# Phil Kay > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Phil_Kay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Phil_Kay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Kay > Source revision: 1339516238 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Scottish comedian (born 969)}} {{For|the Japanese-American poet|Phil Kaye}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use British English|date=September 2012}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2007}} thumb|right|Kay in 2013 '''Phil Kay''' (born 1969) is a Scottish [stand-up comedian](/source/Stand-up_comedy). ==Biography== ===Education=== Kay was educated at [Craigclowan Preparatory School](/source/Craigclowan_Preparatory_School) in [Perth](/source/Perth%2C_Scotland), Scotland, and at nearby [Glenalmond College](/source/Glenalmond_College).{{cite book |editor1-last=Hay |editor1-first=Erika |title=Craigclowan: The First 50 Years 1952-2002 |publisher=Craigclowan Preparatory School |year=2002}}{{rp|33}}{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12437013.THE_BEST_DAYS_OF_YOUR_LIFE__Phil_Kay__comedian/ |title=The best days of your life Phil Kay, Comedian |work=[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Glasgow))|location=Glasgow |date=21 February 2006 |accessdate=16 February 2016}} ===Early career=== Kay became known to the public when he won the newcomer's competition, '[So You Think You're Funny](/source/So_You_Think_You're_Funny)', at the [Edinburgh Festival Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) in 1989.{{cite web |title=SYTYF? Past Winners |url=https://soyouthinkyourefunny.co.uk/winners/ |website=So You Think You're Funny? |accessdate=25 September 2020}} He then went on to be nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award in 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/artist/comedy-1524/phil-kay-20232|publisher=Spoonfed.co.uk|title=Phil Kay profile|accessdate=3 October 2015}} He won the award for Best Stand-Up at the [British Comedy Awards](/source/British_Comedy_Awards) in 1994.{{cite web |title=British Comedy Awards 1994 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1994/1/ |website=British Comedy Guide |accessdate=25 September 2020 |date=4 December 1994}} Kay continued to work worldwide as a live stand-up, most notably on regular and very successful tours of the [Adelaide Festival](/source/Adelaide_Festival) and [Melbourne International Comedy Festival](/source/Melbourne_International_Comedy_Festival) in Australia.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} ===Later career=== Following his rapid rise and just as rapid fall from comedic fame, Phil has also gone on to other adventures such as selling books in [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia). Since 2011, he has performed sold-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in various venues on [Bob Slayer](/source/Bob_Slayer)'s Heroes of Fringe. The Hive (2011, 2012), Bob's Bookshop (2013, 2014), The BlundaBus (Since 2015), and The Magical SpiegelYurt (since 2017). He is a regular at summer festivals including Kelburn Garden Party at [Kelburn Castle](/source/Kelburn_Castle), [Nozstock: The Hidden Valley](/source/Nozstock%3A_The_Hidden_Valley), Vogrie Pogrie, [Shambala Festival](/source/Shambala_Festival), [Machynlleth Comedy Festival](/source/Machynlleth_Comedy_Festival), [Brighton Fringe](/source/Brighton_Fringe) and [Glastonbury festival](/source/Glastonbury_festival). Most of Kay's appearances have since been at provincial arts venues. In 2022, he published a series of books with [Go Faster Stripe](/source/Go_Faster_Stripe).{{cite web | url=https://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/w.cgi?showfull=48159 | title=Go Faster Stripe }}{{cite web | url=https://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/w.cgi?showfull=48792 | title=Go Faster Stripe }} ==Television work== Kay hosted his own stand-up comedy series on [Channel 4](/source/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](/source/BBC1)) and ''Festival of Fun'' ([Channel 5](/source/Five_(channel))). In conjunction with filmmaker Archie Lauchlan, he also released ''That Phil Kay Video'' onto the retail market in 2000. This unique collection of Kay's live standup gigs was re-released in 2014 via Video On Demand). Off camera, Kay was involved with writing credits including [Jonathan Ross](/source/Jonathan_Ross_(television_presenter))'s ''Saturday Show'', [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4)'s ''[Viva Cabaret](/source/Viva_Cabaret)'', ''[The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer](/source/The_Smell_of_Reeves_and_Mortimer)'', ''[Sean's Show](/source/Sean's_Show)'', [Harry Hill](/source/Harry_Hill)'s ''Pilot Show.'' As a panellist, Kay appeared on the BBC television show ''[QI](/source/QI)''.{{Cite web|url=http://qi.com/episode-b10-bills|title=QI : Quite Interesting|website=qi.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-13}} and on [Nevermind the Buzzcocks](/source/Never_Mind_the_Buzzcocks). 19 November 2009, he appeared as the stand-up act on the [BBC Three](/source/BBC_Three) television show ''[Russell Howard's Good News](/source/Russell_Howard's_Good_News)''.{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/russell_howards_good_news/episodes/1/5/|title=Russell Howard's Good News Series 1, Episode 5 - British Comedy Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-06-13}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://philkay.online/ official website] * {{IMDb name|id=0443156|name=Phil Kay}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Phil}} Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Scottish stand-up comedians Category:British comedy writers Category:People educated at Glenalmond College Category:People educated at Craigclowan Preparatory School Category:1969 births Category:20th-century Scottish comedians Category:21st-century Scottish comedians Category:Scottish male comedians --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Phil Kay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Kay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Kay?action=history)). 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