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Kevin J: "I grew up on notorious Tottenham council estate - now I'm a comedian selling out Soho Theatre"

Kevin J grew up on Broadwater Farm and says that helped form the man he has become.

Tai Kolade, My London, 5th December 2023

Londoner gets roasted at stand-up comedy gig after being 'caught out pretending to be from Tottenham'

An audience member at a comedy show was roasted by the comedian after being caught out pretending to be from Tottenham. In the clip on TikTok we see the comedian Kevin J ask the man where he's from, during the gig at Backyard Comedy Club in Bethnal Green.

Tai Kolade, My London, 25th November 2023

Kevin J review

A new comedy voice with a story to tell about authenticity.

The List, 30th March 2022

Kevin J, interview

Last weekend I sat down with Kevin J to chat about his first hour long solo Fringe show Council Estate Of Mind and fried chicken.

Chris Mackrell, Black Diamond, 24th August 2015

Is the Edinburgh fringe as middle-class as we think?

The perception of the festival crowd as entirely middle-class leads stand-ups such as Sarah Callaghan and Kevin J to package their working-class backgrounds as exotic.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th August 2015

Interview: Kevin J, Council Estate of Mind

A chat with Kevin J.

Hannah Whitcombe, Fresh Fringe, 15th August 2015

Kevin J answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions

Kevin J doesn't want his dad coming to his debut hour show...

British Comedy Guide, 3rd August 2015

Comic in charity gig

Richard Blackwood will star in a night of comedy and soul music in aid of a Reading charity.

Reading Post, 6th April 2009

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