Bobby Mair
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Bobby Mairis a Canadian stand-up comedian based in London, England. Mair has appeared onThe Hour,Russell Howard's Good News,Sweat the Small Stuff,Virtually Famous,Never Mind the Buzzcocks,Sam Delaney's News Thing,8 Out of 10 Catsand Live at The Rivermill. Mair won the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year competition in 2012.[2]He has supportedJerry Sadowitz,Doug StanhopeandBill Burr.[3]
He was also the host of the reality horror show,Killer Campon ITV2, and starred in the reality sitcom,Bobby and Harriet Get Marriedon Vice.
Personal life
[edit]Mair was born in Canada.[4]He is adopted[5]and has two half-siblings.[6]He was married to comedianHarriet Kemsley.[5]The build-up to the wedding was documented onVicelandshowBobby and Harriet Get Married.[7][8]They have one daughter, born in 2021.[9]Kemsley used a stand-up set broadcast on 19 April 2024 as part of the last episode ofThe Now Showto allege that she had recently been divorced from Mair.[10]
He is a second cousin once removed of Canadian pop starJustin Bieber;however, he says that they have never met - a fact mentioned many times, including in his Edinburgh Fringe show Obviously Adopted.[11][12]
Mair cited his traumatic childhood on the ‘You’ll do’ podcast. He has been diagnosed withborderline personality disorder[13]saying “It's a disease that has been in the public eye for years but never gets as much attention asbipolarorschizophrenia”.Mair suffered fromalcoholanddrug addiction.[14]
References
[edit]- ^"Bobby Mair on Instagram:" Merry Christmas. Please buy tickets to my tour so I don't have to sell any of these gorgeous creatures. Link in bio. "".
- ^"Bobby Mair, comedian: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide".chortle.co.uk.2014.Retrieved13 March2014.
won the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year competition in 2012.
- ^"Michelle de Swarte & Bobby Mair: Unbalanced:".www.chortle.co.uk.Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide.
- ^"Comedian Bobby brings the crazy story of his family - including superstar Justin Bieber - to Sheffield".www.thestar.co.uk.Retrieved2021-11-21.
- ^abRoast Battlee3, 17 January 2018
- ^Dessau, Bruce (2018-04-06)."Bobby Mair proves one of comedy's genuine oddballs at Soho Theatre".www.standard.co.uk.Retrieved2021-11-21.
- ^"Bobby and Harriet Get Married: a wry, fresh take on the dysfunctional relationship comedy".
- ^Guide, British Comedy."Bobby And Harriet Get Married - VICELAND Comedy - British Comedy Guide".British Comedy Guide.
- ^"Instagram".www.instagram.com.Retrieved2024-06-15.
- ^"Episode 6".The Now Show.Season 64. 19 April 2024.BBC Radio.
- ^Never Mind the Buzzcocks,series 28, episode 11 (at approx. 2.15)
- ^Guide, British Comedy."Bobby Mair - Edinburgh Fringe 2013 - British Comedy Guide".British Comedy Guide.
- ^Jones, Richard (2018-02-13)."Comedian Bobby Mair: The day I found my real mother on Facebook".The Telegraph.ISSN0307-1235.Retrieved2021-11-21.
- ^"From drugs to infidelity: the comedy couple exposing their romance on stage".the Guardian.2015-08-17.Retrieved2021-11-21.
External links
[edit]- "Bobby Mair | Stand up comedian and functionally mentally ill".Archived from the original on June 22, 2015.RetrievedMarch 13,2014.
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