Kevin Shepherd

About Kevin

Kevin moved from his native town of Bognor Regis with a burning ambition to become a successful stand up comic. Once he had conquered his initial fears Kevin quickly became a regular at many clubs. He also got through to The Laughing Horse new act of the Year Final 2002 and came second in the Krater New act of the Year 2002 at the Komedia in Brighton. In 2006 he did his first and very well received Edinburgh show Kevin Shepherd: Comics Die in Hot Cars. His friendly face and manic energy are proving successful with all types of audience. In 2009 he was asked to performed support slots for if.comeddies nominees, Mickey Flanagan and Ivan Brackenbury on their national tours. As well as performing four of his own Edinburgh shows Kevin is a successful Director he has worked on shows with Tom Binns, Zoe Lyons, Pierre Novellie, Milo McCabe and John Hastings to name but a few. He has also tried he hand at acting, body doubling for Ralph Fiennes as Voldermort in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As well as performing live stand up he has been a regular co-host on The Grid a motorsports show on Sports Tonight Live and has written for BBC television (CBBC F1 Red Button coverage) and Radio 2 (Hot Gossip with Claudia Winkleman & ‘Ian D Montford is Unbelievable’). In short he has travelled the length and breadth of the country and even travelled as far a field as Bahrain. However his love of performing means that his mission to entertain the world has only just begun.