Marcus Brigstocke
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Ask A Comedian: Marcus Brigstocke
Award-winning comedian and international cheese judge Marcus Brigstocke discusses prosthetic legs, his new Fringe show and the art of a really good whine.
Ian Chaddock, Readers Digest, 9th August 2023James Buckley, Marcus Brigstocke, Shazia Mirza in Celebrity MasterChef
Inbetweeners star James Buckley and stand-up comics Marcus Brigstocke and Shazia Mirza are amongst the contestants for Celebrity MasterChef 2023, coming to BBC One this summer.
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2023Comedians condemn Labour party's 'horrendous' anti-Rishi Sunak advert
Marcus Brigstocke and Sooz Kempner and among the celebrities attacking an advert which bears a picture of prime minister Rishi Sunak, alongside the words: "Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn't."
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 7th April 2023Pleasance puts lots more Edinburgh shows on sale
The second Edinburgh Fringe announcement for the Pleasance Theatre Trust is a whopper with returning award-winning acts, amazing newcomers, European sensations, shows with fun for all the family and political chatterings.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th March 2023Marcus Brigstocke: 'Nothing beats watching an old musical'
The comedian discusses 16-hour fasts, sweetcorn fritters with halloumi, large family gatherings and the right way to load a dishwasher.
Rich Pelley, The Observer, 26th March 2023These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022Ten Edinburgh comics who were at the Fringe 20 years ago
The Fringe may often focus on the bright new things - but there are also stalwarts who return time and again to present a new show to an attentive audience. We've dug out our dog-eared - and notably thin - 2002 Edinburgh Fringe programme to spotlight some comics still here 20 years on.
Chortle, 27th July 2022Eddie Izzard, Michael Palin and more on 75 years of the Edinburgh Fringe
Stars of stage and screen share their Edinburgh memories.
The Telegraph, 23rd July 2022BBC New Comedy Award wants to find new faces to make us laugh now
Satire is everywhere and a fresh generation of comics are ripping up the rules.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 22nd May 2022Marcus Brigstocke interview
The comedian on purple splashbacks, jazz walls and a plant called Lazarus.
Caroline Rees, The Times, 20th May 2022