Comedian Mark Thomas performs at the Electric Palace on 29th November 2024
Mark’s now famous mix of standup, theatre, journalism and the odd bout of performance art has made him one of our oldest surviving alternative comics. Often referred to as the ‘godfather of political comedy’ (amidst many other things), Mark has been performing comedy for nearly 40 years. With a recent-ish step towards theatre in his last few shows, Mark is back to his finest stand-up form and anti-Tory sentiment in Gaffa Tapes as he sets out on the road this autumn.
If you don’t know what Mark does, ask your parents. In his time, he has won 8 awards for performing, 3 for human rights work… and 1 he invented for himself. He has made 6 series of the Mark Thomas Comedy Product and 3 Dispatches for Channel 4, made 5 series of the Manifesto for Radio 4, written 5 books and 4 playscripts, curated and authored 2 art exhibitions with artist Tracey Moberly and was commissioned to write a show for the Royal Opera House. He has forced a politician to resign, changed laws on tax and protest, become the Guinness Book of Records world-record holder for number of protests in 24 hours, taken the police to court three times and won (the fourth is in the pipeline), walked the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank (that’s 724km), and generally mucked about trying to have fun and upset (shall we say) the right people.
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Press on Gaffa Tapes, Edinburgh 2024
★★★★★ “Once again shooting laughter-laden political bullets from the lip” THE RECS
★★★★★ “Mark Thomas is a firebrand of a clown. The energy he brings to the room is infectious…very, very funny” CLOWNSTER
★★★★ “The strong ratio of hard-hitting matter to gag-rich mirth is a feat that makes other stand-up look idling and irrelevant” THE TELEGRAPH
★★★★ “Eloquently expressed and delivered with fervour… even base-level Thomas is better than many comedians at their finest” CHORTLE
★★★★ “You’ll love him here… caustic rants with plenty of levity too” THE LIST
★★★★”The man in full, passionate flow is something to behold” THE ARTS DESK
★★★★ “Thomas powers through an hour of material with a glorious manic energy… carefully crafted… wonderfully worked… a thrilling show” ENTERTAINMENT NOW
★★★★ “Very, very, funny” ON THE MIC
“Great to have him back at what he does best… comedy perfection” BRITISH COMEDY GUIDE
“Gloriously profane, furious and hilarious… the show is brilliant” DUNFERMLINE PRESS
Image by Tracey Moberly
