“It blows my mind a bit,” Kim Blythe says ahead of her biggest show to date at the Citizens Theatre next month.
The comedian is taking her hit show Cowboy to the 650-seat theatre on March 20 as part of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF).
The show, which Kim says is about “being more brave in life and less afraid”, had a sold-out run of 31 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe last year.
She told the Glasgow Times: "It’s very daft and silly, but the ultimate message of the show is if there’s something you want to do, just go for it.
“It was a full sold-out run at the Fringe and we put on three extra shows.
“My expectations were blown out of the water.
“And then to be able to bring it to Glasgow when it's a polished, proper show, I’m really excited for that.”
She continued: “The response and messages I got from people were really nice.
“The nicest thing is being able to take people out of a hard time and be like ‘oh I’ve had a rubbish week but once I saw your show it lifted me out of it.
“Or because my show’s about being brave, a lot of people have been like ‘it's inspired me to try this or that’.”
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Kim did her first GICF show in 2024, with the first 50-seater gig selling out in just 10 minutes.
She said: “I was able to put on another show at the Oran Mor for 270 people, so it’s been quite a big jump.
“To go from 50 to around 650 in two years is incredible, and I owe that to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
“It gave me a platform to take those jumps.”
Commenting on now doing a show at the Citizens Theatre, she added: “It’s amazing, but also terrifying.
“I think even just doing a theatre kind of blows my mind a bit.”
Kim first grew an audience after she started posting videos on social media during the pandemic, building up around 150,000 followers.
She then took part in GICF’s Introduction to Comedy Course two years ago, which she says was an “amazing” experience which gave her the confidence to do stand-up.
Since she already had an online following, Kim jokes she’s not had the opportunity to be “rubbish" since launching her stand-up career.
She said: “I had a bit of an online presence, so entering the space has been quite easy because I’ve been able to have an audience already, but it's been challenging in other ways because I’ve not been able to be essentially rubbish.
“A lot of comedians start off quite rubbish, and I’ve had to try and figure it out maybe a wee bit faster than other people.
“But I wouldn’t change it for the world, I’m very grateful.”
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Kim says she’s looking forward to bringing the polished Cowboy show to Glasgow and in front of a local audience.
She added: “I don’t think there’s an audience in the world like a Glasgow audience and I just love the Glasgow comedy scene.
“Since I entered the space, everyone’s been so nice and welcoming, and it just rubs off in the festival.
“How the Glasgow International Comedy festival treats the acts as well is so special, the support they give the acts; it’s my favourite festival in the world.”
Kim Blythe: Cowboy will be at the Citizens Theatre on Friday, March 20.
Tickets are on sale now.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2026 will take place from March 11-29.
You can find out more at www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com.
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