Marcus Brigstocke
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 8
Brexit debate: Lay off stand-ups
Marcus Brigstocke doesn't deserved to be sneered at for some of the material in his stand-up act.
Barbara Ellen, The Guardian, 9th April 2017Brexit's made it harder to be a comedian. Ha ha...
I have to admit to feeling a grim satisfaction in hearing that, in some towns on the circuit, comedians are having to confront views other than their own, and can't just spit "Brexit!" and get the entire crowd on side the way they could yelling "Thatcher!" in the Eighties. Apart from anything else, this is good for comedy. It means you have to sharpen your tools.
Simon Evans, The Telegraph, 8th April 2017Brexitphobic comedians are the real populists
Sneering at the 'enemy within', stand-ups today are bien pensant demagogues.
Patrick West, Spiked, 7th April 2017Geoff Norcott: Brexit is a poisoned chalice
Comedians of all persuasions are finding Brexit to be different comedic territory where the old rules no longer apply.
Geoff Norcott, The Telegraph, 6th April 2017How many pro-Brexit comedians are there?
Comedy and current affairs have always had a close relationship - but Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency have posed new challenges for comics.
David Sillito, BBC, 5th April 2017Anti-Brexit jokes are damaging comedians' careers
Comedians have told how anti-Brexit jokes are killing their careers as audiences outside of London walk out in offence.
A number of comedians have described scripting their take on Britain leaving the European Union for left-wing audiences in London, only to face unamused audiences when they take their acts out to the rest of the country.
Rozina Sabur, The Telegraph, 4th April 2017Red Nose Day Actually review
Despite all the celeb cameos the charity update of Richard Curtis's romcom was bafflingly weak. But ultimately its job wasn't to get laughs - it was to help people.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 25th March 2017Marcus Brigstocke and Josie Lawrence to star in Radio 4 panel show
Marcus Brigstocke and Josie Lawrence are set to star in Crash Course, a Radio 4 panel show that challenges guests to learn everything about a subject in 24 hours.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2017Love Actually sequel for Comic Relief
Richard Curtis has penned a sequel to his hit 2003 romantic comedy film Love Actually. The 10-minute special will air as part of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 2017 telethon on BBC One.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2017Judges Announced for new comedy writing competition
The three judges have been announced for the first David Nobbs Memorial Trust writing competition, which opens for submissions on 1st January 2017. Founder of Yellow Door Productions and former head of comedy at Sky and the BBC, Lucy Lumsden, seasoned writer and comedian Marcus Brigstocke, and comedian and campaigner Josie Long have volunteered their time to support the recently founded charity.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2016