Marcus Alexander Brigstocke was born on 8 May 1973 and is a British comedian, actor and satirist.
26 Facts About Marcus Brigstocke
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Marcus Brigstocke has worked in stand-up comedy, television, radio and musical theatre.
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Marcus Brigstocke has appeared on many BBC television and radio shows.
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Marcus Brigstocke then attended the University of Bristol, where he studied drama, but did not complete his degree.
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Aged 19, Marcus Brigstocke worked on a North Sea oil rig, and later as a podium dancer ; he used his earnings to travel, and the experiences as inspiration for a stand-up routine.
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Marcus Brigstocke is a World Cheese Judge and an Academy of Cheese alumni.
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Many of the central themes of Marcus Brigstocke's work were first addressed during his time as a student at the University of Bristol.
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In 2009, Marcus Brigstocke starred in the British tour of the American live improvisation show Totally Looped.
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Marcus Brigstocke has a successful radio career including The Now Show and Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off.
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On 9 April 2006, Marcus Brigstocke appeared as Bertie Wooster in BBC Radio 4's adaptation of The Code of the Woosters, with Andrew Sachs as Jeeves.
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Marcus Brigstocke hosted The Late Edition, which was promoted by the BBC as "Newsnight with jokes".
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Marcus Brigstocke has hosted a talk show, I've Never Seen Star Wars, on BBC Radio 4 since 2008, transferring it to TV for one series as I've Never Seen Star Wars for BBC Four in 2009.
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In December 2017, BBC Radio 4 broadcast his new 4-part sitcom, The Wilsons Save The World, in which Marcus Brigstocke plays a father leading a family trying to live ethically.
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Marcus Brigstocke took part in the BBC Two programme Excuse My French with Ron Atkinson and Esther Rantzen.
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In September 2008, Marcus Brigstocke was a team captain for the first series of a comedy panel show, Argumental, for the British television channel Dave.
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Marcus Brigstocke was the captain of the Red Team, competing against Rufus Hound with a variety of guest participants, under the chairmanship of John Sergeant.
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Marcus Brigstocke appeared in the first series of The Jump in 2014.
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Marcus Brigstocke reached the final, but had to withdraw when he snapped his cruciate ligaments, an injury that prevented him working for a year.
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In 2010, Marcus Brigstocke made his musical theatre debut as King Arthur in the British tour of Spamalot for a limited engagement.
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Marcus Brigstocke then starred in The Railway Children as Albert Perks at the Waterloo Station Theatre in 2011.
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In late 2017, Marcus Brigstocke played the title role in a revival of Barnum at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
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Marcus Brigstocke chronicled his motivation and progress in an article for The Guardian.
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In 2019, Marcus Brigstocke adapted his radio play The Red into a theatrical play staged at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh.
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Marcus Brigstocke married Sophie Prideaux in 2001; they have a son and a daughter.
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Marcus Brigstocke established a stand-up tour in the Alps and a comedy festival called The Altitude Festival.
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Marcus Brigstocke has performed in beatboxing battles on stage with Shlomo and Bellatrix.