Geoff Norcott
- 48 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Geoff Norcott is right. We need to take men's health seriously
Misogynistic 'men's rights' campaigners are a problem, but it's also important to have good-faith discussions about genuine problems like male suicide rates.
Euan McColm, The Scotsman, 22nd November 2023Evil Genius With Russell Kane review
Ill-informed comedians debate whether Churchill was a good man, then bluff their way through talk of atrocities with nary a gag being cracked. Who thought this was a good idea?
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 20th November 2023Geoff Norcott review
The UK's 'only declared Conservative comedian' feels more composite uncle than rule-breaking radical.
Tim Harding, The Telegraph, 11th September 2023Geoff Norcott at Leicester Square Theatre review
The punchlines flow fastest when he talks about grappling with middle age. He is trying hard not be become an angry stereotype, but finds himself fuming at the price of puppies, the trend for designer mattresses and the way French people speak French.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th September 2023Geoff Norcott: Can topical comedy survive?
Stand-up's success on social media is showing what audiences really want.
Geoff Norcott, The Spectator, 18th July 2023TV drama should stop portraying working-class life as exotic
According to Melvyn Bragg, television -- and the BBC in particular -- is guilty of portraying the working classes as "miserable, broke or in despair". There's so much TV being made that there may be shining examples of modern exceptions that I'm unaware of, but historically speaking his remarks ring true. Which made me both miserable and in despair. Two out of three ain't bad.
Geoff Norcott, The Times, 30th June 2023The big name comics at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe you have to book right now
We pick out some of the star attractions guaranteed to sell out, so buy your tickets as soon as possible.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th June 2023Free speech comedy clubs and the battle over onstage offence
Graham Linehan and Dapper Laughs walk into a club ... It sounds like the setup to a bad joke, yet platforming comics who may cause offence is a winning formula. But can a night run by a GB News host claim to be anti-establishment?
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 20th May 2023Geoff Norcott: 'As a Conservative comedian I was seen as a novelty'
Geoff Norcott on why today's comics are the hardest-working generation ever.
York Membery, The Telegraph, 9th April 2023Geoff Norcott writes 'The British Bloke, Decoded'
Geoff Norcott has written The British Bloke, Decoded, a new book subtitled "from banter to man-flu. Everything finally explained".
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2023