Geoff Norcott

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Geoff Norcott
Born (1976-12-16) 16 December 1976
Occupation Stand Up Comedian, Comedy Writer and Television presenter

Geoff Norcott (born 16 December 1976) is a British comedian[1] who has been performing since 2001. He employs impressions, observation, satire and rap as part of his routine.

Career

Norcott was previously an English Literature teacher and employs this in developing his routine. He has written comedy sketches for MTV, BBC Radio 2 & 4 and in 2007 and 2008 he was a commissioned writer for Nuts TV. He was also involved with developing the football documentary Football Hurts.

On radio Norcott has appeared on Yes It's The Ashes BBC Radio 5, Jon Richardson's Show on BBC Six Music and has had frequent guest spots on Hawksby & Jacobs Show for Talksport.

In 2009, Norcott had his second sole show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Shocking Truth about Men and Women at the Pleasance.

Television and radio credits

  • Yes It's The Ashes BBC Radio 5 (guest comic) 2009
  • GMTV (guest comic) 2009
  • Jon Richardson Show (guest comic) BBC Six Music 2009
  • WKD Shed Sports Show, Nuts TV 2008 - Presenter
  • Nuts TV Shed Sports 1, Nuts TV 2007 - Presenter
  • Hawksby & Jacobs Show, Talksport (Regular Contributor)
  • Most Appalling TV We Love To Hate, BBC3 2007
  • Spoof, BBC1 2007
  • My Appalling School Report BBC 2
  • Teachers' TV 2006
  • Five O'clock Show with Richard Hammond, ITV1 2006
  • British Comedy of the 1960s DVD - Monty Python Interview - Edge Publications
  • Now That's Embarrassing....80's, Channel 5 2005
  • Jono Coleman Show, LBC 2005
  • Before They Were Mingers, Sky 2005
  • After They Were Mingers, Sky 2005
  • Weapons of Mass Distraction, ITV1
  • Dan and Dusty, ITV1 - 2 episodes
  • Jamz, Channel Nation 217

References

  1. "Comic Relief". Reading Chronicle. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
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