Marek Ryan Larwood was born on 2 June 1976 and is an English comedian, actor and YouTuber.
17 Facts About Marek Larwood
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Marek Larwood is best known for the BBC Three sketch show Rush Hour and for being one third of the comedy trio We Are Klang.
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Marek Larwood's forename is of Polish origin, as his mother had seen a 1975 documentary about a Polish schoolboy with a heart defect, who was looking forward to an operation.
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The operation was unsuccessful, and Marek Larwood's mother thought to name her son after the Polish schoolboy.
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Marek Larwood won the Laughing Horse New Act of The Year competition in 2003.
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Marek Larwood was part of the comic trio We Are Klang, along with Steve Hall and Greg Davies.
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Marek Larwood performed his debut solo show, Typecast, in 2012.
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Marek Larwood has appeared in the sitcom Extras and the BBC sci-fi sitcom Hyperdrive.
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Marek Larwood featured as a main cast member of the first series of the CBBC show Sorry, I've Got No Head, but was absent from the second, meaning some of his characters were recast.
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Marek Larwood made a surprise return for the third series, but did not reclaim his original roles except for the 'Advice Man'.
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Marek Larwood appeared in the sitcom adaptation of We Are Klang, the sketch show Rush Hour, and the improv game show Fast and Loose.
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Marek Larwood plays pub regular Lee in Romesh Ranganathan's sitcom The Reluctant Landlord.
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Marek Larwood appeared in ITV2's celebrity comedy show CelebAbility, alongside comedian Iain Stirling and Scarlett Moffat.
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Marek Larwood made a cameo appearance as an amateur magician in the 2007 film Magicians.
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Marek Larwood has both his personal channel with sketches, and The Cool Dudes Walking Club, where he chronicles walks around the UK.
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Marek Larwood presented a weekly podcast on classic and current films, Film Fandango, with fellow comedian David Reed and Danielle Ward.
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Marek Larwood then presented his own podcast Marek Makes a Movie.