Marcus Brigstocke
- 50 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Marcus Brigstocke to star in Joy Of Techs gadget series
Marcus Brigstocke will star in a new series for channel Dave based around technology. In Joy Of Techs he will be joined by his friend Alexis Conran to put gadgets to the test.
British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2016Radio 4 announces 18 new comedy shows
Radio 4 has announced a raft of new shows, including series from Matt Berry, Sara Pascoe, Richard Herring, Sam Bain, Andy Hamilton and Fred MacAulay.
British Comedy Guide, 26th August 2016Comedians' shows pulled over unpaid bills
Josh Widdicombe, Jeremy Hardy, Seann Walsh, Shappi Khorsandi and Marcus Brigstocke have all had gigs dropped from the forthcoming programme of Secombe Theatre in Sutton because of the dispute with very little notice. Widdicombe was due to play there only next week. Their agency, Off The Kerb, axed the shows in a row over £3,432 of box office money they say they are owed for another of their clients, Mark Steel, three months ago.
Chortle, 11th August 2016Marcus Brigstocke's mobile home is stolen
Marcus Brigstocke has put out an appeal following the theft of his beloved motor home - the second time a vehicle was stolen from his home in a month.
Chortle, 4th August 201650 must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (Link expired)
Here at WOW 247 we've pooled together our comedy brains to pick out a whopping 50 shows we think make a good starting point for any Fringe adventurer.
Matthew Dunne-Miles, Finlay Greig and Craig Leiper, WOW247, 2nd August 2016Review: Marcus Brigstocke hosts Prince Fest, Latitude
Marcus Brigstocke is as much a fixture of Latitude as the spray-painted pink sheep. But while it's usually his skills as an opinionated liberal-leftie comedian that are called into play, this year he drew upon a different talent: his previous job as a podium dancer.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th July 2016Review: Marcus Brigstocke, Soho Theatre
There's so much in the world that makes him righteously angry.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 2nd May 2016Marcus Brigstocke, comedy review
Brigstocke used to be known for his satire, but this recent confessional detour suits him, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 26th April 2016Marcus Brigstocke couldn't work for year after The Jump
The comedian, 42, admits he couldn't work for a year after snapping his cruciate ligaments during training for the show in 2014.
Emily Sheridan, Marc Jackson and Joanna Crawley, Daily Mail, 10th February 2016Marcus Brigstocke on the public school-educated cabinet
The comedian - who attended boarding school - is concerned that many prominent politicians "were removed from family and feelings and affection and physical contact at the age of seven".
Kasia Delgado, Radio Times, 11th October 2015