Acting

Daniel Kitson

Born July 2, 1977 · Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (age 49)

Daniel Kitson is an award winning English stand-up comedian and actor, knowing for Phoenix Nights (2001), The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church (2020), and Dog Eat Dog (2001). Kitson began performing comedy at the age of 16. He was nominated for the 2001 Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his show Love, Innocence and the Word Cock before winning it in 2002 for the show …

Known For

Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog · 2001

A group of twenty-somethings, one of whom is a single father with a precious daughter, have been unsuccessful in getting into a certain club so they can have a chance to DJ there and start a career out of it. A series of events has lumbered them with a dog napping scheme gone badly wrong, ending up with them owning a particular pooch belonging to a dog-loving local drug dealer.

Tree

In 2013, Daniel Kitson wrote a play for two people (himself and (the mighty) Tim Key) to perform for a week or two at the (also mighty) Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. In 2015 that play was restaged at the (again, mighty) Old Vic in London for something like 28 performances, in total. This is one of those performances, in real time, start to finish.

The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church

The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church · 2020

The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church

A recording of a show called The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church, which Daniel Kitson toured for around six months in 2011, having written it initially for a run at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in 2009. This film was recorded at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol on one night in 2011 and edited over two months in 2020.

Stories For The Wobbly Hearted

Stories For The Wobbly Hearted · 2020

Stories For The Wobbly Hearted

Wrote and performed originally in Melbourne at the International Comedy Festival in The Council Chambers in the Town Hall before tweaking for the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh. It was filmed on a number of different nights on a single camera.

After the Beginning. Before the End.

After the Beginning. Before the End.

After the Beginning. Before the End.

Recording of Daniel Kitson’s show "After the Beginning. Before the End" at the Battersea Arts Centre’s Grand Hall in July 2013, produced by and for the British Library.

Daniel Kitson: Something

Daniel Kitson: Something · 2002

Daniel Kitson: Something

A live recording of Daniel Kitson’s 2002 Edinburgh Fringe show Something, later performed at Soho Theatre. Capturing the early rise of one of Britain’s most distinctive stand-ups, the set blends self-deprecating humour, sharp observation, and moments of surprising tenderness. The recording was slightly edited by Kitson to remove minor asides and polish pacing, offering a snapshot of his creative voice during a defining year in his career.

It's The Fireworks Talking at The Atheneum in Melbourne

It's The Fireworks Talking at The Atheneum in Melbourne · 2007

It's The Fireworks Talking at The Atheneum in Melbourne

A MiniDV recording of Daniel Kitson’s "It’s the Fireworks Talking," filmed over two nights from opposite theatre boxes at the Athenaeum Theatre during the show’s final run. The footage includes the short films that bookend the performance, shot in either Coney Island or St Kilda, along with variable sound quality and a brief on-camera moment before the show begins.

It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later.

It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later. · 2016

It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later.

In 2010, or maybe 2011, it’s hard to be certain about these things, I wrote and performed a show called It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later. I originally performed it in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Traverse Theatre every morning at 10.30 before restaging it at St Anns Warehouse in New York, The National Theatre in London and The Royal Exchange in Manchester. This film was made on one single night towards the end of the Manchester run and is the entire show, in real time.

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Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog · 2001

A group of twenty-somethings, one of whom is a single father with a precious daughter, have been unsuccessful in getting into a certain club so they can have a chance to DJ there and start a career out of it. A series of events has lumbered them with a dog napping scheme gone badly wrong, ending up with them owning a particular pooch belonging to a dog-loving local drug dealer.

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Tree

In 2013, Daniel Kitson wrote a play for two people (himself and (the mighty) Tim Key) to perform for a week or two at the (also mighty) Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. In 2015 that play was restaged at the (again, mighty) Old Vic in London for something like 28 performances, in total. This is one of those performances, in real time, start to finish.

Writer

The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church

The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church · 2020

The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church

A recording of a show called The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church, which Daniel Kitson toured for around six months in 2011, having written it initially for a run at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in 2009. This film was recorded at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol on one night in 2011 and edited over two months in 2020.

Director

Stories For The Wobbly Hearted

Stories For The Wobbly Hearted · 2020

Stories For The Wobbly Hearted

Wrote and performed originally in Melbourne at the International Comedy Festival in The Council Chambers in the Town Hall before tweaking for the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh. It was filmed on a number of different nights on a single camera.

Director

After the Beginning. Before the End.

After the Beginning. Before the End.

After the Beginning. Before the End.

Recording of Daniel Kitson’s show "After the Beginning. Before the End" at the Battersea Arts Centre’s Grand Hall in July 2013, produced by and for the British Library.

Writer

Daniel Kitson: Something

Daniel Kitson: Something · 2002

Daniel Kitson: Something

A live recording of Daniel Kitson’s 2002 Edinburgh Fringe show Something, later performed at Soho Theatre. Capturing the early rise of one of Britain’s most distinctive stand-ups, the set blends self-deprecating humour, sharp observation, and moments of surprising tenderness. The recording was slightly edited by Kitson to remove minor asides and polish pacing, offering a snapshot of his creative voice during a defining year in his career.

Writer

It's The Fireworks Talking at The Atheneum in Melbourne

It's The Fireworks Talking at The Atheneum in Melbourne · 2007

It's The Fireworks Talking at The Atheneum in Melbourne

A MiniDV recording of Daniel Kitson’s "It’s the Fireworks Talking," filmed over two nights from opposite theatre boxes at the Athenaeum Theatre during the show’s final run. The footage includes the short films that bookend the performance, shot in either Coney Island or St Kilda, along with variable sound quality and a brief on-camera moment before the show begins.

Writer

It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later.

It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later. · 2016

It's Always Right Now, Until It's Later.

In 2010, or maybe 2011, it’s hard to be certain about these things, I wrote and performed a show called It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later. I originally performed it in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Traverse Theatre every morning at 10.30 before restaging it at St Anns Warehouse in New York, The National Theatre in London and The Royal Exchange in Manchester. This film was made on one single night towards the end of the Manchester run and is the entire show, in real time.

Director

Phoenix Nights

Phoenix Nights · 2001

The owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two clubs in the past: the first (The Aquarius) flooded, the second (The Neptune) burned down. His ambition (with the help of Jerry St Clair) is to see The Phoenix Club become the most popular in Bolton and thus outdo his arch-nemesis, Den Perry, owner of rival club The Banana Grove.

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