Table of Biography
Early Life and Childhood
Marcus Brigstocke was born Marcus Alexander Brigstocke on May 8, 1973, in Guildford, Surrey, England. His age is currently 50 years old. He was born to his father Nick Brigstocke and his mother Carol Brigstocke. Likewise, his father is a stockbroker from a Welsh landed gentry family. His mother is the daughter of senior Royal Air Force officer Air Marshal Sir Walter Pretty. He holds British nationality and was born under the zodiac sign Taurus.
Marcus Brigstocke was raised in Surrey and received his education at Hammersmith & Fulham College in west London, St Edmunds School in the Surrey village of Hindhead, Westbourne House School in Chichester, West Sussex, and King’s School, Bruton. Later, he went to the University of Bristol to study drama, but he didn’t finish. Brigstocke battled alcohol and drug addiction during his adolescence.
At the age of 19, Brigstocke worked on a North Sea oil rig before moving on to become a podium dancer (featuring on Electric Circus); he utilized the money from his job to travel and used his travels as the basis for a stand-up routine.
Live Comedy Career
Many of Marcus Brigstocke’s major issues were initially addressed while he was a student at the University of Bristol. When he was a student at Bristol, he frequently performed with the comedic group Club Seals (with Dan Tetsell and Danny Robins), which eventually made the transition to television in the 2000–2001 television series We Are History.
In November 2007, Planet Corduroy, Brigstocke’s debut stand-up comedy DVD, was made available. A comedy and music festival was started in the French Alps ski town of Meribel in April 2008 by comedians Brigstocke and Andrew Maxwell, who is also an enthusiastic snowboarder.
Caption: Marcus Brigstocke was captured on one of his comedy show
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Furthermore, The American live improvisation show Looped made its British debut in 2009 with Brigstocke as its headliner. In 2009, God Collar, his second comedy act, went on the road. He disclosed in June 2010 that he had secured a book publishing contract with Transworld to publish the God Collar Tour, which was published in 2011 to mixed reviews.
Radio Work
With Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, Brigstocke has a successful radio career that includes The Now Show (1998–present) and Giles Wembley–Hogg Goes Off (2002–2011). The Code of the Woosters (1938) was adapted for BBC Radio 4 on April 9, 2006, with Brigstocke as Bertie Wooster and Andrew Sachs playing Jeeves. The BBC marketed Brigstocke’s The Late Edition as “Newsnight with jokes” and she served as its host from 2005 to 2008.
Since 2008, Brigstocke has hosted a chat show called I’ve Never Seen Star Wars on BBC Radio 4. In 2009, Brigstocke brought the program to television for one season as I’ve Never Seen Star Wars for BBC Four. He presided over The Brig Society on BBC Radio 4 from 2013 to 2015.
His first serious drama, The Red, which was based on his personal experience with recovery, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017. In the 2018 BBC Audio Drama Awards, it took home the Best Single Drama trophy. Likewise, Brigstocke played the father of a family seeking to live morally in his new 4-part sitcom, The Wilsons Save The World, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017. In 2019, a second 4-part series was released.
Film and Television
In the 2003 Neil Gaiman short A Short Short About John Bolton, Brigstocke portrays an arts journalist named Marcus. In the Richard Curtis films Love Actually and Red Nose Day Actually (2003), he portrays a radio DJ. Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo have both been featured in Brigstocke’s television work. In 2006, he appeared on BBC Two’s Excuse My French with Ron Atkinson and Esther Rantzen. They stayed in a French town in Provence, where they were completely steeped in the language. The final task for Brigstocke was to do a live French stand-up comedy act for a French audience.
Moreover, he has also contributed to two CBBC children’s television programs: Stupid! (2004–2007) and Sorry I’ve Got No Head (2008–2011). In 2014, Brigstocke made an appearance in The Jump’s inaugural season. Likewise, he made it to the final but had to leave because he had torn his cruciate ligaments, which stopped him from working for a year.
Theatre
In the 2010 British tour of Spamalot, Brigstocke made his musical theater debut as King Arthur for a brief run. In 2011, he played Albert Perks in The Railway Children at the Waterloo Station Theatre. On August 11, 2017, he performed in two semi-staged concerts in Oklahoma! at the Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra as Ali Hakim.
At the Menier Chocolate Factory in late 2017, Brigstocke performed the title role in a reprise of Barnum. He developed specialized circus abilities for this, such as tightrope walking and magic. He wrote a piece for The Guardian about his inspiration and development.
Personal Life
Marcus Brigstocke is a straight-gender person. As for his marital status, he is a married man. He tied the knot with Sophie Prideaux in 2011. The couple is the parents of three kids but their details are not available. However, they couldn’t continue their marriage for long and separated in 2013. Likewise, the main reason for their divorce was his affair with Hayley Tamaddon with whom he co-starred in the musical Spamalot in 2010.
Furthermore, he has been dating Rachel Parris, a fellow comedian, since April 2018. Likewise, they tied the knot on September 16, 2019, after becoming engaged on December 25, 2018. They welcomed a son in August 2021.
Caption: Marcus Brigstocke with his wife on their wedding
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Marcus Brigstocke – Net Worth 2024
Marcus Brigstocke is one of the richest American comedians. He has earned a hefty amount of money throughout his career as a comedian and an actor. He has a net worth of $51 million as of 2023. However, he hasn’t disclosed his salary and other asset values.
Social Media
Reflecting on his social media presence, Marcus Brigstocke is only active on Instagram. His official Instagram account ‘@marcusbrigstocke’ has more than 10.6K followers and has shared 336 posts. Moreover, he joined Twitter in October 2009 and has more than 213.7K followers on his account ‘@marcusbrig’.
Marcus Brigstocke – Body Measurements
Moving into his physical appearance, he has a well-maintained body personality. He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches. However, there are no details about his weight, body size, dress size, waist size, and so on. But looking at his pictures we can assume that he has a pair of black eyes with black colored hair. Likewise, he uses spectacles.