Geoff Norcott
- 48 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Insider: Right-wing comics not funny enough for BBC
The BBC does not book rightwing comedians for its shows because they are not funny enough, according to an individual involved in making some of the corporation's best-known comedy programmes.
Jim Waterson, The Guardian, 1st September 2020Live comedy will receive government funding
Live comedy is eligible for the government's £1.57billion arts lifeline package, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed.
British Comedy Guide, 18th July 2020Geoff Norcott recreates Fringe in front room
Geoff Norcott is doing an online run of a brand-new online stand-up show on August 6/7/8th at 8pm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 202025 funny jokes from comedians to cheer you up
If you're feeling in need of a bit of light relief, enjoy these one-liners from top stand-ups and rising stars of the comedy scene.
The Telegraph, 30th March 2020A comedian walks into a coronavirus crisis...
For the nation's stand-up comics, jokes about Covid-19 are being delivered through gritted teeth -- for an industry that was the first gig economy, the total shutdown of most comedy venues means the nation's gagsters are short of cash and short of an audience.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 22nd March 2020Geoff Norcott interview
He's been around the comedy block for a number of years, but Geoff Norcott has shifted up numerous gears from being a stalwart club comic to an Edinburgh Fringe draw to a touring comedian with a growing number of TV and radio credits under his belt.
The Express and Star, 4th February 2020Geoff Norcott getting laughs from QT audience on trains
When the topic of nationalising Northern Rail came up on Question Time the right-wing comic said this might be an area where Jeremy Corbyn "has won the argument" as he talked about the problems getting across the country "side-to-side".
Millie Bull, The Daily Express, 31st January 2020Interview: Geoff Norcott
Read Brian Donaldson's interview with the stand-up in which he talks about being a right-wing comedian in a business that is fundamentally left-leaning, why he will feel a little bit of pressure on tour, and how a previous life as a teacher has informed his comedy career.
Brian Donaldson, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2020Geoff Norcott picks his comedy favourites
As Geoff Norcott, the Tory-voting, Brexit-backing comedian from The Mash Report heads out on tour, he shares some of his comedy favourites...
Geoff Norcott, Chortle, 24th January 2020The right-wing comic standing up for the working class
Geoff Norcott is not Britain's only right-wing, working-class comedian, but it sometimes feels like it. Indeed, so rare is it to hear a comedian suggesting that Leave voters aren't necessarily racist or that increased government spending isn't necessarily the way to tackle social problems that his appearances on The Mash Report, Live At The Apollo or, for that matter, Question Time have often led to criticism or abuse online.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st January 2020