Phil Kay
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Phil Kay (born 1969) is a Scottish stand-up comedian.
Biography
Education
Kay was educated at Craigclowan Preparatory School in Perth, Scotland, and at nearby Glenalmond College.[1]: 33 [2]
Early career
Kay became known to the public when he won the newcomer's competition, '
Kay continued to work worldwide as a live stand-up, most notably on regular and very successful tours of the Adelaide Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia.[citation needed]
Later career
Following his rapid rise and just as rapid fall from comedic fame, Phil has also gone on to other adventures such as selling books in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Since 2011 he has performed sold-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in various venues on Bob Slayer's Heroes of Fringe. The Hive (2011, 2012), Bob's Bookshop (2013, 2014), The BlundaBus (Since 2015), and The Magical SpiegelYurt (since 2017).
He is a regular at summer festivals including Kelburn Garden Party at
In 2022, he published a series of books with Go Faster Stripe.[6][7]
Television work
Kay hosted his own stand-up comedy series on
Off camera, Kay was involved with writing credits including
As a panellist, Kay appeared on the BBC television show QI.[8] and on Nevermind the Buzzcocks. 19 November 2009, he appeared as the stand-up act on the BBC Three television show Russell Howard's Good News.[9]
References
- ^ Hay, Erika, ed. (2002). Craigclowan: The First 50 Years 1952-2002. Craigclowan Preparatory School.
- ^ "The best days of your life Phil Kay, Comedian". The Herald. Glasgow. 21 February 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "SYTYF? Past Winners". So You Think You're Funny?. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Phil Kay profile". Spoonfed.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "British Comedy Awards 1994". British Comedy Guide. 4 December 1994. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Go Faster Stripe".
- ^ "Go Faster Stripe".
- ^ "QI : Quite Interesting". qi.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Russell Howard's Good News Series 1, Episode 5 - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links
- official website
- Phil Kay at IMDb