Mark Simmons, the latest winner of ‘U&Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe’ Award, is wrapping up a two year debut stand up tour which has included over 200 gigs, with a date at Soho Theatre on Monday 16th December. His debut tour, which has spanned the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, been extended five times, and sold over 20,000 tickets, is finally coming to end as he prepares to release a debut comedy special.
Mark won the award with the joke 'I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it’. The joke, taken from his latest sell-out Edinburgh fringe show, topped the list of funniest of the Fringe with 40% of Brits surveyed voting it the most hilarious rib-tickler. This follows on from last year when, alongside Danny Ward, Mark won the Victoria Wood Panel Prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his show in tribute of the late Gareth Richards.
Mark has previously appeared in ITV’s Out There, Mock The Week, BBC Radio 4Extra Stands Up, a Channel 4 pilot starring alongside Bridget Christie, as well as BBC3’s One For The Road. Mark also presents his popular podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic to discuss jokes that they’ve written but just haven’t worked, and see if there is a way to salvage them or should they simply be thrown on the rubbish heap. This has featured the likes of Rob Beckett, Milton Jones, and Seann Walsh.
Soho Theatre Date
Monday 16th December 9.15pm London - Soho Theatre
UK Tour Dates
13th September Guildford - Electric Theatre
14th September Hemel Hempstead – Old Town Hall 18th September Kettering – Arts Centre
20th September Fareham - Ashcroft Arts
21st September Deal – Astor Theatre
25th September Lowther Pavilion
26th September Eastleigh – The Point
27th September Gloucester – Guildhall
28th September Droitwich – The Norbury Theatre
4th October Merthyr Tydfil – Clwb Crown
5th October Aberystwyth – The Royal Pier
6th October Chester – Storyhouse
9th October Buxton – Pavilion Arts Centre
10th October Lancaster – The Dukes
11th October Selby – Town Hall
12th October Hull – Truck Theatre
17th October Haverhill – Arts Centre
19th October Wantage – Beacon
20th October Brighton – The Forge
23rd October Esher – Esher Theatre
31st October Hastings – White Rock Theatre
1st November Faversham – The Alex
2nd November Diss – The Corn Hall
13th November London – Leicester Square Theatre 1
5th November Billericay – The Players Lounge
19th November Birmingham – Glee Club
20th November Aylesbury – Norman Bragg Studio
22nd November Luton – The Hat Factory
23rd November Poole – Lighthouse
27th November Loughborough – MMC Venue
30th November Corsham – Pound Arts
