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Marcus Brigstocke Marcus Brigstocke
Date Of Birth: 05/1973

Marcus Brigstocke started his career in comedy while at Bristol University, as part of the Club Seals troupe alongside Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell. He and soon won the 1996 BBC New Comedian Award at the Edinburgh Festival.

As well as his live work, he fronts BBC Four's Late Edition, starred in short-lived BBC1 sitcom The Savages and is a regular on Radio 4's Now Show.

His upper-class-twit creation, Giles Wemmbley Hogg has starred in two Radio 4 series, one about his travels to the Third World, the second revolving around the 2006 World Cup.

CV

TV: 2001:
The Savages. Starring role in prime-time BBC1 sitcom
TV: 2000-01:
We Are History. As David Oxley in two series of short documentary spoofs. Feature.
Feature
 
Stand Up: 2004:
Edinburgh show: Planet Corduroy
Planet Corduroy
Stand Up: 2002:
Edinburgh shows The Museum Of Everything with Club Seals, and The Award-Winning Show
The Museum Of Everything
Stand Up: 2002:
Edinburgh shows The Museum Of Everything with Club Seals, and The Award-Winning Show
The Award-Winning Show
Stand Up: 2001:
UK tour. Dates
Dates
Stand Up: 2000:
Edinburgh show Get A Life.
Get A Life
Stand Up: 1996:
Winner of BBC New Comedy Award

Where can I see Marcus Brigstocke next?

When: 19:30 to 22:30 - Monday 19th Jan, '09
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Prices: £20
Info: Bye George. A final farewell to George Bush before Barack Obama's inauguration in aid of human rights group Reprieve
Comics: Alistair Barrie, Andrew Maxwell, Dave Fulton, Marcus Brigstocke, Mark Thomas, Mitch Benn, Paul Sinha, Rory Bremner, Shappi Khorsandi
When: 20:00 - Monday 19th Jan, '09
Venue: Comedy Store
Prices: £18
Info: Benefit in aid of The Lily Foundation
Comics: Jo Caulfield, Kevin Day, Marcus Brigstocke, Paul Zenon, Russell Howard, Sean Lock, Terry Alderton, Arthur Smith (MC)
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When: - Monday 2nd Feb, '09
Venue: Epsom Playhouse
Prices: Call for prices
Info: With Marcus Brigstocke, Pippa Evans
Show: Totally Looped
When: 20:00 - Friday 6th Feb, '09
Venue: Guildford Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Prices: £18 and £15
Info: With Marcus Brigstocke, Pippa Evans
Show: Totally Looped
When: - Thursday 12th Feb, '09
Venue: Brighton Theatre Royal
Prices: Call for prices
Info: With Phill Jupitus, Marcus Brigstocke
Show: Totally Looped
When: 19:30 - Wednesday 25th Feb, '09
Venue: Buxton Opera House
Prices: £16 and £18
Info: With Marcus Brigstocke, Hattie Hayridge and Toby Hadoke
Show: Totally Looped
When: - Sunday 1st Mar, '09
Venue: Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall
Prices: Call for prices
Info: With Marcus Brigstocke, Sanjeev Bhaskar
Show: Totally Looped
When: 19:30 - Thursday 5th Mar, '09
Venue: Southsea Kings Theatre
Prices: £18
Info: With Marcus Brigstocke, Phill Jupitus
Show: Totally Looped
When: 19:30 - Saturday 7th Mar, '09
Venue: Newcastle Journal Tyne Theatre
Prices: £16 and £18
Info: With Marcus Brigstocke, Pippa Evans
Show: Totally Looped
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When: - Thursday 12th Mar, '09
Venue: Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall
Prices: Call for prices
Info: With Phill Jupitus and Marcus Brigstocke
Show: Totally Looped
 
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Products
DVD (2007):
Marcus Brigstocke: Planet Corduroy
Recorded at the Shaw Theatre, London
Download (2007):
The Best Of The Now Show
From Radio 4
Download (2004):
Giles Wemmbley Hogg World Cup Special
R4 series
Download (2003):
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
R4 series
Download (2000):
Stand Up Great Britain
MP3 of stand-up sets


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