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David Kirkbride

@davidkirkbride.bsky.social

Teesside Actor/ExProjectionist/Wittertainee/Tall Twat who plays around in film & Theatre & TV & Radio when people let him.

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You may not like it, but this is what peak male performance looks like.

15.08.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Filming series 2 of Smoggie Queens has begun! 🎬🌈

#SmoggieQueens #Comedy

21.07.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Bit of a week!

Series 2 readthrough for Smoggie Queens and then winning best comedy at the @broadcastnow.bsky.social digital awards! πŸ€ͺ πŸ†

#SmoggieQueens #BDAS #Comedy

04.07.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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This oppressive heat reminds me of one of my favourite films: Jim Sheridan's In America, and Paddy Considine's Johnny, hellbent on dragging an air conditioner across town and up the stairs into his family's apartment. A very sweaty and beautifully sad film that I don't see mentioned nearly enough.

01.07.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BAFTA TV awards 2025 πŸ€ͺ

12.05.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh, it’s just an new BBC iPlayer look, babe.

Sick of going on about it, tbh.

#SmoggieQueens

05.05.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

When Clive Barker was working on the MUMMY remake for Universal in the early '90s, he had a trans character in the script, and when the studio vetoed it, he basically said "I really can't stress how much I don't need to fucking make THE MUMMY" and left.

16.04.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8657    πŸ” 2948    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 54

this reads as these judges just not understanding the gravity of their ruling at all.

16.04.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

every single person who supports this is an enemy of feminism & those who wrap their bigotry in fake concerns about β€œwomen & girls” deserve no sympathy & no mercy for doing so

16.04.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3 x BAFTA nominations for Phil Dunning! 🀩πŸ₯³

- Male performance in a comedy
- Comedy Writer
- Emerging Talent

πŸ€ͺ

#SmoggieQueens

28.03.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is your random reminder that They Cloned Tyrone is...

1. A brilliant debut by Juel Taylor
2. Features my favourite John Boyega performance to date
3. Is frequently laugh out loud funny

Worth seeking out on Netflix if you haven't yet treated yourself.

28.03.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

28.03.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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About last night’s Love’s Labour’s Lost (more or less) press night… πŸ’₯

28.03.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Celebrated #WorldTheatreDay like all good actors, actually, by spending it all at my day job πŸ€—

27.03.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Smoggie Queens is getting a series 2!

The BBC have decided to head back to Boro for more of our silly queer show! In a world that feels increasingly dark and mean and small, I'm so proud that we get to make something so big, bright, open-hearted and which seems to bring comfort and joy to so many!

24.03.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 15
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Buzzin’ babe. Series 2 #SmoggieQueens officially announced.

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

24.03.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
A man standing with his arm stretched to the sky, wearing a suit and sandals. He looks like he's punching the air in triumph.

A man standing with his arm stretched to the sky, wearing a suit and sandals. He looks like he's punching the air in triumph.

Oh just us, thinking about Love's Labour's Lost (more or less) opening here in Scarborough NEXT WEEK πŸ’₯

πŸ“Έ Patch Dolan

@davidkirkbride.bsky.social

21.03.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
18.03.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 386    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5
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Aussie pals! You can now stream Smoggie Queens on Binge! πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Haway then, what yer waitin’ for?!

binge.com.au/shows/show-s...

#Comedy #Sitcom #SmoggieQueens

08.03.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Senior TV producers take shelf-stacking jobs as UK industry remains in crisis Experienced figures doing entry-level roles amid prolonged work drought since Covid and rise of online content

β€œSenior television producers with decades of experience are working as high street shelf-stackers, car park attendants and in pubs, as a prolonged crisis continues to sweep through the TV world.”

08.03.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 22
A group of women standing with suitcases, while one of them takes a selfie of the group.

A group of women standing with suitcases, while one of them takes a selfie of the group.

A man twirling a cowboy hat while other people crouch on the floor looking at him.

A man twirling a cowboy hat while other people crouch on the floor looking at him.

People dancing on a stage in a theatre.

People dancing on a stage in a theatre.

A group of people with their arms in the air and dressed in gym clothes.

A group of people with their arms in the air and dressed in gym clothes.

Absolute scenes from Love's Labour's Lost (more or less), currently at Shakespeare North Playhouse and heading back to Scarborough March 27 - April 19 πŸ›©οΈ

πŸ“Έ Patch Dolan

07.03.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sat ready!!!!! X

07.03.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The yellow and black cover of A Quentin Tarantino Dictionary by Helen O'Hara, on a blue background.

The yellow and black cover of A Quentin Tarantino Dictionary by Helen O'Hara, on a blue background.

It's not just #WorldBookDay, it's also my new book's publication day! Please welcome A Quentin Tarantino Dictionary, for all your QT needs or wants.

06.03.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

Press night nerves

04.03.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BBC radio drama is in grave danger. Without it we may lose the next generation of writing talent

23.02.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with a tie and suspenders . ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a tie and suspenders .

Gotta be a bit of Loki.
Season 2 was just spectacular.

21.02.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday competition time! πŸŽ‰

#Marvel's Hawkeye and Loki Season 2, and #StarWars' Ahsoka and The Mandalorian Season 3 are OUT NOW on 4K steelbook. We have sets of all four to give away!

To enter: RT, follow Empire, and reply telling us your favourite show of the four...

UK entrants only, must be 18+

21.02.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 1

A great reminder to mention that my new book, A Quentin Tarantino Dictionary, is out on March 6.

18.02.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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We won best comedy and Phil got best newcomer at the RTS north east & borders awards! πŸ₯³ #SmoggieQueens

16.02.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Prince Charles Cinema and the death of the West End No city has as flagrant a disregard for its own culture as London.

Particularly shocking detail here, suggesting reasons why the Mayor and the Culture Secretary might be looking the other way on this. www.newstatesman.com/culture/2025...

09.02.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6

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