Discover the hilarious life-story of one of Britain's best-loved comedians in Kevin Bridges' brilliant memoir. 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. BBC One – Would I Lie to You?, Series 5, Episode 2". BBC. 5 April 2013 . Retrieved 6 December 2015. a b "Interview: Comedian Kevin Bridges- The best since Billy Connolly?". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 21 November 2010. 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.

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.I could relate to a lot of the stories in this autobiography as Bridges and myself are the same age. I too remember staying up late to catch Eurotrash on Channel 5 ( I think everybody around my age will admit to that! :) ) and chatting for hours on MSN messenger (RIP). The anxiety and feeling like being funny was all you had – without it your friends would obviously drop you right? Because what are you if you’re not funny? – is also all too familiar.

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. Kevin Bridges What's The Story: Referendum Special". BBC. 14 September 2014 . Retrieved 29 November 2018. First of all, I have never written a book before, you probably haven't either, so there we have it; a connection is established between reader and writer . . .' 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.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] It had been meant as a dig, an archetypal “Made in Scotland” dig, but, after thinking about it, I decided that it was one of the greatest compliments I’ve ever received. Bridges' television career started on Comedy Central UK, in April 2008, with a set on The World Stands Up. Shortly thereafter, he appeared 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. Bridges was critically commended 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.