassadors of Scottish heritage, to the world.
Danny Bhoy was born in 1976, in Moffat, Scotland and was educated at the local Merchiston Castle School.

The career of Danny Bhoy as a comedian began in 1998 after he attended the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and saw a comedy performance. He spent three years performing in various bars and small performance venues, leading to his debut appearance in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2001.

His solo performance in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Danny Bhoy impressed the crowd and critics so much that within days of his first performance all the tickets for the next three weeks worth of performances were sold out. One critic even described him as “the young Scot is simply the hottest ticket in town.”

In following years the popularity of Danny Bhoy continued to grow as he began touring outside of the United Kingdom. Some of his most notable appearance includes a performance at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and appearances on various Australian television shows. His third appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was held in a four hundred seat venue and was sold out at each performance. It was the highest earning act of the festival.

See also: Famous Scots.