Marc Burrows

Friendly, sharp, pop-culture filled stand up, little bit nerdy, little bit blue. I have a full length video of my previous show, 'An Indie Boy's Guide To Sex and Girls' that I can send if you want, or there's shorter videos available at www.marcburrows.co.uk/video. There's some comedy CV info below. Let me know if you need anything else! Many thanks Marc B Notable clubs I've performed at: - SPANK! (Edinburgh 2009, 2010 and 2011, Leicester Comedy Festival and London club night) - Outside the Box (Kingston) - Jongleurs (Nottingham) - Just the Tonic (Nottingham) - Loughborough University (regular gig) - Cheeky Monkeys (Birmingham) - ED Comedy (saturday night, The Hob, Forest Hill) - Krater Comedy Club (Brighton Komedia) - Comedy4Kids (Soho Theatre/Brighton Komedia) - Music festivals: Bestival (UK), Camp Bestival (UK), Blissfields (UK), 2000 Trees (UK), Green Man(UK), World Steam Expo (USA) and Benicassim (Spain) Promotor Quotes: "Good stage presence, great gags" - Martin Mullany (promoter, Cheeky Monkeys, Mosely) "Took a really interactive crowd and made them his bitch. Great lines, audience banter was really funny, didn't look at all scared of some genuine nutters. Had the gig of the night on a very strong bill" -Paul Savage (promotor, TheSpeakEasy, Wolverhampton) "Some fantastic observational one-liners. He has a very good stage presence, a definite comedy persona and very professional delivery."- Keyna Doran (promotor, CreativeCows Comedy Club, Chipping Campden) Press Quotes: "The potential to go far" - Broadwaybaby (2009) "A heartwarming look at life's little intricacies" -ThreeWeeks (2010) "a 2011 Festival highlight... a confident and seasoned performer" -Remotegoat.co.uk (2011) "Confident and well prepared, Burrows is a genial host…A Peter Kay for the 1990s Generation" - ThreeWeeks (2011) "This young, fresh-faced comedian has really come into his own" -Broadwaybaby (2012) Edinburgh Fringe: Edinburgh 2012: I performed two daily shows, a solo stand up show An Indieboys Guide To Sex and Girls, and a double act musical comedy show with Andrew O'Neill,Andrew O'Neill and Marc Burrows do Music and Comedy and Hideous Murders, receiving '''' from Threeweeks and Broadwaybaby. Edinburgh 2011: Debut solo show The 90s In Half an Hour, (Laughing Horse Free Fringe at the Three Sisters) completely filling a 65-seater room every day for three weeks, ''''' (RemoatGoat.co.uk) '''' (TheNewKid.co.uk), awarded 'Best Free Show' by the Darkchat reviews website. Edinburgh 2010: Produced and performed in The Big Comedy Breakfast, (Five Pound Fringe at the GRV) with Barry Ferns and Sarah Pearce Edinburgh 2009: Produced and MC'd The Big Comedy Breakfast (Sweet Venues, Apex Hotel) with Diane Spencer, Robert Auton and Sarah Pearce. Complete sell out ('''''- BroadwayBaby.co.uk) Extra info: I was Semi-finalist in the Leicester Square theatre New Comedian of the Year Competition in 2010 and the Laughing Horse New Comedian of the Year 2012. I'm also part of the critically acclaimed Victorian comedy punk band The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing, alongside cult comedian Andrew O'Neill, the band has a big following (7,500 Facebook fans now) and I can perform a more cabaret/Steampunk set if required. I present a weekly radio show, and write about music and comedy for The Guardian, NME, Drowned In Sound, Rocksound Magazine and the BBC amongst others.