Profile of Daniel Kitson on Famous Like Me

Daniel Kitson is a British stand-up comedian. Born in Denby Dale, Barnsley in the north of England to a lecturer father and primary school head teacher mother, he began performing comedy at the age of 16.

He was nominated for the 2001 Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival at the age of 23 for his show Love, Innocence and the Word Cock eventually winning it in 2002, the year after, for the show Something.

As well as stand up, he has also written and performed "story shows." The first was A Made Up Story at the Edinburgh Festival 2003, followed with Stories For the Wobbly-Hearted at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2005. The latter show opened at the Traverse Theatre for the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

He tours regularly and has performed solo shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for four years running.

Critical reception

2001

"What distinguishes Kitson from the comedy crowd is his geekiness. He never styles himself an Everyman, and makes an issue of his speech impediment: "It's a stammer, not scat jazz." This outsider autobiography is interesting because it sheds light on an unfamiliar world. The shambling, charming Kitson will be a major draw when his whole act affords as distinctive a perspective.

- The Guardian, August 7, 2001 .

2004

"At his best, Kitson's a fundamentalist romantic, dropping joke-bombs in the name of idealism. At his worst - the gay material, the fart gags, the wilful immolation of this gig - he just seems immature."

- The Guardian, August 9, 2004.

2005

"Kitson's new show, lasting nearly two hours if he gets carried away, is a masterpiece of stand-up; his appeal is unquantifiable and unquotable, but lies in a singular alchemy of intelligence, integrity, humanity, honesty and a sense of being at home in his own skin"

- The Guardian, August 21, 2005.

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