He can do better - disappointing!
by Celts in DC on 10/13/25Lincoln Theatre - WashingtonRating: 2 out of 5I love Kevin Bridges and his brand of storytelling parochial humor. However my exposure has been material I have watched online. That said, I have friends who have seen him live in the UK and loved his act so I was greatly anticipating something special. What I got was something very different. I understand this is his 1st time playing in The United States but he completely divorced himself from the very Scottish brand of humor that has made him famous. When a couple of folks called out where they came from, he wasn’t just dismissive, he was nasty. It was as if he didn’t really want to acknowledge the Scottish connection. Bearing in mind half of the folk in the audience, from what I could hear were predominantly British/celtic or Americans with a Scottish connection, he was offensive. In an attempt to connect with what he thought was American, he went on the rant about Elon Musk for 15 minutes. He even said in the middle of his performance”are you still here?” Kevin, remember that where you come from is your bread and butter. One consolation, I think his opening act, a Canadian comedian, saved him.