He invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney and Milton Jones, to discuss jokes that they’ve written but simply just haven’t worked. He is now enjoying further success with his solo podcast Jokes With Mark Simmons. Mark also hosted News-ish and Film-ish on Fubar Radio alongside co-host Seann Walsh. He recently joined Dara O’Brian and Hugh Dennis on BBC2’s Mock The Week as a semi-regular on the show and been appearing on BT Sport’s DIY Pundit and The Rugby’s On. Mark Simmons is master of the one liners. 'He’s a class act with a mature, sharp take on modern politics' Sunday Times 'He has become one of our most refreshingly funny comedians of any stripe' ★★★★ The Times However, under the paraphernalia of manhood and the sometimes basic, even primal, behaviour of dads and lads, Geoff can see that there is something mysterious and definitely non-toxic going on.Ī kindly and funny stock-take of both himself and his fellow man, Geoff unlocks some of the more complicated behaviour of your husbands, dads and brothers. Taking up his own bloke’s-eye-view, Geoff can see that despite the social media vortex, your man in the street, average Joe, man on the Clapham Omnibus and your John Smiths just keep plodding on, fuelled by a diet of football, sheds, super-hero films, sporting autobiographies, wearing socks at all times and strategically burying feelings when necessary. At first glance, there’s not much to examine – there’s no Bloke 2.0. Toxic masculinity has grabbed all the headlines and ruined it for communal garden geezers, who have been put under the microscope like never before. It’s been a rough couple of years for blokes. As well as casting his everyman eye over what's happening in wider society, Geoff is trying to unpick what's happening with your average bloke. Whether it's the dire blandness of the two main parties or the shamelessly shoe-horned right-on messages in adverts and films, Geoff continues to tread in areas much of comedy leaves well alone.īut this time around he also has a mission. On his sixth UK tour, the comedian tries to make sense of the current cultural and political scene with his playfully provocative brand of humour. Studio £14 (£12 Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke ‘Genuinely engaging… hers is a story worth hearing’ Chortle ‘Hazarika provides a fresh, sharp insight into what it’s really like to be a woman in British politics today… not to be missed’ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ‘Patently super smart and extremely eloquent, she offers an intriguing insight’ The Herald ‘Insightful, humorous and at times simply ‘hide behind the sofa’ stuff’ ★★★★ Edinburgh Reporter

‘Hazarika is an acute observer of the political world’ Arts Desk ‘Extremely funny… sharp and on the money, she is never cruel and manages to create a world I never thought possible. ‘Hazarika is terrific company - relaxed, mischievous and with a mind like a steel trap… go and see what she has to say’ ★★★★ The Scotsman WHY? ‘One of 9 Hilarious Women to Look Out for’ The Metro She analyses the fight for feminism with humour and honesty, and asks – are sisters doing it to themselves? Compare the doublet gallop.Phew! After Weinstein and #MeToo, women of the world have finally united… Who cares about smashing the patriarchy when you can go full-on Prisoner: Cell-Block H? So, what happened to feminism? Is it too posh? Too white? When did Germaine Greer become Richard Littlejohn? Whose feminism is it anyway?Īyesha is an ex-political adviser and regular pundit on Sky, BBC, CNN and LBC. Possibly also derived from a deverbal of Frankish *walhlaup ( “ battle run ” ) from *wal ( “ battlefield ” ) from Proto-Germanic ( “ dead, victim, slain ” ) from Proto-Indo-European *wel- ( “ death in battle, killed in battle ” ) + *hlaup ( “ course, track ” ) from *hlaupan ( “ to run ” ). ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA ( key): /ˈwɒl.əp/įrom Middle English wallopen ( “ gallop ” ), from Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French walop ( “ gallop ”, noun ) and waloper ( “ to gallop ”, verb ) (compare Old French galoper, whence modern French galoper), from Frankish *wala hlaupan ( “ to run well ” ) from *wala ( “ well ” ) + *hlaupan ( “ to run ” ), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną ( “ to run, leap, spring ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *klaub- ( “ to spring, stumble ” ).

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