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Kevin Bridges donates fee from blighted gig to charity
The comic had to cut his performance short at Derry's Millennium Forum on Friday after being blighted by a persistent heckler. Now his representatives have said that he is donating his takings from the show to local charity Children In Crossfire.
Chortle, 22nd July 2015Heckler ruins Kevin Bridges gig
Kevin Bridges was forced to abandon a stand-up show because of a persistent heckler. The Comic walked off stage of the Millennium Forum in Derry following repeated abuse from a woman in the audience.
Chortle, 21st July 2015This week's new live comedy
Previews of Paul Sinha, Kevin Bridges and Zoe Lyons.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 19th June 2015Teenage Cancer Trust: Kevin Bridges and Guests, review
Lean, keen and assured Bridges sets up a night of contrasting comedy in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 25th March 2015Comedy hero Kevin Bridges opens Old Kilpatrick cafe
Ryan Halpin, 29, from Hardgate has taken over the Glen Cafe on Dumbarton Road and was looking for a big name to officially open his new eatery.
Clydebank Post, 31st January 2015Review of 2014 comedy memoirs
Kevin Bridges bucks trend of joyless memoirs.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 21st December 2014A panel of top-drawer celebrities, including Richard Ayoade, David Mitchell, Mel B, Micky Flanagan, Sarah Millican and Kevin Bridges are grilled by Jimmy Carr to see which of them has retained the most knowledge of 2014. To win the crown, they'll need to recall who purred down the phone in September, why Bono issued a worldwide apology in October, and what sporting event was the most-tweeted-about ever in July. Providing assistance are a host of varyingly beloved celebs including Michael Palin, Rio Ferdinand and Lily Allen.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 19th December 2014Kevin Bridges is 2014's top selling act
Kevin Bridges was the most popular comedy act of 2014, according to Ticketmaster.
Chortle, 17th December 2014Kevin Bridges: 'I prefer real to surreal'
He found TV fame young and, at 28, has already put his vices behind him. Now the comic has austerity Britain in his sights.
Paul MacInnes, The Guardian, 22nd November 2014Kevin Bridges on the price of success
"I'll maybe take a bit of time away and travel. I think it's important not to get obsessed with becoming ... You see some guys maybe becoming like a brand, but they need to be on the next thing and the next, and they're on adverts. You're like, 'That guy can't be happy.'
Russell Leadbetter, The Herald, 16th November 2014