A stand-up comedian went viral with a TikTok saying Alyson Stoner was his first crush. A year later, she showed up at his performance to surprise him.

• A comedian went viral with a TikTok joking about Alyson Stoner being his first crush.
• Stoner responded with a TikTok where she made a surprise visit to the comic, Connor King.

Actor Alyson Stoner has gone viral on TikTok after she visited a stand-up comedian who made a joke about her being his first crush.

On December 20, 2021, stand-up comedian Connor King, who has over 190,000 followers on TikTok, shared a video of a comedy set in which he said that Stoner was his first crush. King said he had owned a book that featured a poster from the 2003 movie "Cheaper by the Dozen" on the front, which included Stoner's face that he stared at every day.

King then told a story about seeing Stoner 10 years later while he worked at a movie theater in Los Angeles, California. When she lined up for popcorn he told her, "I love your book." King said she responded by telling him she didn't have a book, to which he replied "Oh no, I just have one of you."

The clip was viewed over 729,000 times and received over 1,200 comments, many of which tagged Stoner's TikTok account in a bid to get her attention. On December 24, 2021, Stoner left a comment on the video which said, "Hello, Connor," which received over 11,700 likes.

A year went by before Stoner posted a response video to her TikTok account on December 26, 2022. She said she was planning to attend one of his shows unannounced. "He doesn't know I'm coming," an on-screen caption read.

The video, which received over 5.6 million views, showed Stoner sitting at a table in a venue, and separate clips of King being introduced on stage. Stoner could later be seen sitting in a car where she recapped the evening. "Just got out of the show. He did a phenomenal job," she said. Stoner added it was "great to meet him," and shared multiple photos of them posing together. She concluded the video by saying, "It was really sweet. It's a full-circle moment. So the internet wins!"

On December 27, King posted a duet to Stoner's video with the caption, "maybe next time you'll jump on stage too?" In the 55-second video, which was viewed over 157,000 times, King said he had been telling the Stoner story for years and didn't expect it to go viral. King could be seen thanking Stoner for her comments about his performance, and ended the video by saying, "thank you, internet!"

King posts videos of his performances on TikTok, which include jokes about his upbringing and family. He also shares his stand-up material on his Instagram account where he has over 136,000 followers.

Stoner rose to fame starring in the 2008 Disney movie "Camp Rock." She has over 2.6 million followers on TikTok where she often shares behind-the-scenes videos of life as an actor, as well as 1.2 million followers on Instagram.

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