Phil Kay

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Phil Kay is a Scottish stand-up comedian.

Kay became known to the public when he won the newcomer's competition, 'So You Think You're Funny', at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1989. He also won the award for Best Stand-Up at the British Comedy Awards in 1994. [1]

Kay hosted his own stand-up comedy series on Channel 4 in the UK called Phil Kay Feels..., recorded in front of a live audience in 1997. In the first show of the series (the episode's theme being 'Natural'), he ran on set stark naked for the audience to see—including the viewers at home.

His other works on television have included Next Stop, Phil Kay (also on Channel 4), Edinburgh Nights (BBC1) and The Montreal Festival of Fun (Channel 5). He has remained largely behind-the-scenes on television to date, with writing credits including Jonathan Ross's Saturday Show, Channel 4's Viva Cabaret, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Sean's Show, Harry Hill's Pilot Show, and many more.

Kay continues to work worldwide as a live stand-up, most notably on regular and very successful tours of the Adelaide Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia.

He has two children from a relationship with the Scottish artist Diane Main. Diane has since left Phil.

Kay is appearing at this years Edinburgh Fringe.