Kevin Bridges. The Brand New Tour.

That had me in tears. Then when he said your one heckling him was Chrissy’s sister.

I was literally laughing for an hour and a half straight. Chinese takeaway and the bit about being hungover and feeling guilty/having the fear were my favourite parts. Could really relate.

 

Haha was * brilliant man.

 

Going to see him Wednesday in Belfast, any idea what time he normally comes on at

 

Surprisingly early, he doesn't mess around. Literally the time it says on the ticket, or a few mins either side.

 

On stage at 8.55

 

Yeah it was something like that for the one I was at.

 

Don't listen to these two, pair of lying *! They're trying to make you miss half of the gig FFS!

 

Haha nah that was genuinely it. Warm up act started at 8ish, was on stage for 30 mins then were was a 20/25 min break before KB came on.

 

Nonsense.

 

He came on at 9:10pm when I went

Honest

 

Is this before or after the clocks went back though?

 

* sake fellas.

 

I don’t know if you’re at the wind up or what.

In Glasgow, tickets said 8pm, gates at 6:30pm, tannoy message told us to take our seats at 8pm, support act came on about 10-15 mins later and was on for about half an hour ish. Then said five minute break and Kevin would come on.

People were still filing back to their seats at 9pm there was a bit more of a wait then he came on.

 

Cheers lad's came on 8.45pm in Belfast, brilliant laughed from start to finish

 

Got my signed DVD delivered today

 

Comedian Kevin Bridges gave a team talk to the Celtic dressing room before the Glasgow side played an Ireland XI in Scott Brown's testimonial back in May.

"I got a phone from Brendan Rodgers," Bridges, a massive Celtic fan, revealed on The Big Interview with Graham Hunter podcast.

"He said 'It's Scott Brown's testimonial tomorrow, I usually give a tactical talk and then get the team in a huddle and give wee bit of inspiration, could you come in and give the inspirational talk before the game?'

"I said, 'Of course but if we're going to do it, we need to do it right. Get me a tracksuit with 'KB' on it, get me a clipboard.'"

Proceeds from the game - which took place on the day after Celtic completed the treble by beating Motherwell in the Scottish Cup final - went to charities, including the Liam Miller fund.

Ten minutes before kick-off, Bridges was called to the Celtic dressing room.


Brendan Rodgers pulled me aside in the medical room and said, 'How do you want me to introduce you?' I was like, 'You need to say that we're bringing in this new coach and he'll be working very closely with the team for the next couple of seasons. He's going to come in and say a few words.'

He's * himself laughing and going, 'Definitely.'

I'm standing outside the dressing room and he's saying to the whole team, 'We're bringing in this new guy. He's just completed his UEFA Pro badges.'

Scott Brown, Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and others immediately started laughing upon realising who would be giving the team talk. Others were unsure of his identity.

"There's Olivier Ntcham and Moussa Dembele, they're thinking 'Is this the new * coach? The guy's stinking of booze!'

"I thought the only way to approach something like that is to get into the character, make it look pantomime, make it look ridiculous.

"They're laughing and I'm like, 'Right boys, silence! Gather in. The gaffer's brought me in because he's worried there's going to be complacency creeping into this dressing room. Your double treble, it means * all if you slip up this afternoon. Celtic against Ireland is one of the fiercest rivalries in world football.'

"Tierney and McGregor, they started banging the dressing room.

"I left the dressing room just as the Ireland team were in the tunnel. James McClean was looking like, '* *, Celtic sound up for this and it's only a testimonial.' Then he saw me and we were talking away.

"The team came out buzzing. It was a great experience to rally the troops."