Mark Simmons (comedian)

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Mark Simmons (born 1984 or 1985) is an English comedian, known for his one-liners, who won the UK's Comics Comic Award in 2022.

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Career

Before working as a comedian, Simmons worked in a gym. [1] He started his comedy career in 2008 [1] supporting Sean Walsh. [2] Simmons is known for his one-liners. [3]

Simmons has appeared on UK panel show Mock the Week and produces the Jokes with Mark Simmons podcast. [1] One of his jokes was voted the second funniest at the Edinburgh Fridge in 2022. [4] At the festival he was compared to Tim Vine and Gary Delaney and was praised for his audience engagement. [5] Time Out compared his performance to Milton Jones and Noel Fielding. [6]

As of 2022, he has 165,000 followers on TikTok. [2] He won the Comics Comic Award in 2022. [7]

Simmons was friends with Gareth Richards who died in April 2023. [8] At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 alongside comedian friend Danny Ward, Simmons staged "A Show for Gareth Richards" [9] with Frank Skinner, Stewart Lee and Jack Whitehall. The show won the first Victoria Wood award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 [10] and raised almost £20,000 for Gareths family.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Simmons is from Canterbury [11] and was born in 1984or1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peel, Adrian (2022-11-03). "Stand-up comedian Mark Simmons: 'I failed until I stopped failing as much'". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  2. 1 2 "Mark Simmons: Escapism, Pressure, and Life Advice". University of Cambridge. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (2023-01-01). "Mark Simmons named Comics' Comic 2022". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  4. ↑ "Pasta one-liner wins best joke award at Edinburgh festival fringe". the Guardian. 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Mark Simmons – One-Linerer : Reviews 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  6. ↑ "Mark Simmons – Mr review – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 – Time Out Comedy". Time Out London. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  7. ↑ "Comics Comic Award 2022 – Winners". Beyond The Joke. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  8. ↑ "Comedian Gareth Richards dies after car crash". BBC News. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ↑ "Crash tragedy comedian honoured with Fringe award". BBC News. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  10. ↑ "2023 Winners". Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  11. ↑ "Kent comic's joke makes Fringe top 10". Kent Online. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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