Bobby Mair
- Canadian
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 4
Heroes of Fringe: Launch Show review
Last night's showcase packed in 20 eclectic acts performing the briefest of samples of their wares (and fans of such a pacy format should be aware of Chortle's own Fast Fringe coming up on the 25th). As Simon Morley, co-creator of Puppetry of the Penis, pointed out: 'I've travelled the world getting my cock out, and I'm the most normal person on the bill', as his practised storytelling seemed a poor fit with the other oddballs.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th June 2017Married stand-ups Bobby Mair and Harriet Kemsley get TV series
The wedding of stand-up comedians Bobby Mair and Harriet Kemsley will be shown in a new TV 'reality sitcom' series, Bobby And Harriet Get Married.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2017UK comedy streaming service NextUp launches
NextUp, a new online streaming platform for stand-up shows which has been labelled 'a Netflix for UK comedy', has launched. Fans can access the service via a free trial, then £3.50 a month.
British Comedy Guide, 15th November 2016Comedy would be "boring white men" without immigration
Comedians London Hughes, Bobby Mair and Grainne Maguire have claimed the British stand-up scene would be "just a load of boring white people making jokes" if the UK had less immigration.
Louise Ridley, The Huffington Post, 8th October 2016@elevenish - bonkers, biting, brilliant
Offbeat TV comedy has been in the doldrums since the likes of The Mighty Boosh, but a strange new show called @elevenish may just change all that.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 11th May 2016ITV2 orders new topical comedy show @elevenish
ITV2 is to launch @elevenish, a new topical comedy series written and performed by up-and-coming comic talent.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 2016Bramall Comedy Night 2016 review
Comedy nights at the Bramall on the University of Birmingham campus seem to be getting busier each month, and this is in part surely a result of the increasingly diverse nature of its line-ups.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 24th February 2016Ham Fist Award: the short list
Nominations are Greame Connelly's review of Stuart Goldsmith, Paul Fleckney's review of Bobby Mair, Mark Divine Calver's review of Lieven Scheire, Laura Geoff's review of The Beau Zeaux, and Philip Fraser's review of Joseph Morpurgo.
FringePig, 27th August 2015The comedy couple exposing their romance on stage
Stand-ups Harriet Kemsley and Bobby Mair have turned their bumpy relationship into material for their individual Edinburgh fringe shows - and in doing so, have learned to love each other's flaws.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 17th August 2015Bobby Mair - coming to a Periscope near you
Edinburgh intros #14: The acidic Canadian is making Edinburgh HISTORY by being the first comic to stream their show live on Periscope, meaning anyone in the world can hear his views on Malala and Katie Hopkins.
The Edinburgh Reporter, 30th July 2015