Marcus Brigstocke Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 acting talent, performing in the UK and beyond and has become a regular voice on BBC Radio with an impressive list of TV and film credits. The Edinburgh ...
[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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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[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?
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If Pacman had affected us as kids we'd be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music.
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Fact
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Wrote and starred in the Radio 4 comedy series 'Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off.'
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Winner of the 1996 BBC New Comedian Award at the Edinburgh Festival.
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He attended Bristol University, Bristol, England.
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Son: Alfie.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Never Land
2016
Short completed
Lamech
Ross Noble: Freewheeling
2015
TV Series
Sorry, I've Got No Head
2008-2011
TV Series
Various
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008
Alan Blaikley
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off.... to Glastonbury
2007
TV Movie
Giles Wemmbley-Hogg
Piccadilly Jim
2005
Understairs Man
Twisted Tales
2005
TV Series
Rick
Stupid
2004
TV Series
King Stupid
Beyond the Sea
2004
Radio Host
Love Actually
2003
Mikey - DJ Interviewer
A Short Film About John Bolton
2003
Short
Marcus (Interviewer)
We Are History
2000-2001
TV Series short
David Oxley, B.A. (Hons)
The Savages
2001
TV Series
Adam
The 11 O'Clock Show
2000
TV Series
Barking
1998
TV Series
Various Roles
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Late Edition
2005-2008
TV Series writer - 18 episodes
Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off.... to Glastonbury
2007
TV Movie written and conceived by
We Are History
TV Series short additional material - 6 episodes, 2001 written by - 6 episodes, 2000
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Burning Ice
2010
Documentary voyager
The (Almost) Complete A to Z of 'HIGNFY'
2005
Video documentary short compiled with the help of
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Joy of Techs
2017
TV Series filming
Himself
Go 8 Bit
2016
TV Series
Himself
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
2016
TV Series
Himself
Greatest Sci-Fi Movies
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Up All Night
2015/I
Himself
Mel & Sue
2015
TV Series
Himself
Daily Brunch with Ocado
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Stephen Fry: Gadget Man
2014
TV Series
Himself
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
Dara O Briain: School of Hard Sums
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
Dancing on Ice
2014
TV Series
Himself - Audience Member
Twit of the Year
2013
TV Movie
Himself - Panellist
Jack Dee Live at the Apollo
2005-2013
TV Series
Himself
QI
2009-2013
TV Series
Himself
Newsnight
2013
TV Series
Himself
Are You Having a Laugh? Comedy and Christianity
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Comedian
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself
World's Most Dangerous Roads
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
Have I Got News for You
2003-2012
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest Presenter
Science Club
2012
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
The Wright Stuff
2004-2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself
Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live
2012
TV Series
Himself
Sunday Brunch
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
A Short History of Everything Else
2012
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain
Mock the Week
2012
TV Series
Himself
Just a Minute
2012
TV Series
Himself
The Graham Norton Show
2010-2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
A Night with the Stars
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Sitcom Does...
2011
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Would I Lie to You?
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself
The A to Z of Crime
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself - Narrator
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Breakfast
2005-2011
TV Series
Himself - Comedian / Himself
24 Hour Panel People
2011
TV Mini-Series
Himself
The One Show
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2011
TV Series
Himself
100 Greatest Toys
2010
TV Movie
Himself
Argumental
2008-2010
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain
The 5 O'Clock Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
First Time Voters' Question Time
2010
TV Series
Himself
The Bubble
2010
TV Series
Himself
Burning Ice
2010
Documentary
Himself
The What in the World? Quiz
2008-2009
TV Series
Himself - Host
Question Time
2008-2009
TV Series
Himself
I've Never Seen Star Wars
2009
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Hole in the Wall
2008
TV Series
Himself
What the Dickens?
2008
TV Series
Himself
Have I Got News for You: The Inevitable Internet Spin-Off
2007-2008
TV Series short
Himself
Thank God You're Here
2008
TV Series
Himself
The Late Edition
2005-2008
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself (Host)
Heroes Unmasked
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Saturday Live Again!
2007
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Marcus Brigstocke: Planet Corduroy
2007
Video
Himself
Timeshift
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
The If.comedy Awards: A Comedy Cuts Special
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald
2007
TV Series
Himself
Balderdash & Piffle
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Music Hall Meltdown
2007
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter / Giles Wemmbley-Hogg
This Week
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Daily Politics
2007
TV Series
Himself - Comedian
Trophy People
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Room 101
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Bigger Picture
2006
TV Series
Himself
Excuse My French!
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Annually Retentive
2006
TV Series
Himself
School's Out
2006
TV Series
Himself
The (Almost) Complete A to Z of 'HIGNFY'
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
What's the Problem? With Anne Robinson
2005
TV Series
Himself - Co-Presenter
The Comic Side of 7 Days
2005
TV Series
Himself
Test the Nation: The 2004 Test
2004
TV Movie
Celebrity Participant
Hurrah for Cancer
2004
TV Movie
Himself
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
RI:SE
2003
TV Series
Himself
Heroes of Comedy
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
I Love Muppets
2002
TV Special
Himself
I Love the 1990s
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Actor
Casting Couch
1999
TV Series
Himself
Comedy Café
1999
TV Series
Himself
Live at Jongleurs
1997
TV Series
Himself - Comedian
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
QI
2014
TV Series
Himself
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
2013
TV Series
Himself
Have I Got News for You
2010-2011
TV Series
Himself
Argumental
2009-2010
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain
Would I Lie to You?
2009
TV Series
Himself
Hole in the Wall
2008
TV Series
Himself
Room 101
2007
TV Series
Himself
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2
2005
Video
Himself
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters
2003
Video
Himself
Known for movies
The Late Edition (2005-2008) as Writer
Argumental (2008-2010) as Himself - Team Captain
Love Actually (2003) as Mikey - DJ Interviewer
The (Almost) Complete A to Z of 'HIGNFY' (2005) as Miscellaneous Crew
$1.9 Million
