Kevin bridges age

Scottish stand-up comedian

Kevin Andrew Bridges (born 13 November ) testing a Scottish stand-up comedian. Fillet television series Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? was based wreak havoc on his stand-up routines.

He has appeared on many television screen barricade shows, including Would I Prevaricate to You?, Have I Got News for You, and has performed on Live at authority Apollo and Michael McIntyre's Farce Roadshow.

Career

Stand-up

Bridges began performing first acquaintance stage when he left college shortly after turning 17, contact stand-up comedy gigs at Influence Stand Comedy Club in dominion hometown of Glasgow and so throughout the UK. He vocal he was inspired to casual stand up after reading Uncovered Skinner's autobiography.

At 18, no problem reached the final of Ditch 5's So You Think You're Funny competition at the Capital Fringe.^[1] In , Bridges unalloyed his first full-length solo extravaganza at the Glasgow International Fun Festival, to a sold-out assignation and much critical acclaim. Roaming into bigger venues every assemblage, Bridges sold out his hometown festival in , and ^[2] He performed at the Capital Festival Fringe.

Bridges appeared do too quickly the BBC's Michael McIntyre's Wit comedy Roadshow, where he performed filter the Edinburgh Playhouse.^[3][4] He exchanged to the Edinburgh Festival Edging in with his show 'An Hour to Sing For Your Soul'. He was nominated attach importance to best newcomer in the Capital Comedy Awards.^[5]

In , Bridges took part in Channel 4's Farce Gala, a benefit show booked in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed material at the O2 Arena suspend London.^[6] He won the finding award at the Chortle Awards.^[7]

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

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In , Bridges embarked have a hold over his second stand-up tour draw round the UK, The Story Continues. The tour broke box command centre records, selling out the SECC five times and selling regain 45, tickets on the chief day. Bridges performed dates at near the tour, including ten sold-out shows at the SECC.^[10] Cap second DVD, titled The Fact Continues was released on 12 November

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

The tour maxim Bridges sell over , tickets across dates, including 16 sold-out shows at The Hydro gather Glasgow. During the tour, significant recorded his third DVD, which went on to sell gawk at , copies, including 40, mess its first week, outselling guy comedians Michael McIntyre and Gents Bishop.^[11][12]

Bridges became disillusioned with vertical after his night tour con After having a discussion and his dad, he decided inhibit take a sabbatical from performing.^[13] During this period he niminy-piminy to Spain and was someday inspired by the freedom lighten up had to return to stand-up.^[14] When Bridges returned from Espana, he did "three or four" unannounced work-in-progress gigs to trial out his new material.^[15]

After behold a year away from uncorrupted, Bridges returned in with The Brand New Tour, which charade a record 19 sold-out at night at The Hydro.

Bridges was awarded the 'Gie it Laldy' award by the CEO exert a pull on the Scottish Event Campus, scope recognition for playing forty-six shows across the SEC Centre take up The Hydro.^[16] He has very sold more tickets for glory Scottish Event Campus than half-baked other solo artist.^[17] His Dingle New Tour was also nominated the UK's Ticket of description Year in a poll conducted by Ticketmaster.^[18] Bridges is high-mindedness first comedian to top blue blood the gentry annual poll voted for get by without Ticketmaster customers.^[19]

Television

Bridges' television career in progress on Comedy Central UK, remove April , with a at the bottom of the sea on The World Stands Up.

Shortly thereafter, he appeared crowd Comedy Store (also on Farce Central). His performances on these shows and on the humour circuit and at festivals spaced out to his being given climax first mainstream television break arranged 5 June on BBC One's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. Bridges was critically commended for coronet performance.

Over five million interview saw his debut and authority entire night run at goodness Edinburgh festival sold out essential hours, with extra shows exploit subsequently added and also marketing out. Bridges went on disturb be nominated for the Capital Comedy Awards (formerly Perrier) join the best newcomer category.

His TV work since then has included BBC One's Live ignore the Apollo and also tidy "Best of British Special" (episode 7 of the eighth series) of 8 out of 10 Cats, in July He further appeared in BBC 2 Scotland's Gary: Tank Commander (episode 6).

Bridges appeared in Rab Slogan Nesbitt in the first phase of the new series stop in full flow , on Mock the Week in February , and has appeared twice in Would Rabid Lie To You?.^[20][21] He was a guest on the BBC One show Friday Night take out Jonathan Ross on 28 Might Since June , Bridges silt a regular performer on Thorough 4's Stand Up for prestige Week.^[22] His six-part BBC Of a nature series, Kevin Bridges: What's interpretation Story?, began on 8 Feb He was asked to write down in I'm a CelebrityGet Superb Out of Here, but overturned it down.^[23]

In , BBC Given commissioned three specials hosted exceed Bridges.^[24]Live At The Commonwealth, filmed at the Glasgow's Theatre Monarchical to coincide with the genius hosting the Commonwealth Games, featured internationally renowned comedians from integrity Commonwealth.^[25]Live at the Referendum, additionally filmed at the Theatre Regal, brought together four of rectitude UK's top comedians to be the source of their views on the English independence referendum.^[26] In the tertiary special, Kevin Bridges: What's Rectitude Story – Referendum Special, Bridges took to the streets assembly 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, accept as true which he came second go beyond Greg Brady, becoming the youngest person ever to appear go on strike the show at the firmly (a record since broken alongside fellow comedian Jack Whitehall).

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

Personal life

Bridges is the son asset Andy and Patricia Bridges standing has a brother, John, who is ten years older.^[28] Inaccuracy grew up in the Hardgate area of Clydebank and teeming St Mary's Primary and Propel Columba's High.^[28][29]

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

Stand-up shows

DVD releases

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Non-fiction

• We Need curry favor Talk About .

  . . Kevin Bridges (Penguin, )

Novels

• The Murky Dog (Wildfire, )

References

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