Kieran Hodgson

Kieran Hodgson recently took his new show, ’75, to the Edinburgh Festival. The run is completely sold out, despite the addition of extra dates, but Kieran will be taking the show to Soho Theatre from the 7th January to the 2nd February 2019. Buy tickets here. 

 ‘It’s breathless, it’s bonkers and it’s often high-brow…’ ✭✭✭✭✭ The Wee Review 

‘There are quite a few shows about Brexit at the Fringe this year… But I highly doubt any are quite as frenetically witty and refreshingly even-handed as ‘75’ ✭✭✭✭✭ Theatre Weekly

 ‘It’s breathless, it’s bonkers and it’s often high-brow…’ ✭✭✭✭✭ The Wee Review 

‘Everything’s unusual – and ravishingly entertaining, informative and full of insight and laughs – in the show…’  ✭✭✭✭ The Times 

‘There’s a delicious perfectionism here to the writing, structure and delivery that puts most other shows to shame’  ✭✭✭✭ The Telegraph 

‘Another sterling display of comic prowess from Kieran Hodgson’ ✭✭✭✭ The List

‘It’s a show about Brexit that manages to be inclusive, clever and funny at the same time’ ✭✭✭✭ Short Com

‘Hodgson’s considerable skills as a vocal caricaturist are part of the pleasure here; so too the frequency and quality of the jokes…' ✭✭✭✭ The Guardian  

‘This is rich, thoughtful but belly-laugh stuff from an act whose showy virtuosity as both a character and confessional comic is backed by some outstanding writing’ ✭✭✭✭ The Scotsman

'It's the mother of history lessons, both good to know and also holds your interest in increasingly inventive ways.' ✭✭✭✭ The Skinny 

'The laughs keep coming' ✭✭✭✭ The Arts Desk 

‘ [Hodgson] injects the history lesson with personal drama, whip smark jokes and performance flourish..’ ✭✭✭✭ Chortle 

'One of the best researched and most thoughtful takes on the topic you are likely to see - insightful as well as genuinely funny.' ✭✭✭✭ What's On Stage 

'Refreshingly objective and well-round' ✭✭✭✭ Edinburgh Festivals 

‘Humorous analogies will make you giggle throughout this smartly written solo piece, impressively executed’  ✭✭✭✭ Entertainment Focus 

‘The disgustingly talented Kieran Hodgson is back…’  ✭✭✭✭  Short Com  

Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran is an actor, writer and comedian.

Kieran plays the regular role of Gordon in the BBC's smash hit show, TWO DOORS DOWN. Other acting credits include E4’s DRIFTERS, the BBC’s SIBLINGS and BBC Two’s single drama WE'RE DOOMED! THE DAD’S ARMY STORY alongside John Sessions, Kevin Bishop and Sally Phillips which was BBC2's highest rated single drama of 2016.

Kieran's show, MAESTRO, was nominated for the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show. The show had two sell-out runs at the Soho Theatre. Kieran also took it to the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

Reviews for MAESTRO:

'This could well be the show of the Fringe.' ✭✭✭✭✭ The Telegraph

'Simultaneously one of the funniest and most heart-warming acts at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Kieran Hodgson is not to be missed.​' ✭✭✭✭✭ Broadway Baby

'This is comedy that feels in some way transcendental.  You leave Maestro feeling uplifted and elated.' ✭✭✭✭✭ TV BOMB

Kieran's 2015 show LANCE was nominated for the 2015 Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and has now had four sell-out runs at The Soho Theatre Downstairs. Kieran has also taken LANCE on a UK tour with Show & Tell. The show was recorded for BBC Radio 4.

Reviews for LANCE:

‘An absolute gem...a delight to watch' ✭✭✭✭✭ The Guardian

'Kieran Hodgson has here served up a one-man effort that lets his comedic talents roar as never before.' ✭✭✭✭ The Telegraph

'A triumph of a show...with plenty of genuinely laugh-out-loud moments.' ✭✭✭✭1/2 Chortle

Kieran currently has a scripted project, GOD’S OWN COUNTY, in development with Channel 4 who commissioned a Blap that will be released soon. He also has a scripted project, LADS, in development with Objective Fiction. 

In 2017, he wrote a four-part BBCR4 comedy series focussing on classical music, EARWORMS. He wrote on the third series of the BAFTA-winning show THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL for The Cartoon Network and was also involved in the Writer's Room for the second series of THE MIDNIGHT BEAST for Warp Television and E4.