Bobby Mair

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Bobby Mair
OccupationComedian
Spouse
(m. 2017; div. 2024)
Children1[1]

Bobby Mair is a Canadian stand-up comedian based in London, England. Mair has appeared on The Hour, Russell Howard's Good News, Sweat the Small Stuff, Virtually Famous, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Sam Delaney's News Thing , 8 Out of 10 Cats and Live at The Rivermill. Mair won the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year competition in 2012.[2] He has supported Jerry Sadowitz, Doug Stanhope and Bill Burr.[3]

He was also the host of the reality horror show, Killer Camp on ITV2, and starred in the reality sitcom, Bobby and Harriet Get Married on Vice.

Personal life

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Mair was born in Canada.[4] He is adopted[5] and has two half-siblings.[6] He was married to comedian Harriet Kemsley.[5] The build-up to the wedding was documented on Viceland show Bobby and Harriet Get Married.[7][8] They have one daughter, born in 2021.[9] Kemsley used a stand-up set broadcast on 19 April 2024 as part of the last episode of The Now Show to allege that she had recently been divorced from Mair.[10]

He is a second cousin once removed of Canadian pop star Justin Bieber; however, he says that they have never met - a fact mentioned many times, including in his Edinburgh Fringe show Obviously Adopted.[11][12]

Mair cited his traumatic childhood on the ‘You’ll do’ podcast. He has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder[13] saying “It's a disease that has been in the public eye for years but never gets as much attention as bipolar or schizophrenia”. Mair suffered from alcohol and drug addiction.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Bobby Mair on Instagram: "Merry Christmas. Please buy tickets to my tour so I don't have to sell any of these gorgeous creatures. Link in bio."".
  2. ^ "Bobby Mair, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". chortle.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014. won the Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year competition in 2012.
  3. ^ "Michelle de Swarte & Bobby Mair: Unbalanced". www.chortle.co.uk. Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide.
  4. ^ "Comedian Bobby brings the crazy story of his family - including superstar Justin Bieber - to Sheffield". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  5. ^ a b Roast Battle e3, 17 January 2018
  6. ^ Dessau, Bruce (2018-04-06). "Bobby Mair proves one of comedy's genuine oddballs at Soho Theatre". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  7. ^ "Bobby and Harriet Get Married: a wry, fresh take on the dysfunctional relationship comedy".
  8. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Bobby And Harriet Get Married - VICELAND Comedy - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide.
  9. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  10. ^ "Episode 6". The Now Show. Season 64. 19 April 2024. BBC Radio.
  11. ^ Never Mind the Buzzcocks, series 28, episode 11 (at approx. 2.15)
  12. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Bobby Mair - Edinburgh Fringe 2013 - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide.
  13. ^ Jones, Richard (2018-02-13). "Comedian Bobby Mair: The day I found my real mother on Facebook". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  14. ^ "From drugs to infidelity: the comedy couple exposing their romance on stage". the Guardian. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
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