Kevin Bridges
Scotland’s biggest export, Glaswegian Kevin Bridges, called ‘brilliant’ by one of his comedy idols, Billy Connolly, has had an astonishing rise to success.
His 2012 tour, Kevin Bridges – The Story Continues… shattered box office records, selling an unbelievable 45,000 tickets on the first day. Kevin went on to sell out an incredible nine-show run at the Glasgow SECC Arena. His epic 136-date tour ended with a sold-out run throughout Australia.
Scottish Comedian Kevin Bridges has been a regular on television for many years. After starring on shows like Live at the Apollo and Have I Got News For You, Kevin hosted his own series of shows. Commissioned for BBC One saw Kevin hosting a special of his critically acclaimed documentaries Kevin Bridges – What’s The Story Referendum Special and stand-up shows on the Commonwealth Games and the Scottish Referendum filmed live at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow.
Kevin’s autobiography, ‘We Need To Talk About… Kevin Bridges’, was released in October 2014 through Penguin Books, followed by a 22-stop book-signing tour of the UK. It went on to become a Sunday Times Best Seller and has since been released in paperback.
Bridges broke box office records when his 2015 tour A Whole Different Story went on sale at the end of 2014, winning awards from Ticketmaster and Ents24 for the Fastest Selling Ticket of the year. The tour saw him sell over 500,000 tickets across 145 dates, including an incredible 16 nights at The Hydro in Glasgow. The Hydro was the perfect place for him to record his DVD, which went on to sell over 300,000 copies, his biggest selling DVD.
His latest tour saw him play an astounding 19 nights in Glasgow’s iconic venue – The Hydro.
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