Kai Humphries
Kandi Kane Baxter
Karen Bayley
Karen Dunbar
Karen Taylor
Karl Minns
Karl Spain
Karl Theobald
Kate Lucas
Kate Smurthwaite
Katerina Vrana
Katherine Ryan
Kathy Griffin
Katie Mulgrew
Katy Bagshaw
Katy Brand
Katy Schutte
Katy Wix
Katzenjammer
Keara Murphy
Keir McAllister
Keith Farnan
Keith Fields
Ken Campbell
Ken Dodd
Kent Valentine
Kerry Godliman
Kerry Leigh
Kev Orkian
Kevin Bland
Kevin Bloody Wilson
Kevin Bridges
Kevin Day
Kevin Dewsbury
Kevin Eldon
Kevin Gildea
Kevin Hayes
Kevin McCarron
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin Meaney
Kevin Precious
Kevin Shepherd
Kevin Shevlin
Kirsty Moss
Kishore Nayar
Kitty Flanagan
Kojo
Kwame Asante
Kai Humphries
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2009 finalist in both the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year competition and So You Think You're Funny |
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Kai Humphries: Evolution |
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![]() How much you'll enjoy this show depends largely on how funny you find toilet humour. If the answer's 'not very', you're in for a pretty tedious hour. Lavatory-related jokes make up a considerable chunk of the 26-year-old Geordie's debut and while not bad as they go, it's hardly such stuff as comedy dreams are made on. He doesn't show much more ambition in the meat-and-potatoes observations that pepper the set; flimsy anecdotes about predictive text mix-ups and arguments with his girlfriend might steer him safely through a Saturday night Jongleurs club slot but they don't bear comparison up in Edinburgh. He's a likeable guy, if a little nervy (machine gun laughter at your own punchlines is never good form) and has evidently put work into the construction of his less anecdotal material – perhaps too much in some instances. A joke that imagines a recession-hit Narnia is too laboured for the Ross Noble flight-of-fancy it aspires to, ditto his vision of evolution where dogs bite back after years of submission. Still, both are marginally more interesting than what he describes as his 'second most embarassing hard-on story'. Humphries doesn't seem sure who he's trying to be here and the collision of over-reaching material on complex topics and crude pub anecdotes is an awkward one. With a more confident, measured performer, perhaps the different strands would weave together more naturally but he's not there yet, making for a bumpy and at times uncomfortable ride.
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| Date of live review: Wednesday 11th Aug, '10 | |
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Review by Nione Meakin |
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Kai Humphries at the 2009 So You Think You're Funny Final
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Tuesday 9th Jun, '09- The Dogstar | |
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I just had the pleasure of introducing Kai at the Cardiff students union, with a great way with words, the audience and his likeable personality, Kai is a great act and a credit to any night! Patrick Harries-Hanson, December 2010 |
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Some stand-out lines lurking like icebergs in a rnsea of juvenile (though 18+) smut. The simile of turds in a toilet bowl stood on its head. Geoff F, September 2010 |
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just seen him, brilliant with a gorgeous Geordie accent. Come down to Bedfordshire please Denise Maher, September 2010 |
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One word. Excellent Love Comedy, September 2010 |
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I've worked with Kai a number of times and every time he's absolutely ripped the roof off. Really tough to follow and very very funny, will got very far I suspect. Bethany Black, August 2010 |
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He's a likeable person whose star has risen very quickly and has all the attributes to be a big star BUT his material isn't great and needs work. Didn't laugh much . zack, August 2010 |
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Maybe it was the connection with the local Geordie crowd, but Kai Humphries managed to fly through one of the funniest stand-up sets I have ever seen last night. Fantastic. Tom, July 2010 |
Where can I see Kai Humphries next?
| 20:00 - Friday 10th Feb, '12 | |
| Venue: | Birmingham Highlight |
| Prices: | From £14 |
| Comics: | David Ward, Jason Cook, Kai Humphries, Stuart Black |
| 20:00 - Saturday 11th Feb, '12 | |
| Venue: | Birmingham Highlight |
| Prices: | From £14 |
| Comics: | David Ward, Jason Cook, Kai Humphries, Stuart Black |
| 20:30 - Thursday 16th Feb, '12 | |
| Venue: | Comedy Tree Putney |
| Prices: | £7 (£4 concs) |
| Comics: | |
| Info: |
Plus: David Baker
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| 20:00 - Friday 17th Feb, '12 | |
| Venue: | Highlight Camden |
| Prices: | From £17 |
| Comics: | Dave Fulton, Jessica Fostekew, Kai Humphries, Rich Wilson, Simon Bligh |
| 20:00 - Saturday 18th Feb, '12 | |
| Venue: | Highlight Camden |
| Prices: | From £17 |
| Comics: | Dave Fulton, Kai Humphries, Rich Wilson, Simon Bligh |
| Info: | Plus: Bobby Carroll |
| 20:00 - Friday 2nd Mar, '12 | |
| Venue: | Nottingham Glee |
| Prices: | Adult - £11.00, Student - £4.00 |
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| 20:30 - Saturday 3rd Mar, '12 | |
| Venue: | Nottingham Glee |
| Prices: | Adult - £14.00, Student - £4.00 |
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| 20:15 - Friday 16th Mar, '12 | |
| Venue: | Leeds Highlight |
| Prices: | From £17 |
| Comics: | Geoff Norcott, George Egg, Kai Humphries, Karen Bayley |
| 20:15 - Saturday 17th Mar, '12 | |
| Venue: | Leeds Highlight |
| Prices: | From £17 |
| Comics: | Geoff Norcott, George Egg, Kai Humphries, Karen Bayley |
| 20:00 - Friday 23rd Mar, '12 | |
| Venue: | Salford Lowry |
| Prices: | £12 (£10 concs) |
| Info: | Support from Kai Humphries |
| Show: | Daniel Sloss: The Joker |

Big Value Comedy Show Early [2010]
Kai Humphries: Evolution
Edinburgh Fringe 2011
Kai Humphries: Bare-Faced Cheek

