Geoff Norcott
| Geoff Norcott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 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 claims to be the only outwardly Conservative Party voter on the British comedy circuit.[2]
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 Live, Jon Richardson's Show on BBC Radio 6 Music and has had frequent guest spots on Hawksby & Jacobs Show for Talksport.
In 2009, Norcott had his second solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Shocking Truth about Men and Women at the Pleasance.
Norcott is a supporter of the Conservative Party.[3] His 2016 Edinburgh show, Conswervative, focused on his rarity as a pro-Brexit Conservative voter on the comedy circuit.[4]
Television and radio credits
- Question time (panellist) BBC 1 2017
- 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
- Hawksbee & 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
- Weapons of Mass Distraction, ITV1
- Dan and Dusty, ITV1 - 2 episodes
References
- ↑ "Comic Relief". Reading Chronicle. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ Geoff Norcott and Grainne Maguire on political stand-up, 2016-08-05, retrieved 2017-01-28
- ↑ "Like Kate Bush, I 'came out' as a Tory and faced a ridiculously hysterical leftie response". The Independent. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "This is what it's like to be the the only pro-Tory, pro-Brexit right-wing comedian doing the Edinburgh Fringe". The Independent. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
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