Kim Noble

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Kim Noble
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, artist
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Kim Noble is a comedian and artist, [1] and was one half of the BAFTA-nominated comedy duo Noble and Silver, who won the 2000 Perrier Award for Best Newcomer. Kim has featured in shows such as The Mighty Boosh , Garth Marenghi's Darkplace , 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.

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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 in 2000. [2] Trained in Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University, the duo received as much praise from the art community as from comedy aficionados. [3] This work draws together visual art, stand-up, theatre, and performance art. [4]

Post-Perrier shows as Noble and Silver include Pleasance Above at the 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a collage of video, recorded sound and performance [5] 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) [6] 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!. [7] 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: '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, 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'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, [8] and 'Considerations for an Island Race' at Whitstable Biennial 2008. [9]

In April 2009 at the Soho Theatre 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.

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 [10] premiered at The Traverse Theatre 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 [11] and was nominated for 2 Chortle Awards.

Futile Attempts Podcast

In 2020 Kim Noble released a Podcast called Futile Attempts (At Surviving Tomorrow). [12] The podcast is part documentary part comedy part audio soundscape. Described by The Guardian [13] as "bleak, blissed-out game of chicken with the abyss, in 20-minute audio instalments." It was nominated for Best comedy Award 2020 by the Radio Academy Awards

Lullaby For Scavengers

Lullaby For Scavengers is billed as the third part of a theatrical trilogy [14] on loneliness and connection Following the provocative hit shows Kim Noble Will Die and You’re Not Alone. For the show Kim Noble lived 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. [15]

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Kim Noble Lullaby For Scavengers

Other work

According to his website, [16] a book is in production.

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References

  1. ↑ Logan, Brian (26 January 2015). "Kim Noble: 'I haven't killed anyone, honest'". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Comedy Awards list of previous winners". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Beaconsfield coverage". Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Beaconsfield review The Independent [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Edinburgh Festival coverage of Noble and Silver The Guardian
  6. ↑ Frieze review
  7. ↑ Get Off Me at the BFI
  8. ↑ "Alma Enterprises". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  9. ↑ "Whitstable Biennial 2008". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
  10. ↑ You're Not Alone
  11. ↑ "Previous Total Theatre Awards Winners".
  12. ↑ "FUTILE ATTEMPTS PODCAST". Kim Noble. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Kim Noble: Futile Attempts (At Surviving Tomorrow) review – twisted and tender". the Guardian. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "SOHO THEATRE WEBSITE".
  15. ↑ "campo website".
  16. ↑ Kim Noble Website
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