Bobby Mair is a Canadian stand-up comedian based in London, England. Mair has appeared on The 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 Cats and Live at The Rivermill. Mair won the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year competition in 2012.[2] He has supported Jerry Sadowitz, Doug Stanhope and Bill Burr.[3]
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He was also the host of the reality horror show, Killer Camp on ITV2, and starred in the reality sitcom, Bobby and Harriet Get Married on Vice.
Personal life
editMair was born in Canada.[4] He is adopted[5] and has two half-siblings.[6] He was married to comedian Harriet Kemsley.[5] The build-up to the wedding was documented on Viceland show Bobby 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 of The Now Show to allege that she had recently been divorced from Mair.[10]
He is a second cousin once removed of Canadian pop star Justin 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 with borderline personality disorder[13] saying “It's a disease that has been in the public eye for years but never gets as much attention as bipolar or schizophrenia”. Mair suffered from alcohol and drug 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. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ a b Roast Battle e3, 17 January 2018
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (2018-04-06). "Bobby Mair proves one of comedy's genuine oddballs at Soho Theatre". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "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. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ "From drugs to infidelity: the comedy couple exposing their romance on stage". the Guardian. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
External links
edit- "Bobby Mair | Stand up comedian and functionally mentally ill". Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
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