Born on this day in Clydebank in 1986, Kevin Bridges Kevin has been described as Scotlands biggest export. Dubbed as brilliant by Billy Connelly. Kevin first made his debut at The Edinburgh Playhouse on BBC1s Michael McIntyres Comedy Roadshow in 2009. Overnight success followed with Kevin selling out his run at the Edinburgh Festival in just a day. Kevins astonishing rise to success continued in 2010 – when he recorded his debut DVD The Story So Far... at a sold out Glasgow SECC arena, in front of 10,000 adoring fans. The DVD was released in November 2010 and went on to out-sell Frankie Boyle and Billy Connolly. In 2011 he became the host of Channel 4s Stand Up For The Week and headlined an episode of Michael McIntyres Comedy Roadshow from the Glasgow Kings Theatre. In 2012 he also hosted the long running series of Live At The Apollo and presented a six-part documentary Kevin Bridges – Whats The Story all for BBC1. His autumn 2012 tour, Kevin Bridges – The Story Continues…, smashed box office records for opening day ticket sales. A staggering 45,000 tickets were sold on the first day, selling out an incredible nine-show run at the Glasgow SECC Arena. Kevins second DVD Kevin Bridges – The Story Continues... was a top 5 bestseller in 2012 and is still riding high in the charts with over 300,000 sales. m.youtube/watch?v=wdsuShabEx8
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