Since starting to perform stand up in April 2025, Aarian has made quite the splash.

Shortlisted for both the “BBC New Comedy Award, and LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year, Aarian has been listed as a “Rising Star of Comedy” by Edinburgh Evening News.

 

He can regularly be seen performing at major comedy clubs around the UK, and his debut stand up hour, titled “How’s Your Head?” Premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026, where it enjoyed sold out shows, a slew of 4 & 5 Star reviews as well as a Neurodiverse Review Award for outstanding show. 

 

“How’s Your Head?” Was commissioned and supported by the Lowry Theatre. And the show had 2 packed previews at Lowry in July 2026 before heading to the fringe.  

 

Aarian has also worked closely with the Lowry to present the theatre’s first ever mixed bill comedy nights entitled, “The Blind Guy’s Hosting a Comedy Night?”.

The shows, which are hosted and curated by Aarian, feature a line up of some of the top comedians currently gigging on the UK circuit. Giving them their first introduction to Lowry audiences before they inevitably return to sell out the larger 1,730 capacity space on the North West stop of their UK Tour in a few years time.