Marcus Brigstocke
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 3
Robin Ince's carnival of comics, comets & The Cure
From Harry Hill to Helen Sharman, Ince's Christmas mashup of comedy, science and music - Nine Lessons and Carols for Socially Distanced People - reached dizzy heights.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th December 2020Radio Times poll of best radio comedies
Radio 4 panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue has come top of a Radio Times list of the greatest radio comedy shows.
British Comedy Guide, 17th November 2020Alpine comedy gigs are axed because of Brexit
Promoters Take The Piste say the annual tours of British comics which they organise in ski resorts such as Val D'Isere, Meribel, Chamonix and Zermatt will become unviable following the UK's full withdrawal from the European Union at the end of the year. Take The Piste was set up several years ago by promoter Rich Letts and comedian Marcus Brigstocke, a keen winter sports fan.
Chortle, 11th November 2020Lockdown comedy: How coronavirus changed stand-up
For many stand-up comedians performing in front of an audience, seeing their reaction and responding to it is a fundamental part of a gig. But when coronavirus restrictions came in many stand-ups found themselves not only without a live audience but also without a venue. BBC Click's Spencer Kelly finds out more about how comedians kept the jokes flowing.
Spencer Kelly, BBC, 9th September 2020Review - Comedians: Home Alone
I suppose a new generation of TV editors thinks this is how telly must work. They never watched it when they were growing up, of course, because they were glued to their phones.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 2nd June 2020Review - Comedians: Home Alone
This must have been one of the easiest comedy compilation shows to curate. With the live circuit in its induced coma, so many stand-ups are pumping out online content online that the whole internet is one giant audition room.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2020Comedians: Home Alone, review
Brilliant, miniature satires on the way we live now.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 1st June 2020Comedians: Home Alone, BBC2, review
Funny people doing funny stuff is made for the internet.
Gabriel Tate, i Newspaper, 1st June 2020TV preview - Comedians: Home Alone
Following E4's Remote Comedy From The Paddock the BBC launches with their own self-shot lockdown rapidfire sketch show. And on the basis of the first episodes - not that this is a competition - the BBC has the edge.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2020Lockdown Comedy 2: where to get your laughs this week
Live stand-up recordings and podcasts.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 18th May 2020