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Rovers. Ronnie (Mark Silcox)
Mark Silcox

Mark Silcox

  • Actor and stand-up comedian

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James Acaster's spoof crime podcast Springleaf attracts all-star cast

James Acaster has launched his spoof true crime podcast, Springleaf, in which he plays his undercover cop alter-ego, Pat Springleaf, with a cast that includes Finn Wolfhard, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, Tom Allen, Sara Pascoe, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Nish Kumar, Rosie Jones, Guz Khan, Phil Wang, Ed Gamble, Josh Widdicombe, Sindhu Vee, Natalie Cassidy and Domhnall Gleeson.

British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2023

Mandy Series 3 cast & first look

A first look and casting details for the third series of Mandy have been revealed, as filming begins.

British Comedy Guide, 19th October 2023

Malcolm Hardee Awards 2023 winners

Phil Ellis, John Fleming and Julia Masli have won the 2023 Malcolm Hardee Award trophies.

British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2023

Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Top Marks

Ten shows by comedians called Mark. Simple as that.

Chortle, 18th July 2023

Tom Little launches anxiety sitcom Don't Overthink It

Tom Little has written and stars in the loosely autobiographical sitcom Don't Overthink It, which will be released weekly online and featuring a host of upcoming comedians, including Jain Edwards, Sunil Patel, Celya AB, Chris Cantrill.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd July 2023

Stevie Martin and Lola-Rose Maxwell launch online pilot

Comedy actors and writers Stevie Martin and Lola-Rose Maxwell have launched screen time, an online pilot created off the back of their successful social media sketches.

British Comedy Guide, 6th April 2023

Just For Laughs London, review

It's a tough job launching a comedy festival in London, given the the city has hundreds of gigs a week anyway. Where Just For Laughs absolutely dominates downtown Montreal for a couple of weeks in July, you could easily be in London and be entirely unaware it was on.

Chortle, 6th March 2023

A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou review

There are a few dips as there are in all sketch shows, but the hit rate is incredibly high.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th February 2023

A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou review

In many ways, A Whole Lifetime is tonally all over the place, but it's underpinned by a creative weirdness that feels like no one other than Demetriou could possibly have imagined. Plus there's lots of singing.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th February 2023

What's On - August Comedy Roundup

With the Fringe back in full swing, here are some of the best debut acts coming to Edinburgh this August - As well as some funny freebies and returning legends.

Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 29th July 2022

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