Marcus Brigstocke
Birthday: 8 May 1973, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Height: 188 cm
Marcus began his comedy career at Bristol University where he performed stand up and character shows and soon won the BBC New Comedian of 1996. He has since emerged as a major comedy, writing and acti ...Show More
There's so much comedy available now people view it as a career option but I've heard it's hard for Show more
There's so much comedy available now people view it as a career option but I've heard it's hard for new acts to even get free gigs. Hide
[on his comedy show "God Collar"] I hope that everybody who comes ... atheist, religious, agnostic, Show more
[on his comedy show "God Collar"] I hope that everybody who comes ... atheist, religious, agnostic, whatever ... is offended by it. Offence is important, that's how you know you care about things. Imagine a life where you're not offended. So dull. You know you care if you're offended. It's a question of what you do then with your offence. Do you write to a TV station and say, "Everything has to stop. The whole thing has to be shut down. Sell the BBC. Shut down Channel Five. Because someone said something I didn't like." Or do you actually then talk about it, make it part of your discussion and use it as an opportunity to learn perhaps? Hide
If you look at the number of comics who get television work - the level of exposure is very high. Th Show more
If you look at the number of comics who get television work - the level of exposure is very high. The panel show has exploded over the 15 years I've done comedy. People see comics sitting behind a desk and say: "I think I could do that. I think I could insult Rebecca Adlington'" - and they're right. Panel shows are funny but they're not up the tricky end of what we do. I'm still deeply honored every time I get asked to do Have I Got News For You because it's remained good for 20 years and there are other shows I won't do because they're ugly and crass. Hide
There are a lot of comics at the top end making staggering amounts of money and selling out stadiums Show more
There are a lot of comics at the top end making staggering amounts of money and selling out stadiums. I think stand-up is a more intimate thing than that. Maybe because of the kind of comedy I do. It's like a discussion but I'm the one with the microphone. The Hammersmith Apollo - which is 3,500 capacity - is perfect. That's as big as I'd like to go. Hide
It amuses me no end that people pay for very expensive headphones, then listen to very compressed MP Show more
It amuses me no end that people pay for very expensive headphones, then listen to very compressed MP3s. I use Marley headphones because I just assumed they were better for listening to reggae, ska and dub. I have a Bose sound dock for that and X-mini capsule speakers for when I'm on tour, which have clear sound and great bass. Hide
[on gadgets he couldn't be without] My iPod and Ipad because they are so easy to listen to music on Show more
[on gadgets he couldn't be without] My iPod and Ipad because they are so easy to listen to music on when I'm touring. Hide
[on Chris De Burgh's healing hands] If Chris De Burgh laid his hands on me I'd move too.
[on Chris De Burgh's healing hands] If Chris De Burgh laid his hands on me I'd move too.
If Pacman had affected us as kids we'd be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening Show more
If Pacman had affected us as kids we'd be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music. Hide
I've got a GoPro camera that I fully intended to use last year but I broke my knee doing The Jump on Show more
I've got a GoPro camera that I fully intended to use last year but I broke my knee doing The Jump on Channel 4 and that was the end of my ski season. Anyone can strap a GoPro to their head and snowboard but can they edit? Most people probably have 2,000 hours of footage and one really badly edited sequence over a Coldplay track. So I'm going to learn how to use it properly. Hide
Frankly, I think there should be an entry exam when you take out your licence fee. If you're not gro Show more
Frankly, I think there should be an entry exam when you take out your licence fee. If you're not grown up enough to get it and to understand that different people like different things, don't have a telly, don't have a radio. You're not qualified. Hide
I did a voiceover for PC World. I thought: 'I've been in PC World and it seems all right.' I wouldn' Show more
I did a voiceover for PC World. I thought: 'I've been in PC World and it seems all right.' I wouldn't do anything for the financial services industry or anything connected to the arms industry, tobacco or oil. You'd be amazed how many things that rules out. I'm not high-principled - these are just my preferences. I did an advert for Crunchie before I had any political convictions and I don't have any regrets. Hide
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