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Kevin Bridges Bio, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Radio, Stand-Up, and Television

Kevin Bridges Biography

A native of Clydebank, United Kingdom, Kevin Bridges is a well-known Scottish stand-up comedian. His 2012 television series Kevin Bridges: What’s the Story? was based on his stand-up routines.

Kevin Bridges Age

Bridges is 35 years old as of 2021. He was born on 13 November 1986 in Clydebank, United Kingdom. He celebrates his birthday on 13 November every year.

Kevin Bridges Height

Bridges stand at a height of 5 ft 10 inches(1.8m) tall and weigh 78kg(172lb).

Kevin Bridges Education

Bridges were educated at St. Columba’s High School, leaving at the age of 16, but thereafter returning to education to study social science at Glasgow Caledonian University. He started his career in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow.

Kevin Bridges Family

Bridges were born and raised in Clydebank, the United Kingdom by his parents. He is the son of Patricia and Andy Bridges and has a brother, John, who is ten years older.

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Kevin Bridges Wife

Kevin happily married his loving wife Kerry Monaghan in 2019. The couple is expecting a baby later this year.

Kevin Bridges Net Worth

Bridges have an estimated net worth of  $6 Million.

Kevin Bridges Radio

On 6 March 2010, Bridges took part in the BBC 5 Live show Fighting Talk, where he came second behind Greg Brady, becoming the youngest person ever to emerge on the show at the time (a record since broken by fellow comedian Jack Whitehall). In November 2010, he was also a competitor on BBC Radio 4’s The Unbelievable Truth.

Kevin Bridges Stand-Up

Bridges started acting on stage when he left school shortly after turning 17, doing stand-up comedy gigs at The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow and then throughout the UK. He said he was motivated to try to stand up after reading Frank Skinner’s autobiography. At 18, he reached the final of Channel 5’s So You Think You’re Funny competition at the Edinburgh Fringe.

In 2006 he performed his first full-length solo show at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, to a sold-out audience and much critical acclaim. Moving into bigger venues every year, Bridges sold out his hometown festival in 2007, 2008, and 2009. He performed at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

He emerged on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow on the BBC, where he performed at the Edinburgh Playhouse. He 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.

In 2010, he took part in Channel 4’s Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London. Bridges won the breakthrough award at the 2010 Chortle Awards.

His debut DVD, titled Kevin Bridges: The Story So Far… Live in Glasgow, filmed at Glasgow’s SECC, was released on 22 November 2010.

In 2015, he embarked on his third stand-up tour of the UK, A Whole Different Story. The tour saw Bridges sell over 500,000 tickets across 145 dates including 16 sell-out shows at The Hydro in his home city. During this, he recorded his third DVD which went on to sell over 300,000 copies. Including 40,000 during its first week on sale outselling fellow comedians Michael McIntyre and John Bishop.

He had become disillusioned with stand-up after his 145-night tour in 2015. After having a chat with his dad he decided to take a break from performing. During his time in Spain, he cleared his head and was motivated by the freedom he had to return to stand up. When Bridges returned from Spain he did “three or four” unannounced work-in-progress gigs to test out his new material.

After over a year away from stand-up Bridges returned in 2018 with his Brand New Tour which included a record 19 sold-out nights at The Hydro in his hometown of Glasgow. He was awarded the ‘Gie it Laldy’ award by the CEO of the Scottish Event Campus in recognition for playing forty-six shows across the Scottish Event Campus (SECC and The Hydro).

He has also sold more tickets for the Scottish Event Campus than any other solo artist. His Brand New Tour was also voted UK’s Ticket of The Year in a poll conducted by Ticketmaster. He is the first comedian to top the annual poll voted for by Ticketmaster customers.

Kevin Bridges Television

Bridges’ television career began on Comedy Central UK, in April 2008, with a set on The World Stands Up. Shortly later, he emerged on Comedy Store (also on Comedy Central). His performances on these shows and on the comedy circuit and at festivals led to his being given his first mainstream TV break on 5 June 2009 on BBC One’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.

He was critically applauded for his performance. Over 5 million viewers saw his debut and his entire 25-night run at the Edinburgh festival sold out in hours, with extra shows being subsequently added and also selling out. Bridges went on to be nominated for the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Awards (formerly Perrier) in the best newcomer category.

His TV work since then has included BBC One’s Live at the Apollo and also a “Best of British Special” (Episode 7 of the 8th series) of 8 out of 10 Cats, in July 2009. He also appeared in BBC 2 Scotland’s Gary: Tank Commander (episode 6). Bridges appeared in Rab C Nesbitt in the first episode of the new series in 2010, on Mock the Week in February 2010, and has appeared twice in Would I Lie To You?.

He was a guest on the BBC One show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 28 May 2010. Since June 2010, Bridges is a regular performer on Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week. His six-part BBC One series, Kevin Bridges: What’s the Story?, began on 8 February 2012. Bridges were asked to appear in I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here, but turned it down.

In 2014 BBC One commissioned three specials hosted by Bridges. Live At The Commonwealth, filmed at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal to coincide with the city hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games, featured internationally renowned comedians from the Commonwealth.

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