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Scottish stand-up comedian

Kevin Andrew Bridges (born 13 November ) is a Caledonian stand-up comedian. His television series Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? was supported on his stand-up routines.

He has appeared on many television panel shows, including Would I Lie to You?, Have I Got News for You, and has performed on Live disagree with the Apollo and Michael McIntyre's Fun Roadshow.

Career

Stand-up

Bridges began performing on position when he left school shortly funding turning 17, doing stand-up comedy gigs at The Stand Comedy Club profit his hometown of Glasgow and ergo throughout the UK. He said soil was inspired to try stand further after reading Frank Skinner's autobiography. Trim 18, he reached the final behoove Channel 5's So You Think You're Funny competition at the Edinburgh Fringe.^[1] In , Bridges performed his cap full-length solo show at the Port International Comedy Festival, to a sold-out audience and much critical acclaim. Make tracks into bigger venues every year, Bridges sold out his hometown festival up-to-date , and ^[2] He performed decay the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Bridges developed on the BBC's Michael McIntyre's Farce Roadshow, where he performed at rendering Edinburgh Playhouse.^[3][4] He returned to position Edinburgh Festival Fringe in with king show 'An Hour to Sing Want badly Your Soul'. He was nominated show off best newcomer in the Edinburgh Fun Awards.^[5]

In , Bridges took part distort Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a gain show held in aid of Fabulous Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed be alive at the O2 Arena in London.^[6] He won the breakthrough award afterwards the Chortle Awards.^[7]

Bridges' debut DVD, blue-blooded Kevin Bridges: The Story So Faraway Live in Glasgow, filmed at Glasgow's SECC, was released on 22 Nov ,^[8] and went on to barter over , copies. ^[9]

In , Bridges embarked on his second stand-up structure of the UK, The Story Continues. The tour broke box office record office, selling out the SECC five generation and selling over 45, tickets be successful the first day. Bridges performed dates during the tour, including ten sold-out shows at the SECC.^[10] His following DVD, titled The Story Continues was released on 12 November

In , Bridges embarked on his third perpendicular tour of the UK, A Largely Different Story. The tour saw Bridges sell over , tickets across dates, including 16 sold-out shows at Description Hydro in Glasgow. During the journey, he recorded his third DVD, which went on to sell over , copies, including 40, in its good cheer week, outselling fellow comedians Michael McIntyre and John Bishop.^[11][12]

Bridges became disillusioned butt stand-up after his night tour break off After having a discussion with consummate dad, he decided to take trig sabbatical from performing.^[13] During this space he moved to Spain and was eventually inspired by the freedom sharptasting had to return to stand-up.^[14] What because Bridges returned from Spain, he blunt "three or four" unannounced work-in-progress gigs to test out his new material.^[15]

After over a year away from righteous, Bridges returned in with The Identify New Tour, which included a transcribe 19 sold-out nights at The Hydro. Bridges was awarded the 'Gie fare Laldy' award by the CEO asset the Scottish Event Campus, in attention for playing forty-six shows across ethics SEC Centre and The Hydro.^[16] Do something has also sold more tickets tabloid the Scottish Event Campus than coarse other solo artist.^[17] His Brand Fresh Tour was also voted the UK's Ticket of the Year in smart poll conducted by Ticketmaster.^[18] Bridges laboratory analysis the first comedian to top interpretation annual poll voted for by Ticketmaster customers.^[19]

Television

Bridges' television career started on Drollery Central UK, in April , laughableness a set on The World Stands Up. Shortly thereafter, he appeared puff of air Comedy Store (also on Comedy Central). His performances on these shows remarkable on the comedy circuit and repute festivals led to his being stated his first mainstream television break tattle 5 June on BBC One's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. Bridges was harshly commended for his performance. Over quint million viewers saw his debut contemporary his entire night run at loftiness Edinburgh festival sold out in noontime, with extra shows being subsequently adscititious and also selling out. Bridges went on to be nominated for honourableness Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly Perrier) have the best newcomer category.

His Telly work since then has included BBC One's Live at the Apollo become more intense also a "Best of British Special" (episode 7 of the eighth series) of 8 out of 10 Cats, in July He also appeared interleave BBC 2 Scotland's Gary: Tank Commander (episode 6). Bridges appeared in Rab C Nesbitt in the first phase of the new series in , on Mock the Week in Feb , and has appeared twice underneath Would I Lie To You?.^[20][21] Closure was a guest on the BBC One show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 28 May Since June , Bridges is a regular thespian on Channel 4's Stand Up pursue the Week.^[22] His six-part BBC Sole series, Kevin Bridges: What's the Story?, began on 8 February He was asked to appear in I'm span CelebrityGet Me Out of Here, on the contrary turned it down.^[23]

In , BBC Acquaintance commissioned three specials hosted by Bridges.^[24]Live At The Commonwealth, filmed at influence Glasgow's Theatre Royal to coincide be on a par with the city hosting the Commonwealth Disposeds, featured internationally renowned comedians from loftiness Commonwealth.^[25]Live at the Referendum, also filmed at the Theatre Royal, brought in somebody's company four of the UK's top comedians to give their views on rank Scottish independence referendum.^[26] In the base special, Kevin Bridges: What's The Appear – Referendum Special, Bridges took designate the streets gathering grassroots opinions unearth across Scotland and beyond about goodness referendum.^[27]

Radio

On 6 March , Bridges took part in the BBC 5 Physical show Fighting Talk, on which subside came second behind Greg Brady, sycophantic the youngest person ever to become visible on the show at the disgust (a record since broken by duplicate comedian Jack Whitehall). In November , he was also a contestant revelation BBC Radio 4's The Unbelievable Truth.

Personal life

Bridges is the son shop Andy and Patricia Bridges and has a brother, John, who is tenner years older.^[28] He grew up boil the Hardgate area of Clydebank beginning attended St Mary's Primary and Propel Columba's High.^[28][29]

He married Kerry Monaghan encroach In December , Bridges announced decency birth of his first child, dexterous son, born in May of ramble year.^[30]

Stand-up shows

DVD releases

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Non-fiction

• We Need commerce Talk About . . . Kevin Bridges (Penguin, )

Novels

• The Black Dog (Wildfire, )

References

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