Simon Bligh
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Simon Bligh is a British stand-up comedian from Liverpool.
Career
Bligh has been performing stand-up since the 1980s.[1]
In 1993, Bligh won the Time Out Comedy Award with Felix Dexter and Kevin Day.[2]
In 1994, Bligh appeared on the Loaded Comedy Stage at the Phoenix Festival 17 July at Long Marston, Stratford-Upon-Avon.
In 1995, Bligh was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for his show about Kung-Fu, Banzai!.[3][4][5]
In 2002, Bligh was nominated for Best compere, Chortle Awards.[6]
"I told him that he was hilarious" — Alan Davies[7]
"If I hadn't seen Simon Bligh I might never have thought it possible to try stand-up comedy." — Alan Davies[8]
He has performed on both TV and radio, with his credits including The Comedy Store, The Stand-up Show,[9] Not The Jack Doherty Show, Good Stuff Comedy, Edinburgh Nights, Saturday Night, Saturday Live and That's Showbusiness.[10][11]
Further reading
- "Comedy: Praying for a laugh". Free Online Library.
- "Punchline Comedy Club". South China Morning Post. 2008-08-09.
- "Simon Bligh". BFI.
- "Guest Instructor – Simon Bligh Sensei". Kensho Shotokan Karate.
- "Autumn Course and Grading with Simon Bligh". Hombu Dojo Karate. 2015-08-24.
- "Simon Bligh". The Comedian's Comedian Podcast.
- "Interview with Simon Bligh: Karate, Comedy & David Carradine" – via youtube.
- "My Favourite Spots in Nottinghamshire by Simon Bligh". Visit Nottinghamshire.
- "Simon Bligh". I want a comedy night!.
- "Lecturers Swapping Lecterns for Laughs". Bishop Grosseteste University.
- "Simon Bligh". The Comedy Club. 2023-06-11.
- "Simon Bligh, comedian reviews". Chortle.co.uk.
- "Diary". New Straits Times. March 27, 1997. p. 26. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
PUNCHLINE Comedy Club comprising Steve Rawlings and Simon Bligh presents stana-up comedy at 9pm nightly till tomorrow at Instant Cafe's Theatre Upstairs in Menara SMI. Lorong P. Ramlee. Kuala Lumpur.
References
- ↑ "Simon Bligh". The Sit Down Comedy Club.
- ↑ "Time Out Awards : Awards 2013". chortle.co.uk. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ↑ "Simon Bligh: Banzai". British Comedy Guide.
- ↑ "1995 Nominee - Simon Bligh - Best Comedy Show". Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
- ↑ "Mark Wareham on comedy". The Independent. 19 October 1995. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ↑ Bennett, Steve (February 18, 2002). "500 vote in Chortle awards : News 2002". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ↑ Davies, Alan (9 September 2010). Teenage Revolution. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0-14-196451-5. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
Considering myself, by now, a comedy aficionado (I had seen Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy videos after all), I approached him after the gig and asked him his name: 'Simon, Simon Bligh.' I told him that he was hilarious and should be on ...
- ↑ Davies, Alan (3 September 2009). My Favourite People & Me: 1978-1988. Penguin UK. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-14-193176-0. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
If I hadn't seen Simon Bligh I might never have thought it possible to try stand-up comedy. Andy, who I'd been in several plays with, wanted to try some comedy, as did I, after seeing Rory Bremner and Simon Bligh and having the ...
- ↑ https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5dd1336dcb6e4d6b94092606c3d92e61
- ↑ "Simon Bligh's Comedy Profile". Hot Water Comedy Club.
- ↑ "Simon Bligh - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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