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Kevin Bridges

Kevin Bridges

  • 38 years old
  • Scottish
  • Stand-up comedian and writer

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Kevin Bridges: BGT will never find new comic talent

Funnyman Kevin Bridges reckons Britain's Got Talent could never find a new comedy talent - even with Michael McIntyre on the panel.

The Sun, 11th March 2011

Bridges: I'm ditching booze ahead of 12-week filming

Making my way to meet Kevin Bridges at a West End pub in Glasgow at 10am, I feared the worst.

Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 5th March 2011

Kevin Bridges to host Comic Relief clip show

Soctland's hottest funnyman Kevin Bridges is to front a comedy clips show on Red Nose Day. Just don't call him a presenter.

Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 17th February 2011

Bridges to host 'Stand Up For The Week'

Kevin Bridges has signed up to host the new series of Stand Up For The Week.

Catriona Wightman, Digital Spy, 25th January 2011

In the style of Mock The Week, with guests straight off Have I Got News For You and a format borrowed from that other topical debut of the week, 10 O'Clock Live, this new panel show has launched itself in an already overcrowded genre.

And with in-depth discussion of Jordan's latest failed marriage and in-depth handling of some stress-ball breasts, That Sunday Night Show clearly had its brows aimed significantly lower than any of the aforementioned shows.

In this episode, Kevin Bridges, Catherine Tate and John Prescott joined host Adrian Chiles to discuss everything from Ricky Gervais' performance at the Golden Globes to the suspension of the Education Maintenance Allowance for young people, as the emollient Max Clifford and Piers Morgan were wheeled on to comment.

But if the range of topics covered was impressive, the profundity with which they were discussed was something else, as the time constraints of the show allowed only for a cursory glance to be cast over each of the subjects.

So, with the comedy already covered on 10 O'Clock Live, interviews carried out competently on Piers Morgan's latest venture and the serious stuff sorted by Have I Got News For You, can there really be any place for this slapdash and skin-deep attempt from ITV? Unless it changes its tack, this show will find itself superfluous to requirements pretty quickly.

Rachel Tarley, Metro, 24th January 2011

Kevin Bridges, rising star of the comedy circuit, heads up Live at the Apollo tonight. The Glaswegian presents his dry, sardonic take on Scottish life, celebrity and the media with witty aplomb. Impressive, considering he's still in his early twenties. Joining him is Jack Whitehall and Shappi Khorsandi.

Lucy Jones, The Telegraph, 17th December 2010

Funny Scot Kevin Bridges hosts this week's stand-up show. He's a capable compere with a honed routine on dads, specifically the point at which children realise theirs is a bit of a twit. (Bridges uses a different word, but we'll assume that you're reading this before the watershed.) Tonight's guests are Iranian-born comic Shappi Khorsandi, who uses her recent marriage breakdown to fuel a short, sharp routine on divorce, but the big laughs come from comedian number two, self-confessed posh boy Jack Whitehall. There's a whiff of Russell Brand about the south-west Londoner. He spits out a frantic, furious anecdote about going to school with Robert Pattinson (lead vampire in the Twilight films) and it's hilarious.

Ruth Margolis, Radio Times, 17th December 2010

7 things we learned about Kevin Bridges

As he launches his new stand-up DVD, The Story So Far - Live In Glasgow, we found the following things out about Kevin Bridges...

Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 17th December 2010

Interview: Comedian Kevin Bridges

Kevin Bridges has just turned 24, but is already one of the hottest Scottish comedians of all time.

Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 22nd November 2010

Kevin Bridges interview

Suddenly Kevin Bridges is playing with the big boys and if he gives the impression of taking it all in his stride, there are times when he is less laid back than he looks.

Steve Hendry, Daily Record, 22nd November 2010

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