Marcus Brigstocke
One of Britain's finest comedians and broadcasters, Marcus appeared in the role of Mr. Perks in THE RAILWAY CHILDREN at Waterloo. He starred as King Arthur in the West End and on a fantastically successful nationwide tour of SPAMALOT.
Marcus's talent was noted early on in his career in 1996 when he won the BBC New Comedian Award at the Edinburgh Festival. He is now regarded as a major comedy, writing and acting talent, performing stand up nationally to sell out audiences both on tour and on the well trodden comedy circuit. BBC Radio 4 has become somewhat of a second home to Marcus with regular appearances on The Now Show and Just A Minute; He has also written and recorded three series and four specials of his hit show Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off. Marcus has notched up an impressive list of TV credits including his role as team captain on Argumental (DAVE), and host of The Late Edition and I've Never Seen Star Wars (BBC FOUR). Other appearances include; Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE), QI (BBC TWO), Sorry I've Got No Head (BBC ONE), The Late Edition (BBC FOUR), and the 11 O'Clock Show (Channel 4).
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One of Britain's finest comedians and broadcasters, Marcus appeared in the role of Mr. Perks in THE RAILWAY CHILDREN at Waterloo. He starred as King Arthur in the West End and on a fantastically successful nationwide tour of SPAMALOT.
Marcus is currently starring in the title role of BARNUM at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
He has recently written his first radio drama for BBC Radio 4 starring Rufus Jones and David Calder called THE RED, which has won Best Single Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards. He also recently starred as Ali Hakim in the BBC Proms performance of OKLAHOMA with John Wilson conducting. He can also be seen opposite Alexis Conran hosting THE JOY OF TECHS, airing on Dave for UKTV.
Marcus's talent was noted early on in his career in 1996 when he won the BBC New Comedian Award at the Edinburgh Festival. He is now regarded as a major comedy, writing and acting talent, performing stand up nationally to sell out audiences both on tour and on the well trodden comedy circuit. BBC Radio 4 has become somewhat of a second home to Marcus with regular appearances on The Now Show and Just A Minute; He has also written and recorded three series and four specials of his hit show Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off. Marcus has notched up an impressive list of TV credits including his role as team captain on Argumental (DAVE), and host of The Late Edition and I've Never Seen Star Wars (BBC FOUR). Other appearances include; Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE), QI (BBC TWO), Sorry I've Got No Head (BBC ONE), The Late Edition (BBC FOUR), and the 11 O'Clock Show (Channel 4).
Marcus is the master of satirical comedy and has proved to be blisteringly funny over a wide range of topics including; Climate Change, Religious Extremism, Immigration, Loans Companies, The Special Relationship, Compensation Culture, Women's Magazines, The EU and David Blaine, not to mention his own personal battle against his middle class roots.
Film
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
MAGIC MIKE'S LAST DANCE | Bill | Steven Soderbergh | Mammoth Productions |
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT | Robert | Gurinder Chadha | Bend It Films |
NEVER LAND | Lamech | Anna Hoghton | |
A SHORT FILM ABOUT JOHN BOLTON | Interviewer | Neil Gaiman | Ska Films |
BEYOND THE SEA | Radio Host | Kevin Spacey | Archer Street |
LOVE ACTUALLY | The DJ | Richard Curtis | Universal |
PICCADILLY JIM | Understairs Man | John McKay | Mission Films |
TELSTAR | Blakeney | Nick Moran | Aspiration Films |
Television
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE CROWN | Various | Netflix | |
THE JOY OF TECHS | Himself | Jack Cheshire | Blink Films |
SORRY I'VE GOT NO HEAD SERIES 1 & 2 | Ian Curtis | So Television / CBBC | |
11 O'CLOCK SHOW | DR.GREG DUPONT & GILES WH | Various | Channel 4 |
THE LATE EDITION | Himself/Host | BBC4 | |
APOCALYPSE TUBE | JOHN TIFFNEY | INITIAL FILM & TV FOR C4 | |
EDINBURGH NIGHTS | GILES WEMMBLEY-HOGG | BBC 2 | |
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU | Presenter and host | Various | HAT TRICK/BBC |
STUPID | KING | Various | BBC TV |
THE SAVAGES | ADAM SAVAGE | MARTIN DENNIS | HARTS WOOD FILMS FOR BBC 1 |
VACANT POSSESSION | RICK | BBC MANCHESTER | |
WE ARE HISTORY | DAVID OXLEY | ALEX WALSH-TAYLOR | BBC 2 |
WE ARE HISTORY | SERIES 1 | SEAN GRUNDY | BBC BRISTOL FOR BBC2 |
Stage
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
BARNUM | P.T. Barnum | Gordon Greenberg | Menier Chocolate Factory |
OKLAHOMA | Ali Hakim | Rachel Kavanaugh | BBC Proms |
PETER PAN | Captain Hook | Ian Talbot | New Wimbledon Theatre |
SPAMALOT | King Arthur | Mike Nichols | Harold Pinter Theatre (West End) |
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN | Mr. Perks | Damien Cruden | York Theatre Royal / TCT / Waterloo |
SPAMALOT | King Arthur | Chris Luscombe | New Wimbledon & regional theatres |
GOD COLLAR | Vaudeville Theatre | ||
GET A LIFE | SAM BUNTROCK | ASSEMBLY ROOMS, EDINBURGH | |
HELP YOURSELF | 2 | SAM BUNTROCK | NATIONAL TOUR |
HELP YOURSELF | SAM BUNTROCK | GILDED BALLOON, EDINBURGH | |
LOVE'S SACRIFICE | MARTIN WHITE | WICKHAM THEATRE, BRISTOL | |
THE AWARD WINNING SHOW | PLEASANCE, EDINBURGH | ||
THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING | DAVID ROSENBERG | PLEASANCE, EDINBURGH |
Radio
Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THE BRIG SOCIETY | Host | Pozzitive Media / Radio 4 | |
I'VE NEVER SEEN STAR WARS | Host | BBC Radio | |
THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH | Panellist | Random Entertainment | |
2000 YEARS OF RADIO | SEAN GRUNDY | RADIO 4 | |
BEAT THE KIDS | LUCY ARMITAGE | RADIO 4 | |
GILES WEMMBLEY-HOGG GOES OFF | Giles | DAVID TYLER | RADIO 4 |
NOW SHOW | ADAM BROMLEY | RADIO 4 | |
TALKING COMEDY | JOHN PIDGEON | RADIO 4 | |
THE MOTION SHOW | ADAM BROMLEY | RADIO 4 | |
THINK THE UNTHINKABLE | RYAN PACKER | ADAM BROMLEY | RADIO 4 |