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Geoff Norcott: Work In Progress

A man with a trimmed beard and short hair wearing a black polo shirt, posing confidently against a dark background. 25April

Geoff Norcott: Work In Progress

Comedy Doors: 7:15 pm Show Starts: 8:00 pm

Advance Price: £16

Geoff Norcott now has an established string of TV
credits to his name. He has appeared on LIVE AT THE APOLLO
(BBC 2), BACKSTAGE WITH KATHERINE RYAN (Amazon), MOCK THE WEEK (BBC 2),
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU (BBC 1), HOUSE OF GAMES (BBC 1), THE COMPLAINTS
DEPARTMENT (Comedy Central), QUESTION TIME (BBC 1), THE LAST LEG (C4), A LEAGUE
OF THEIR OWN (Sky), COMEDIANS GIVING LECTURES (Dave), POINTLESS CELEBRITIES
(BBC 1), CELEBRITY MASTERMIND (BBC 1), WOULD I LIE TO YOU? (BBC 1), THE
NEWS QUIZ (BBC RADIO 4), BREAKING THE NEWS (BBC RADIO SCOTLAND) and as a
regular correspondent on Dave’s LATE NIGHT MASH, as well as fronting his own
documentary HOW THE MIDDLE CLASSES RUINED BRITAIN for BBC 2.

He’s also been popping up on the radio with his own BBC
Radio 4 specials WITHDRAWAL DISAGREEMENT and RIGHT LEANING BUT WELL MEANING
(which won the 2019 BBC Radio & Music Award for Best Comedy Production).
His first book WHERE DID I GO RIGHT?: HOW THE LEFT LOST ME was published in May
2021. His second book THE BRITISH BLOKE DECODED was published in September
2023.

Geoff has also had several successful national stand-up
tours, with TAKING LIBERTIES touring in 2019 and 2020, and I BLAME  THE
PARENTS touring 2021/2022. Geoff has just finished touring his show
BASIC BLOKE in August 2024. Being a rare stand-up who leans to the
right, Geoff has also found himself in demand as a social commentator
on shows like POLITICS LIVE (BBC 1), PESTON (ITV) ALL OUT POLITICS (Sky News),
VICTORIA DERBYSHIRE (BBC 2), JEREMY VINE (Channel 5), FREE SPEECH NATION (GB
News).

Geoff often appears on Times Radio and is also the host
of the popular podcast WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK. His satirical comment has found
its way into national publications with articles appearing in The Times, The
Sunday Telegraph, The Independent and The New Statesman,
and Geoff remains in high demand as a writer for TV too, with an
impressive list of credits, including: Channel 4’s ALTERNATIVE ELECTION, 8 OUT
OF 10 CATS (C4), THE RANGANATION (BBC 2), JUDGE ROMESH (Dave), THE SARAH
MILLICAN TELEVISION PROGRAMME (BBC 2), A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (Sky 1), XMAS LIVE
AT THE APOLLO (BBC 2), 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN (C4), and BACKSTAGE WITH
KATHERINE RYAN (Amazon).

Age 16+

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Show: 25 April 2025, 8:00 pm
Doors: 7:15 pm
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