Following his 2022 sell out UK and Ireland tour, Kevin Bridges is thrilled to be returning to Ireland for three special shows at the Cork Opera House this autumn.
Kevin will be performing his critically acclaimed live show The Overdue Catch-Up for three special nights on Wednesday 20th, Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd September 2023 at the prestigious Cork Opera House in Ireland. The shows will be filmed and released later this year.
Pre-sale tickets will go on sale from 11am on Friday 11th August and on general sale from 11am Monday 14th August. Tickets are available to buy from www.corkoperahouse.ie.
‘The Overdue Catch-Up’ welcomes audiences in to the mind of one of the sharpest comedy talents the UK has to offer. With a career spanning an incredible 18 years, Kevin Bridges already has the life experience of a man twice his age, helping him to hit the nail on the head with his shrewd outlook on the modern world.
In 2023 Kevin will be performing ‘The Overdue Catch-Up’ both in Australia and internationally.
Bridges has previously broken box office records with his last two tours, ‘Brand New’ (2018) and ‘A Whole Different Story’ (2015) going on to win awards from Ticketmaster and Ents24 for Fastest Selling Ticket of the Year. He was also crowned by Ticketmaster fans as UK’s Ticket of the Year in 2018.
Kevin’s last two tours have accumulated just under 1,000,000 tickets sold across the world including a record 35 sold-out-shows at Glasgow’s iconic Hydro, establishing him as the artist that has sold more shows than anyone else at that venue.
‘The Overdue Catch-Up’ is Kevin’s fifth live stand-up tour. Throughout his career, Kevin has travelled and performed globally playing to sold out audiences in Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Singapore, as well as all over Europe. He also had the prestigious honour of performing for former US President Barack Obama during The Hunter Foundation’s charity dinner in Edinburgh in May 2017.
For nearly 15 years, Kevin has been a regular on our television screens. Recent notable TV appearances include; BBC One’s Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You?, BBC Two’s Mock The Week, Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The Last Leg and Sky One's A League Of Their Own.
Kevin has previously hosted much-lauded documentaries for BBC One including Kevin Bridges - What’s The Story in 2012, followed by Kevin Bridges – What’s The Story Referendum Special in 2014. In 2014 Kevin also hosted two BBC One stand-up specials on the Commonwealth Games and the Scottish Referendum.
Kevin has released four best-selling DVDs: ‘The Story So Far – Live in Glasgow’ in 2010, ‘The Story Continues’ in 2012, 2015's ‘A Whole Different Story’ and 2018’s ‘Brand New’.
In August 2022, Kevin released his debut novel ‘The Black Dog’, released by Wildfire Books.
At 28, Kevin released his own autobiography ‘We Need To Talk About… Kevin Bridges’ published by Penguin Books in 2014.
Don’t miss the chance to catch one of the most astute observational comedians at the top of his game.
