Kevin Day
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Kevin Day is a British
stand up comedian, comedy writer and sports presenter, born in London
.
He came to prominence in the British alternative comedy
stand up scene of the late eighties and early nineties, playing clubs like The Comedy Store
. This led to him hosting the comedy discussion programme Loose Talk
on BBC Radio One from 1992 to 1994.
He has co-hosted the Channel 5 sports programme Live And Dangerous with Mark Webster.
He has written for Dave Allen
, Jo Brand
and The 11 O'Clock Show.
In 2005 Day became, and is still , a programme associate for Have I Got News For You
and contributes to the writing on the programme delivered by the guest hosts each week.
In 2005 he played Gary Mills on the news spoof comedy Broken News
. Since 2004 he has been a regular on Match of the Day 2
. He is an occasional guest presenter on the BBC7 discussion show, Serious About Comedy
. He is also a regular on Gabby Logan
's Sunday morning Radio programme on BBC Radio 5 Live
.
In the 1970s, he was briefly a member of the racist political party the National Front
. He says it took the death of his black friend Richard Campbell in Police custody in 1980 to "make the scales quickly fall from my eyes." He then became a left-wing activist, using his previous experience in his 1993 Edinburgh Fringe
show I Was A Teenage Racist.
Day is a long term supporter of Crystal Palace football team and even held his wedding reception at the banqueting suite of the club's Selhurst Park stadium. He aided the campaign of the supporters' trust when the club was in administration and close to extinction in the late 1990s.
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stand up comedian, comedy writer and sports presenter, born in London
London
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.
He came to prominence in the British alternative comedy
Alternative comedy
Alternative comedy is a term that originated in the 1980s for a style of comedy that makes a conscious break with the mainstream comedic style of an era, and typically avoids relying on a standardised structure of a sequence of jokes with punch lines. Patton Oswalt defines it as "comedy where the...
stand up scene of the late eighties and early nineties, playing clubs like The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store, London
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England, opened in 1979 by Don Ward and Peter Rosengard.It was named after The Comedy Store club in the United States, which Rosengard had visited the previous year...
. This led to him hosting the comedy discussion programme Loose Talk
Loose Talk
Loose Talk was a British youth orientated chat show which ran for two series on Channel 4 in 1983. It was presented by Steve Taylor, along with a different guest presenter each week....
on BBC Radio One from 1992 to 1994.
He has co-hosted the Channel 5 sports programme Live And Dangerous with Mark Webster.
He has written for Dave Allen
Dave Allen (comedian)
David Tynan O'Mahoney , better known as Dave Allen, was an Irish comedian, very popular in Great Britain, Australia, and Canada in the 1960s and 1970s. He also became known in the United States through repeats of his shows on public television. His career had a major resurgence during the late...
, Jo Brand
Jo Brand
Josephine Grace "Jo" Brand is a BAFTA winning British comedian, writer, and actor.- Early life :Jo Brand was born 23 July 1957 in Wandsworth, London. Her mother was a social worker. Brand is the middle of three children, with two brothers...
and The 11 O'Clock Show.
In 2005 Day became, and is still , a programme associate for Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
and contributes to the writing on the programme delivered by the guest hosts each week.
In 2005 he played Gary Mills on the news spoof comedy Broken News
Broken News
Broken News is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in autumn 2005 and in Australia on SBS-TV from the 17 July 2006. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "Breaking News". It had six thirty-minute episodes...
. Since 2004 he has been a regular on Match of the Day 2
Match of the Day 2
Match of the Day 2 is a football highlights programme shown on BBC Two in the United Kingdom...
. He is an occasional guest presenter on the BBC7 discussion show, Serious About Comedy
Serious About Comedy
Serious About Comedy was a British comedy discussion show on the digital radio station BBC7, hosted by Robin Ince. It was broadcast at 08:30 and 22:00 on Fridays, and 03:00 on Saturdays, in series of 12 editions long. It started on 12 August 2005. The second series started on 10 February 2006. The...
. He is also a regular on Gabby Logan
Gabby Logan
Gabby Logan is a television presenter and radio presenter, as well as a former Wales international gymnast. She currently hosts programmes for BBC Sport, mainly focusing on football.- Early life :...
's Sunday morning Radio programme on BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
.
In the 1970s, he was briefly a member of the racist political party the National Front
British National Front
The National Front is a far right, white-only political party whose major political activities took place during the 1970s and 1980s. Its popularity peaked in the 1979 general election, when it received 191,719 votes ....
. He says it took the death of his black friend Richard Campbell in Police custody in 1980 to "make the scales quickly fall from my eyes." He then became a left-wing activist, using his previous experience in his 1993 Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
show I Was A Teenage Racist.
Day is a long term supporter of Crystal Palace football team and even held his wedding reception at the banqueting suite of the club's Selhurst Park stadium. He aided the campaign of the supporters' trust when the club was in administration and close to extinction in the late 1990s.