When taking part in two competitions early on in his career, he says that he struggled feeling that he had to impress the judges. (I feel like an ass for continually calling him ‘Bridges’ but ‘Kevin’ makes it sound like we’re BFF’s or something!) He shows himself to have many endearing qualities, the most obvious being his humility. ‘We Need To Talk About…’ showcases not only Bridges comedy talent but also his flair for writing. The anxiety and feeling like being funny was all you had – without it your friends would obviously drop you right? Because what are you if you’re not funny? – is also all too familiar.

I too remember staying up late to catch Eurotrash on Channel 5 ( I think everybody around my age will admit to that! :) ) and chatting for hours on MSN messenger (RIP). I could relate to a lot of the stories in this autobiography as Bridges and myself are the same age. Over thinking everything was a major problem, even when, at 17 he ventured into a Glasgow comedy club and did his first 5 minute set. Going into high school, he was a bright boy but was very much an old head on young shoulders. His reluctance for his mother to leave him continued into primary school and he soon found his escape at home playing various football games with his dad. One of my favourite quotes from his book is “We were the ones dropping bombs on them, so we couldn’t complain when they were looking for a place to stay”.īridges story begins when he was a nervous little boy in nursery and there is a particularly hilarious anecdote involving a wendy house that had me crying with laughter. Cleverly taking inspiration from the title of another book (We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver), Bridges not only tells us about his upbringing and journey into stand up comedy, but throws in his views on controversial issues such as benefits and immigration. Ever since being introduced to him on ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ in 2009, I have loved his self-deprecating humor and his ‘realness' not being ashamed of his working class roots and even building his early routines off of them.įame is known to change people and not always for the better, but in this book, Bridges shows himself to be a humble man with an affection for his family that is obvious when he talks about them. I’m not sure anybody else could capture Kevin Bridges quite as well as Kevin Bridges. This is one autobiography that I am eternally grateful did not have a ghost writer.

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