Mark Thomas (I)
- 61 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and satirist
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Review: Mark Thomas, Cuckooed: Stockton Arc
It was a heartfelt exposure of a surveillance culture that spies on thousands of people, from well-meaning activists to the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence. It is an act staged to say enough is enough.
Joanna Morris, The Northern Echo, 15th October 2015This week's new live comedy
Previews of Sam Simmons, Mark Thomas and Comedy Couplets.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 2nd October 2015Mark Thomas: "I'd be a useless prime minister"
Fondly (or perhaps not) referred to by the Metropolitan Police as 'general rabble-rouser' and 'alleged comedian', inveterate comedy activist Mark Thomas is a man used to ruffling a few feathers. Ahead of his Cambridge Junction show, Lydia Fallon discovers he has no intention of taming his troublesome ways.
Lydia Fallon, Cambridge News, 22nd September 2015Mark Thomas interview
When you're thrown out by security while dressed as Shaun the Sheep you wonder who's losing their dignity the most.
Scunthorpe Telegraph, 16th September 2015Mark Thomas: talking comedy
As a part of Olly Double's series of interviews with established comedians at the Fringe, his cheerful and welcoming interview style made for an easy hour listening to Mark reminisce about the beginnings of his 29-year-long career as one of the young turks of political activist comedy.
Graeme Strachan, British Theatre Guide, 16th September 2015Comedy: the best stand-up gigs and tours in autumn 2015
Profiles of the shows from Kevin Bridges, Mark Thomas, Sam Simmons, Katherine Ryan, Trevor Noah, Joseph Morpurgo, Harry & Paul, Kieran Hodgson, Vic & Bob, Bridget Christie, Daphne and Sara Pascoe.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th September 2015Mark Thomas: how to be an urban trespasser
"I've always thought the city was a place for us to ramble and enjoy. I've always thought the city belonged to us. All of us."
Mark Thomas, The Big Issue, 3rd September 2015At the Fringe: Mark Thomas
Si Hawkins meets the activist comic Mark Thomas in a clandestine Edinburgh bar to talk about his new show, Trespass, plus Corbyn, comedy, theatre, and his Fringe recommendations.
Si Hawkins, British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2015Mark Thomas steps over the comedy line with Trespass
Mark Thomas and I are doing what many middle-aged British men thrown together by circumstance would do at this time of year: we're making small talk by chatting about our family holidays. Except I've gone one step further: I'm showing him photographs of a past trip. This isn't as indulgently self-obsessed as it sounds. Let me explain.
Alan Morrison, Sunday Herald, 2nd August 2015Ivor Dembina interview
Martin Walker was so blown away by Ivor Dembina's 2014 Edinburgh Fringe offering, 'Old Jewish Jokes' that he handed it a five star review. The show garnered critical across the board and audiences, by and large, loved it. This year he's reprising Old Jewish Jokes as well as offering a follow-up, New Jewish Jokes and organising a very special event with Daniel Kitson, Mark Steel and Mark Thomas - Free Gaza!
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 23rd July 2015