He had far more patience than we would have had.
Sign up to be a comedian, and it’s generally accepted that you’re leaving yourself open to be heckled.
However, when you get to the level of fame that Kevin Bridges has obtained, you’d imagine he’d be well past that stage.
At least, that’s what you’d think.
Not so for the brilliant Scottish man though, as despite the fact that everyone in the audience had willingly paid to see him perform in Dublin, one woman just wasn’t happy with what she was seeing at all at all.
“Go on the Irish and stop talking sh*te,” she roared from the balcony, midway through a hilarious sketch about Diego Rivera (a prominent Mexican painter, in case you didn’t know).
Now there was no need for that. No need for that at all.
A lesser man (or indeed me) would have gone batsh*t crazy. Perhaps even thrown a strop and walked off stage.
I mean seriously, she PAID TO SEE HIM.
Instead, Bridges responded in style – and no, we don’t just mean the two finger salute he gave her (though bravo for that).
He followed it by instead calling her out on the fact that she had been the one who had paid money to come and see him and continued his sketch in even more exaggerated fashion, or continuing to “talk sh*te” as she deemed it, and ended with an absolutely fantastic punchline that left the rest of the crowd in stitches.
As he continued the show, pointedly aiming a number of jokes in that general direction, he had the rest of an enthralled audience firmly on his side, and as the night continued, he certainly proved a point.
“Talking sh*te”? No.
Comedic brilliance? Yes.
Fair play Kevin, we thought you were great!
@Audge2000 @kevinbridges86 Audrey!! Where were you sittin!!! That heckler got served!!
— Andrea Nicole ♫ (@DreDreNicole) November 25, 2015
@Audge2000 @kevinbridges86 ye she was well a gee bag! Got served in true Scottish style — Andrea Nicole ♫ (@DreDreNicole) November 25, 2015
@kevinbridges86 great laugh #stoptalkinshite (wasn’t me btw!) #diagothedog #spanishhomer #thefarmerfromderry
— Andrea Molloy (@andofitz) November 25, 2015
@kevinbridges86 was fukin gas 2night!!put that young one in her place #Dublin — barry connolly (@barcon1989) November 24, 2015
@kevinbridges86 @olympiatheatre Had a fantastic night with the Mrs tonight at your show. Hecklers, what hecklers. John the front row.
— John Sally (@jssally100) November 24, 2015
Morto for the heckler at @kevinbridges86 tonight. He was fucking HILARIOUS. Cried laughing and sore cheeks. A+ banter. — Mary Dee (@cawcamilis) November 24, 2015
@kevinbridges86 amazing show in the Olympia. There’s always one marshmallow ready to ruin it ! Great night 🙂
— Karen Purdy (@Karen_Purdy24) November 24, 2015
@kevinbridges86 Diego Riveria’s Wikipedia page is an interesting read thanks for the tip! #ignorethatbitch #thepoint pic.twitter.com/YIK1ixBbPO — Adrian Young (@6ayoung6) November 24, 2015
@kevinbridges86 was brilliant, he tore the heckler apart and she left! ‘Who did you pay to see talk shite?’
— John (@FizzyJD) November 24, 2015
