REVIEW – Kevin Bridges at the Leith Festival

Last night saw the final show of the Leith festivaland it was none other than my favourite comedian of the moment – Kevin Bridges

Held in the basement of Cruz which was absolutely boiling, the audience set up was intimate, but this only added to the atmosphere.  Everyone was there for a good time, no need for a warm up.

Kevin did two sets with a break in between and I can honestly say that I didn’t stop laughing once.  Once he had sussed out that pretty much all the audience were local, he kept the show locally themed & Scottish, using some belters of expressions that I haven’t heard in a long time.  Most of them are not suitable for this family friendly blog!

It was a bonus that it was this kind of material as I will definately go to see him at the Edinburgh Festival this year for his show as he will be catering for a wider audience. 

Kevin did involve members of the audience who all took it in their stride, but not in a way where you would rather curl up and die – it was friendly banter.

He even got a bit of help when he was trying to explain to someone who Susan Boyle was.  He was looking for the right word when a woman called her a less than politically correct name.   A very funny moment along with all the others.

There was swearing in last nights’ show, but the clip below is from his a recent TV appearance on the Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow which is clean cut for the BBC and gives you a taster of his humour.  This guy is going to go far.

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