Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus Alexander Brigstockealso known by the stage names Montague "Monty" Forest and Philippe Lavavaseur is an English comedian, actor and satirist who also holds French citizenship. He has worked extensively in stand-up comedy, television, radio and in 2010-2011 musical theatre. He is particularly associated with the 6.30pm comedy slot on BBC Radio 4, having frequently appeared on several of its shows, including The Now Show...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 May 1973
political obsessed britain
Britain is obsessed with political correctness.
self issues guy
I am not racked with self-loathing. Some issues of guilt and shame, but I'm a pretty good guy.
goes-on agendas accepting
If you go on stage with an agenda, you have to accept not everyone's going to agree with it.
drama school writing
I failed to get into drama school, and my best friend told me I should do stand-up instead. I was always doing gags and voices, so he booked a gig for me without telling me. I only had four days to write it. I did a seven-minute set; the first four minutes were terrible, but the last two were amazing.
mind cardigans being-cool
I don't mind not being cool; I wear a cardigan.
iphone people
To the people who've got iPhones: you just bought one, you didn't invent it!
political important noise
Political correctness is as exploitable as any other progressive ideal, but its aim is to stifle the incessant noise of those who flap their careless lips without a thought about those they might offend and why that might be important.
comic touring hotel
I find it hard to get enthusiastic about hotels because, as a touring comic, I spend a lot of time in them.
genius absolutes
Jim Henson was an absolute genius.
successful hardest
The most successful comics are always the hardest-working ones.
lasts want enough
No one wants life to end. It was bad enough when my last tour came to an end.
somewhere-else host internet
Eventually, somewhere - be it on the Internet or somewhere else - I will host some version of 'The Daily Show.'
self determined pompous
I'm more pompous and self-assured and determined that if - you know - if the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.
atheist would-be default
I find myself by default an atheist but fairly unhappily so. It would be bloody marvelous if there was a god.