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"I rarely fly, for environmental reasons"

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Hat tip to Bupendra Bhakta in the comments for this gem.

My Life in Travel: Marcus Brigstocke, comedian

Best holiday?
I went to the Maldives the year before last… I’ve also had some of my happiest holidays in Mallorca with family and friends. It’s a very beautiful island. We stay in great place called Camp de Mar near Andratx. So it’s a toss-up between the opulent, unforgettable paradise of the Maldives and calamari by the beach, waterskiing and nightclubbing in Mallorca

What have you learnt from your travels?
I have learnt that I am incapable of packing the right amount of clothing, probably because I start 10 minutes before I’m supposed to leave; and that I truly hate airports. I rarely fly, for environmental reasons more than anything else.

Where has seduced you?
I went to China for a brief working visit and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me

Worst travel experience?
My son, sister, niece and I were sea kayaking in Mexico and got caught in a rip tide

Worst hotel?
A resort hotel in Varadero, Cuba.

Dream trip?
I have never been to India.

Favourite city?
New York. It has great restaurants and is a part of the US that you can enjoy as a liberal Brit.

Marcus Brigstocke will be performing at Altitude at Volvo Snowbombing from 4-9 April in Mayrhofen, Austria

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Small Victory

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Green Party activist Marcus Brigstocke seems a bit put out that the BBC has told him his privileged licence fee funded platform for leftist rants isn’t quite the same during an election campaign:


Something we said, I hope.

Of course Brigstocke could have chosen to take the principled path and not appear on the show, but I guess he’s got his media profile to worry about. After all, it’s not as if he gets much exposure on the BBC.

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More Marcus

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Wat Tyler has responded to Marcus Brigstocke’s dire Now Show rant about the Taxpayers’ Alliance.

This was Brigstocke’s humble tweet following the recording:

“No knock out punch I fear” Yeah, because that was likely to happen. “Following a series of unfunny remarks made about us by Green Party and CND supporting posh kid Marcus Brigstocke on The Now Show, we have decided to disband the Taxpayers’ Alliance.”

I see that even Simon Mayo is taking the piss out of Brigstocke’s latest voice-over work:

Yes it is Simon. One more reason not to shop there.

Update. Monday, December 7. Currently on ebay:

From the blurb:

Ok, why “1/2 used”
Well, i went to see this comedian last night using these very tickets expecting a good chuckle, a hearty laugh or even dare I mention, a PMSL….???

HE WAS SH*T…!!!!

Now THAT is funny. (It’s for charity if you want to bid.)

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Some good news to start the day

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A tweet from Marcus Brigstocke this morning:

Maybe he’ll have to move into that massive “solar-powered” motorhome he’s got parked outside.

Update. Is it a leak, or was his roof hacked by Russians? Either way, I hope it didn’t cause him to miss an appearance by his favourite politician on the Andrew Marr Show today.

Update 2. Rod Liddle has some thoughts on Brigstocke in his Sunday Times column today. Hat tip to George R, who has posted the relevant segment in the comments.

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