Mark Silcox
Mark Silcox is a comedian and actor who has been performing since 2008. He is most known for being a stand-up, making it to the finals of the BBC New Comedy Award in 2013[1] and being one of several Asian comedians to be featured on BBC's The Big Asian Stand-Up, as well as for his starring role as Joe Lycett's assistant on the Channel 4 consumer rights comedy show Joe Lycett's Got Your Back[2].
Early life
Silcox grew up in India, where he received a Master's degree in Chemistry and worked as a lecturer. He moved to Great Britain in 1990, and completed a PhD in Analytical Chemistry at Imperial College London.[3]
Career
A part-time teacher, Silcox is known for his experimental, deadpan style.[4]
Silcox originally began performing in 2008 after attending a stand-up comedy course from City Lit. After 50 gigs, he moved to Germany to focus on a career in science, returning to the UK to start gigging again in 2012.[5]
Since 2012, he has appeared on Channel 4's An Immigrant's Guide to Britain, The Big Asian Stand-Up on BBC, and Romesh Ranganathan's Comedians in Pubs Talking Comedy on BBC Three.[6]
In 2019, Silcox began appearing as Joe Lycett's sidekick on Channel 4's Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, with a clip of him challenging Burger King on their motto "Have it your way" going viral and prompting a response from Burger King themselves.[7]
As an actor, Silcox has appeared on Man Like Mobeen, Sick of It and The Luke McQueen Pilots.[8]
He has performed a show at the Edinburgh Fringe every year since 2014.[9]
Silcox was a BBC New Comedy Award finalist in 2013.[10]
Television credits
- An Immigrant's Guide to Britain, Channel 4, 2015.
- Rovers, Sky 1, 2016.
- Paul G Raymond's Valentine: Maathraboodham & Son, Sky Arts, 2017.
- Romesh: Comedians in Pubs Talking Comedy, BBC Three, 2017.
- The Luke McQueen Pilots, BBC Three, 2018.
- Sick of It, Sky 1, 2018.
- The Big Asian Stand-Up, BBC, 2018
- Man Like Mobeen, BBC Three, 2017-19.
- Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, Channel 4, 2019.
References
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - BBC New Comedy Award - The 2013 Finalists". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "Mark Silcox - Troika". Troika. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mark Silcox - The Wee Review". The Wee Review. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "Mark Silcox: I Can Cure". The List. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "The Mark Silcox Three Minute Interview". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "Mark Silcox - Troika". Troika. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "Watch as comedian orders 'reverse burger' in Romford's Burger King as part of sketch for new Joe Lycett show on Channel 4". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mark Silcox - Troika". Troika. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mark Silcox, comedian tour dates: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - BBC New Comedy Award - The 2013 Finalists". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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