Mark Thomas (I)
- 61 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and satirist
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Mark Thomas on his West Bank comedy club
When the activist-standup put on a comedy show in a refugee camp in Jenin, the jokes he heard were angry, funny - and radical.
Mark Thomas, The Guardian, 12th January 2018What's On London's Comedy Awards 2017 results
So take our advice and fill your 2018 with grins, chuckles and snorts by heading along to those venues or catching our top picks in stand-up, character, storytelling, musical, sketch and improvised comedy for 2017.
Ian Cater, What's On London, 3rd January 2018Comedy books of the year
Funny tomes for not-so funny times including books by Robert Webb, Joan Rivers and Eddie Izzard.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th December 2017Britain's Hardest Working Comedians of 2017 announced
Gary Delaney has been announced as Britain's Hardest Working Comedian of 2017, in data analysed by Ents24. The full top 20 is in this story.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2017Mark Thomas investigates the NHS
Comedian Mark Thomas is currently performing one show and is touring a new show early next year, but is already working on his next major show which will premiere at the Traverse Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in summer 2018.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th November 2017Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles On The Future review
A thought-provoking and engaging show to educate and stimulate.
Victoria Nangle, The Latest, 24th November 2017Mark Thomas interview
"The shows have been great fun, because they're never the same."
The Irish News, 16th November 2017Review: Mark Thomas, The Comedy Box
As the events of the past year have shown, things are extremely unpredictable these days in this Brexited, Trumped-up world of ours. Anything can happen, it seems, at any time.
Elfyn Griffith, Bristol 24/7, 5th November 2017Mark Thomas interview
Mark Thomas has returned to London with A Show That Gambles on the Future, exploring people's hopes and fears for the coming years.
Ian Cater, What's On London, 25th October 2017Mark Thomas interview
Activist and comedian, author and award-winner, Guinness world record setter for the most political demonstrations in 24 hours, and holder of the Kurdish National Congress Medal of Honour. Mark Thomas is all this and more. He speaks with Victoria Nangle about his new show, heroes & villains, and Freddo Frog chocolate bars.
Victoria Nangle, The Latest, 23rd October 2017