Kim Noble is a comedian and artist, and was one half of the
BAFTA-nominated comedy duo
Noble and Silver, who won the 2000
Perrier Award
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for Best Newcomer. Kim has featured in shows such as ''
The Mighty Boosh
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'', ''
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' is a British horror parody television series created by Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness for Channel 4. The show focuses on fictional horror author Garth Marenghi (played by Holness) and his publisher Dean ...
'', and ''
Man to Man with Dean Learner'', as well as appearing onstage in his own one-man shows and exhibitions. His stage work, by himself and with
Stuart Silver, had an emphasis on performance art, as well as
surreal comedy.
Career
Noble and Silver
Kim Noble and his writing and performance partner Stuart Silver first came to national prominence upon winning the Best Newcomer
Perrier Award
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Perrier was part of th ...
in 2000. Trained in Fine Art at
Sheffield Hallam University, the duo received as much praise from the art community as from comedy aficionados. This work draws together visual art, stand-up, theatre, and performance art.
Post-Perrier shows as Noble and Silver include ''Pleasance Above'' at the 2001
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a collage of video, recorded sound and performance and a month-long residency in London's Beaconsfield art space, entitled ''We're Spending Four Weeks at Beaconsfield, So Let's Hope Everything Goes OK (Part 4)'' Throughout this time in residence, they performed daily "situational" shows within and around the gallery, which became a live work environment, using a small cast to become a part of the visitor's art experience: from screening a spoof corporate video upon entrance, to altering gallery signage, to preparing and serving food from the kitchen.
In Spring 2001 the UK digital channel
E4 commissioned a six-part series entitled ''Noble and Silver: Get Off Me!''. It included an episode where the duo performed in a theatre an intentionally bad act, seemingly imploding as a partnership onstage. This act was performed solely for a couple unaware that they were placed among an audience of actors who were in on the joke, and who were addressed by the act and the audience afterwards.
Solo work
Noble's solo work as an actor and performer has gone on to include television and stage work. He played the role of Jim in three episodes of
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' is a British horror parody television series created by Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness for Channel 4. The show focuses on fictional horror author Garth Marenghi (played by Holness) and his publisher Dean ...
: 'Once Upon A Beginning', 'Hell Hath Fury', and 'The Apes of Wrath'. He also featured in the Garth Marenghi episode of
Man to Man with Dean Learner, as well as the episodes with Merriman Weir and Randolph Caer. He has also appeared in series three of
The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six-episode radio series, it has since spanned a total of 20 television episodes for BBC Three which aired ...
, as Jackie in 'Journey to the Centre of The Punk'.
Kim also appeared as a drunken Santa who staggers around London in the video for
Malcolm Middleton
Malcolm Bruce Middleton
(born 31 December 1973) is a Scottish musician and member of indie band Arab Strap. He has also released seven solo studio albums and three albums performing under the pseudonym Human Don't Be Angry.
Early life
Middle ...
's 2007 Christmas single, 'We're All Going To Die'.
Kim also continues to pursue his career as an artist. His solo work has featured a performance at 2007's
Bonkersfest! festival, 'Kim Noble Will Invest in You' at Alma Enterprises, and 'Considerations for an Island Race' at Whitstable Biennial 2008.
In April 2009 at the
Soho Theatre
The Soho Theatre is a theatre and registered charity in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, in London, England. It produces and presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret, across three performance spaces.
The the ...
he Premiered 'Kim Noble Will Die', billed as a multi-media suicide note, in which he discussed his mental illness and suicidal impulses at length, noting his plans to throw himself to his death from Waterloo Bridge on 27 May 2009. He performed a version of the same show at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival, where he threatened to jump to his death from Edinburgh's North Bridge.
The show gained an unprecedented 6 stars out of 5 in Time Out London, describing Kim Noble as “a genius”.
As of March 2013, he remains alive and has an exhibition taking place at Market Gallery,
Glasgow
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.
You’re Not Alone
He apparently worked undercover for 6 months in
B&Q a british hardware store, wearing the same uniform as staff members, without any one knowing. Details of this were recorded and used for a live show.
His critically acclaimed show premiered at The
Traverse Theatre
The Traverse Theatre is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in 1963 by John Calder, John Malcolm, Jim Haynes and Richard Demarco.
The Traverse Theatre company commissions and develops new plays or adaptations from contemporary p ...
Edinburgh in August 2014 and was almost cancelled after the first night due moral and ethical issues with the show. However it went on to play Soho Theatre for 10 weeks and won a Total Theatre Award in 2014 and was nominated for 2 Chortle Awards.
Futile Attempts Podcast
In 2020 Kim Noble released a Podcast calle
Futile Attempts(At Surviving Tomorrow). The podcast is part documentary part comedy part audio soundscape. Described b
The Guardian as "bleak, blissed-out game of chicken with the abyss, in 20-minute audio instalments." It was nominated for Best comedy Award 2020 by th
Radio Academy Awards
Lullaby For Scavengers
Lullaby For Scavengers is billed as the third part of a theatrical trilogy on loneliness and connection Following the provocative hit shows ''Kim Noble Will Die'' and ''You’re Not Alone.'' For the sho
Kim Noblelived next to a fox den in London and befriended a fox family, recording the results. The show was produced by Belgium-based arts centre CAMPO.
Other Work
According to his website
Kim Noble Website
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References
External links
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British male comedians
British performance artists
Living people
Alumni of Sheffield Hallam University
Year of birth missing (living people)