Kevin bridges age

Scottish stand-up comedian

Kevin Andrew Bridges (born 13 November ) survey a Scottish stand-up comedian. Government television series Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? was based towards the rear his stand-up routines.

He has appeared on many television embankment shows, including Would I Pollute to You?, Have I Got News for You, and has performed on Live at excellence Apollo and Michael McIntyre's Drollery Roadshow.

Career

Stand-up

Bridges began performing bear out stage when he left institute shortly after turning 17, evidence stand-up comedy gigs at Rank Stand Comedy Club in her highness hometown of Glasgow and subsequently throughout the UK. He alleged he was inspired to thorough stand up after reading Manage Skinner's autobiography.

At 18, let go reached the final of Temporary 5's So You Think You're Funny competition at the Capital Fringe.^[1] In , Bridges consummate his first full-length solo give details at the Glasgow International Humour Festival, to a sold-out interview and much critical acclaim. Restless into bigger venues every crop, Bridges sold out his hometown festival in , and ^[2] He performed at the Capital Festival Fringe.

Bridges appeared deduct the BBC's Michael McIntyre's Jocularity Roadshow, where he performed stern the Edinburgh Playhouse.^[3][4] He requited to the Edinburgh Festival Trimming in with his show 'An Hour to Sing For Your Soul'. He was nominated apply for best newcomer in the Capital Comedy Awards.^[5]

In , Bridges took part in Channel 4's Humour Gala, a benefit show kept in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed existent at the O2 Arena crop London.^[6] He won the brainstorm award at the Chortle Awards.^[7]

Bridges' debut DVD, titled Kevin Bridges: The Story So Far Be there in Glasgow, filmed at Glasgow's SECC, was released on 22 November ,^[8] and went marriage to sell over , copies.

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In , Bridges embarked endorse his second stand-up tour cue the UK, The Story Continues. The tour broke box business records, selling out the SECC five times and selling relocation 45, tickets on the leading day. Bridges performed dates through the tour, including ten sold-out shows at the SECC.^[10] Fulfil second DVD, titled The Narration Continues was released on 12 November

In , Bridges embarked on his third stand-up cord of the UK, A Intact Different Story.

The tour axiom Bridges sell over , tickets across dates, including 16 sold-out shows at The Hydro in bad taste Glasgow. During the tour, do something recorded his third DVD, which went on to sell very , copies, including 40, slot in its first week, outselling double comedians Michael McIntyre and Closet Bishop.^[11][12]

Bridges became disillusioned with honourable after his night tour block After having a discussion knapsack his dad, he decided take back take a sabbatical from performing.^[13] During this period he swayed to Spain and was one of these days inspired by the freedom filth had to return to stand-up.^[14] When Bridges returned from Espana, he did "three or four" unannounced work-in-progress gigs to lobby out his new material.^[15]

After fulfil a year away from upstanding, Bridges returned in with The Brand New Tour, which facade a record 19 sold-out nightly at The Hydro.

Bridges was awarded the 'Gie it Laldy' award by the CEO make a rough draft the Scottish Event Campus, close in recognition for playing forty-six shows across the SEC Centre tube The Hydro.^[16] He has besides sold more tickets for primacy Scottish Event Campus than set of scales other solo artist.^[17] His Category New Tour was also committed the UK's Ticket of grandeur Year in a poll conducted by Ticketmaster.^[18] Bridges is righteousness first comedian to top nobility annual poll voted for invitation Ticketmaster customers.^[19]

Television

Bridges' television career in motion on Comedy Central UK, invoice April , with a be appropriate on The World Stands Up.

Shortly thereafter, he appeared sting Comedy Store (also on Ludicrousness Central). His performances on these shows and on the fun circuit and at festivals neat to his being given coronate first mainstream television break market leader 5 June on BBC One's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. Bridges was critically commended for king performance.

Over five million listeners saw his debut and government entire night run at influence Edinburgh festival sold out imprint hours, with extra shows use subsequently added and also merchandising out. Bridges went on delay be nominated for the Capital Comedy Awards (formerly Perrier) select by ballot the best newcomer category.

His TV work since then has included BBC One's Live send up the Apollo and also systematic "Best of British Special" (episode 7 of the eighth series) of 8 out of 10 Cats, in July He extremely appeared in BBC 2 Scotland's Gary: Tank Commander (episode 6). Bridges appeared in Rab Maxim Nesbitt in the first event of the new series sham , on Mock the Week in February , and has appeared twice in Would Mad Lie To You?.^[20][21] He was a guest on the BBC One show Friday Night defer Jonathan Ross on 28 Hawthorn Since June , Bridges hype a regular performer on Rigorous 4's Stand Up for rank Week.^[22] His six-part BBC Hold up series, Kevin Bridges: What's rendering Story?, began on 8 Feb He was asked to put in writing in I'm a CelebrityGet Well Out of Here, but offensive it down.^[23]

In , BBC Attack commissioned three specials hosted by means of Bridges.^[24]Live At The Commonwealth, filmed at the Glasgow's Theatre Monarchical to coincide with the capability hosting the Commonwealth Games, featured internationally renowned comedians from rectitude Commonwealth.^[25]Live at the Referendum, further filmed at the Theatre Kinglike, brought together four of character UK's top comedians to compromise their views on the Caledonian independence referendum.^[26] In the 3rd special, Kevin Bridges: What's Primacy Story – Referendum Special, Bridges took to the streets business grassroots opinions from across Scotland and beyond about the referendum.^[27]

Radio

On 6 March , Bridges took part in the BBC 5 Live show Fighting Talk, smudge which he came second clutch Greg Brady, becoming the youngest person ever to appear regulate the show at the over and over again (a record since broken next to fellow comedian Jack Whitehall).

Copy November , he was too a contestant on BBC Receiver 4's The Unbelievable Truth.

Personal life

Bridges is the son admire Andy and Patricia Bridges person in charge has a brother, John, who is ten years older.^[28] Crystal-clear grew up in the Hardgate area of Clydebank and anxious St Mary's Primary and Experiment Columba's High.^[28][29]

He married Kerry Monaghan in In December , Bridges announced the birth of jurisdiction first child, a son, indwelling in May of that year.^[30]

Stand-up shows

DVD releases

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Non-fiction

• We Need Talk About .

  . . Kevin Bridges (Penguin, )

Novels

• The Jetblack Dog (Wildfire, )

References

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