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BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: BBC
Marcus Brigstocke

Marcus Brigstocke

  • 51 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Marcus Brigstocke announces tour about men

Marcus Brigstocke is going on tour in 2025 with a new show all about men.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2024

Marcus Brigstocke reveals he was hooked on porn

Comedian Marcus Brigstocke has revealed he became hooked on porn after cheating on his wife.

The Love Actually star, 51, opened up about beating his drug and alcohol addiction at 17 and losing in incredible 13st in just nine months.

Shan Ally, The Sun, 30th October 2024

Fury over Dane Baptiste's death threat social media post

Dane Baptiste has prompted widespread outrage in the comedy community and beyond following a post on social media which appears to contain a death threat.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd May 2024

Brigstocke and Parris: the comics who turned their marriage into a middle-class joke

"We want to take people into the heart of darkness that is the modern relationship," say comedy power couple Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris. Which means nothing's off limits, be it age gaps, stepchildren, class differences or loss.

Michael Odell, The Times, 19th April 2024

Ask A Comedian: Marcus Brigstocke

Award-winning comedian and international cheese judge Marcus Brigstocke discusses prosthetic legs, his new Fringe show and the art of a really good whine.

Ian Chaddock, Readers Digest, 9th August 2023

James Buckley, Marcus Brigstocke, Shazia Mirza in Celebrity MasterChef

Inbetweeners star James Buckley and stand-up comics Marcus Brigstocke and Shazia Mirza are amongst the contestants for Celebrity MasterChef 2023, coming to BBC One this summer.

British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2023

Comedians condemn Labour party's 'horrendous' anti-Rishi Sunak advert

Marcus Brigstocke and Sooz Kempner and among the celebrities attacking an advert which bears a picture of prime minister Rishi Sunak, alongside the words: "Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn't."

Louis Chilton, The Independent, 7th April 2023

Pleasance puts lots more Edinburgh shows on sale

The second Edinburgh Fringe announcement for the Pleasance Theatre Trust is a whopper with returning award-winning acts, amazing newcomers, European sensations, shows with fun for all the family and political chatterings.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th March 2023

Marcus Brigstocke: 'Nothing beats watching an old musical'

The comedian discusses 16-hour fasts, sweetcorn fritters with halloumi, large family gatherings and the right way to load a dishwasher.

Rich Pelley, The Observer, 26th March 2023

These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares

Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...

British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022

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