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Richard Pulsford (aka Rich Kidd)

Name: RICHARD PULSFORD

Alternative Stage Name: Rich Kidd

Base: Burntisland, FIFE (just north of Edinburgh)

Year and place of birth: 1965, in Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Lived in: Scarborough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh and Burntisland

Current occupations: full-time IT, father of 2 young kids, comedy performer, hillwalker,

Driving: Richard owns and drives a car

Contact: I’m on Facebook, and the Scottish Comedy Forum

Quote on seeing Richard’s act in February 2010: “BRILLIANTLY ORIGINAL” – JoJo Sutherland

Comedy skills: Richard has a well-developed 20 minute set of gags and insights, which can easily be adapted to a (shorter) set length as required. He can also make his kids laugh a lot.

Comedy experience: many and varied gigs in Scotland and England since 2004. Mainly performed in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, but also in places such as Burntisland, Ayr, Portobello and Perth. Ran and MC’d a successful gig in Burntisland. MC’d at The Leith Festival 2006. Took a 3 year break when the kids came along, but gigging again since August 2009.

Venues performed at include: London - Comedy Café (Hoxton), Amused Moose (Camden) and The Kings Head (Crouch End Hill); Glasgow - The Stand, State Bar, Fuse, Universal, Comedy Corner, Glasgow University, QMU etc; Edinburgh – Pleasance Theatre, The Stand, Lindsay's, Meadow Bar, Royal Scots Club, Fit o’ the Giggles, Nicol Edwards etc

Performances in the Edinburgh Fringe including Zoo Venue, 'Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe', 'Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection', 'Just Laugh' at The Beehive, ‘Fresh Faces at The Fringe’, 'Park's Circus', 'Go Pear Shaped at Midnight' etc

Performance at Glasgow Comedy Festival 2006 – Best of Red Raw