Published by Michael Joseph
Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges is the new Billy Connolly.
A Scottish comedian with a fab line in patter and funny stories people can relate to which is why hundreds of people recently turned out in Aberdeen to get a signed copy of his biography while he appeared at a book store.
Thousands more bought tickets for the funnyman’s new tour.
While he always appears a confident 27-year-old man, with 10 years experience under his belt, the book reveals an entirely different side to him.
As a child he was desperately shy, nervous wee boy, a bit of a mummy’s boy by his own admission, and a lad who’d much rather be at home with his parents and older brother John – all of whom he dotes on, than attend school.
It takes a few chapters for him to get into his stride, but once he does, he presents an honest story of his life, touching on everything from his love of Celtic FC, to wasting time in the bookies and underage drinking.
Always keen to make his pals laugh, and regularly being told “he should be a comedian” he finally took the plunge, walking on stage in a Glasgow comedy club aged 17, and bringing the house down.
What follows next is a story of pure slog, a fascinating insight into how hard it is to become an established comedian and the sacrifices that have to be made along the way.
It’s not a laugh a minute book but there’s plenty of amusing stories to make you want to keep reading what is essentially a story of determination and hard graft that at last has been rewarded.