Kevin Bridges responds to cruel trolling over dad's death as he pays tribute

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Scots comedian Kevin Bridges has hit back at cruel trolls who mocked his dad's death, after he passed away late last week.The 36-year-old took to Twitter to pay tribute to his late father and reply to insensitive remarks made to him about his bereavement.

A spokesperson for Kevin confirmed on Saturday night that his dad Andy Bridges had sadly died at the age of 75 on Thursday, surrounded by his wife Patricia and the rest of his loving family, reports the Mirror.As the news of the death broke on social media over the weekend, some Twitter users commented on jokes Kevin made relating to the Queen shortly after her death in September.

One Twitter user wrote, in response to an article about Andy's death: "Will he joke about this like he did when our queen died?"Quote-tweeting the critic on Monday morning, Kevin replied: "Of course I will joke about it… do you know where I can get a good suit for the funeral mate??"Kevin then replied to another troll's tweet, in which the Twitter user made several ill-coloured comments about Andy's death, but the comedian quickly deleted his response to the cruel tweet.

Kevin then wrote another tweet, quoting the Oasis song Live Forever, then later posting calling his dad "the goat" (greatest of all time).He said: "Having a laugh with the clowns there but god bless you all and thanks for the lovely messages, from me and the family.