New national tour for star of Have I Got NewsFor You, A League Of Their Own, The Last Leg, Would I Lieto You?, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of Ten Cats,Backstage With Katherine Ryan and many more!
On this his sixth UK tour, Geoff Norcott will be trying to make sense ofthe current cultural and political scene with his playfully provocative brandof humour. Whether it's the dire blandness of the two main parties or theshamelessly shoe-horned right-on messages in adverts and films, Geoff willcontinue to tread in areas much of comedy leaves well alone. But this timearound he also has a mission. As well as casting his everyman eye over what'shappening in wider society, Geoff is trying to unpick what's happening with youraverage bloke. Remember them?
It'sbeen a rough couple of years for blokes. Toxic masculinity has grabbed all theheadlines and ruined it for communal garden geezers, who have been put underthe microscope like never before. At first glance, there's not much to examine- there's no Bloke 2.0.
Takingup his own bloke's-eye-view, Geoff can see that despite the social mediavortex, your man in the street, average Joe, man on the Clapham Omnibus andyour John Smiths just keep plodding on, fuelled by a diet of football, sheds,super-hero films, sporting autobiographies, wearing socks at all times andstrategically burying feelings when necessary.
However,under the paraphernalia of manhood and the sometimes basic, even primal,behaviour of dads and lads, Geoff can see that there is something mysteriousand definitely non-toxic going on.
Akindly and funny stock-take of both himself his fellow man, Basic Bloke unlockssome of the more complicated behaviour of your husbands, dads andbrothers.
"He has become one of our most refreshingly funny comedians of anystripe." - Dominic Maxwell, The Times
"He's a class act with a mature, sharp take on modern politics." - Sunday Times
