Phil Kay
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Phil Kay is a Scottish stand-up comedian.
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[edit] Early career
Kay became known to the public when he won the newcomer's competition, 'So You Think You're Funny', at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1989. He then went on to be nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award in 1993.[1] He also won the award for Best Stand-Up at the British Comedy Awards in 1994. [1]
Kay continues 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.
[edit] Television work
Kay hosted his own stand-up comedy series on Channel 4 in the UK called Phil Kay Feels..., recorded in front of a live audience in 1997.
His other works on television have included Next Stop, Phil Kay (also on Channel 4), Edinburgh Nights (BBC1) and The Montreal Festival of Fun (Channel 5). In conjunction with filmmaker Archie Lauchlan, he also released "That Phil Kay Video" onto the retail market in 2000.
He has remained largely behind-the-scenes on television to date, with writing credits including Jonathan Ross's Saturday Show, Channel 4's Viva Cabaret, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Sean's Show, Harry Hill's Pilot Show, and many more.
He has appeared as a panellist on the BBC television show QI. On the 19th November 2009, he appeared as the stand-up act on the BBC Three television show Russell Howard's Good News.
[edit] References
- ^ "Phil Kay". Spoonfed.co.uk. http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/artist/comedy-1524/phil-kay-20232/.
