Kevin's trademark social commentary, sharp one-liners and laugh-out-loud humour blend with his reflections on his Glaswegian childhood and the journey he's taken to become one of the most-loved comedians of our time. The point is that there are people who actually go and do it, and then there are the people at the bar who just tell how they could have done it. In 2014 BBC One commissioned three specials hosted by Bridges. [24] Live At The Commonwealth, filmed at the Glasgow's Theatre Royal to coincide with the city hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games, featured internationally renowned comedians from the Commonwealth. [25] Live At The Referendum, also filmed at the Theatre Royal, brought together four of the UK's top comedians to give their views on the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. [26] In the third special, Kevin Bridges: What's The Story – Referendum Special, Bridges took to the streets gathering grassroots opinions from across Scotland and beyond about the referendum. [27] Radio [ edit ] Aged just 17, Kevin Bridges walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought the house down. He only had a five-minute set but in that short time he discovered that he really could earn a living from making people laugh.

Kevin Bridges is one of my favourite comedians. His dead-pan deliverance of jokes combined with observations I can relate to have had me crying with laughter. BBC One – Would I Lie to You?, Series 5, Episode 2". BBC. 5 April 2013 . Retrieved 6 December 2015.Kevin Bridges What's The Story: Referendum Special". BBC. 14 September 2014 . Retrieved 29 November 2018. Maybe if I'd waited a few years I wouldn't have those thoughts,' the 27-year-old writes. 'If I'd given it time to complete the necessary ascent up my own arsehole to become a real celebrity… [But] I have the advantage of still remembering the wee guy I was before you knew of me,the anxiety-ridden wee guy who worried about anything and everything.' Aged just seventeen, Kevin Bridges walked on stage for the first time in a Glasgow comedy club and brought the house down. He only had a five-minute set but in that short time he discovered that he really could earn a living from making people laugh. Bridges is the son of Andy and Patricia Bridges and has a brother, John, who is ten years older. [28] He grew up in the Hardgate area of Clydebank and attended St Mary's Primary and St Columba's High. [28] [29] The struggles, highs, lows and hard work aspiring comedians go through is talked about in detail. It's amazing seeing this confident looking guy on stage but who was constantly wondering if he was kidding himself that he belonged in the industry he was trying to break into.

This is one autobiography that I am eternally grateful did not have a ghost writer. I’m not sure anybody else could capture Kevin Bridges quite as well as Kevin Bridges. Ever since being introduced to him on ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ in 2009, I have loved his self-deprecating humor and his ‘realness'; not being ashamed of his working class roots and even building his early routines off of them.Fame is known to change people and not always for the better, but in this book, Bridges shows himself to be a humble man with an affection for his family that is obvious when he talks about them. Cleverly taking inspiration from the title of another book (We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver), Bridges not only tells us about his upbringing and journey into stand up comedy, but throws in his views on controversial issues such as benefits and immigration. One of my favourite quotes from his book is “We were the ones dropping bombs on them, so we couldn’t complain when they were looking for a place to stay”. Bridges admits early on in the book that he was a horribly anxious and self-aware child; one who was paranoid about everything, but in particular, what others thought of him. We're then taken with him on his journey of overcoming these fears and pushing himself to achieve his dreams.

Kevin has released four best-selling DVDs: 'The Story So Far - Live in Glasgow' in 2010, 'The Story Continues' in 2012, 2015's 'A Whole Different Story' and 2018's 'Brand New'. Experiment before something happens, something that needs to be reacted to in an instant. A glass will smash, a drunk will unleash a barrage of inane shite, a fight will break out, someone will get up to go to the toilet, a phone will ring. 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 at the Apollo and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. For the most part, Bridges doesn't intend to be funny in the writing, but the book is a candid primer into what made him the man he is – a personality that has proved phenomenally popular with the comedy-going public. His debut DVD, titled Kevin Bridges: The Story So Far... Live in Glasgow, filmed at Glasgow's SECC, was released on 22 November 2010, [8] and went on to sell over 350,000 copies. [9]Kevin Bridges might just become the best stand-up in the land . . . he will go and deliver a one-liner that you want to jot down and frame' The Times He's not old enough to write his life's history. He hasn't experienced enough. He's a comedian but didn't say anything funny — at least in Chapters 1 through 12.

Bridges appeared on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on the BBC, where he performed at the Edinburgh Playhouse. [3] [4] Bridges returned to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2009 with his show 'An Hour to Sing For Your Soul'. He was nominated for best newcomer in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. [5] Discover the hilarious life-story of one of Britain's best-loved comedians in Kevin Bridges' brilliant memoir. A wonderfully dry and deadpan Glaswegian comic . . . one the most exciting talents to have emerged from Scotland since Billy Connolly' Guardian

a b "Interview: Comedian Kevin Bridges- The best since Billy Connolly?". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 21 November 2010.