“Master of anecdotal storytelling” The Stage “Geoff did a really great job” Shane Warne
“Geoff Norcott is a comedian with a big future ahead of him” Daily Mirror
Everything Geoff Norcott does is under-pinned by enthusiasm, optimism and a sharp comic mind. On the comedy circuit, Geoff’s abundance of energy combined with a storming mix of observations, impressions and satire has made him a hugely popular act both in the UK and abroad. On television, Geoff’s profile continues to rise with urge using his sharp one-liners and becoming a popular feature of all manner of debates including many topical and sports related shows. Having briefly worked as main anchor on the WKD Shed Sports Show, Geoff quickly progressed to mixing it with the stars on 2010 Egaming Award nominated Best Programme ‘The 888 Show’, Channel One (formerly Virgin One) interviewing the legendary Shane Warne amongst the famous names. Geoff also takes the afore mentioned qualities into his growing number of radio appearances, including frequent guest spots on Talksport’s ‘Hawksby & Jacobs Show’, where he endeavours to see the funny side of cricket.
Geoff’s expertise isn’t isolated to sports however, having recently filmed a comedy drama pilot for the BBC and playing a key part of the ‘SPOOF’ impressions show line-up on BBC1. As a former teacher, Geoff is a refreshing and humorous commentator on any issues related to education too. Also emerging as a vibrant writer, having written for ‘Parsons & Naylor’ and ‘The Now Show’ on BBC radio & MTV.
TELEVISION CREDITS
The 888 Show, 2010 Channel One
GMTV ITV
My Celebrity Divorce, Comedy Drama Pilot BBC Pilot
Stand-up Hero ITV 4
Friday Night Football, 2010 Chelsea TV
The Most Annoying TV We Love To Hate BBC 3
The WKD Shed Sports, (sole presenter) 2008 Nuts TV
Shed Sports,(co-presenter) 2007 Nuts TV
“E! Way Back When” 2007 Spoof! 2007 BBC 1
My Appalling School Report, 2006 Teacher’s TV, 2006 BBC 2
Five O’clock Show with Richard Hammond , 2006 ITV 1
Now That’s Embarrassing….80’s, 2005 Channel 5
Before They Were Mingers, 2005 Sky
After They Were Mingers, 2005 Sky
Weapons of Mass Distraction, ITV 1
Dan and Dusty, (2 series) ITV 1
Jamz, Channel Nation 217
TELEVISION WARM-UPS
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy BBC 1
Win My Wage Channel 4
RADIO
Yes it’s the Ashes ““ Radio 5
The Richard Bacon show ““ Radio 5
The Jon Richardson show ““ Radio 6
The Hawkesby and Jacobs Show ““ Cricket & Music Panelist
Big Toe, BBC Radio 7, 2007
BBC Radio 5 live – various specials
BBC London (guest appearances)
BBC Cambridge, comedy correspondent
CORPORATE CLIENTS
Google
Silent Night
Multi Modal Haulage
Waitrose
Slovenian Tourist Board
Duke of Edinburgh Award Ceremony, St James Palace
Yell.com
Talksport
Rank Group
Holiday Inn
Abbot Vascular
ITV Media Sales ““ Granada TV
Speech writing for Department of Agriculture
VOICE WORK
Children’s story books for BBC Radio 7
‘Nuts TV The Best Bits’
JOURNALISM
Regular iphone feature for FHM
FourFourTwo
PFA Football League Yearbook
Wimbledon FC Match Programme
Edinburgh Evening News
Regular satirical column for financial magazine ‘The Insider’
Regular poker column for ‘The Exchange’
Commissioned blog for ‘Football Hurts’
THEATRE
The Shocking Truth About Men & Women (solo show),
Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe 2009
Professional Teenager (solo show), Edinburgh Fringe 2006
REGULARLY APPEARING AT:
Comedy clubs;
The Comedy Club Ltd venues (nationwide & International), Jongleurs (nationwide and international), Highlights (nationwide), Komedia, Glee Clubs, Comedy Store (nationwide), Rawhide, The Hyena, The Comedy Café, Fymfyg Bar, Banana Cabaret, Frog & Bucket, Baby Blue, Bearcat, Jesters Bristol and many more.
International Live work;
Across the world for Combined Service Entertainment (CSE)
Island Star Cruises
Crete | Bahrain | Singapore | Paris | Galway | Jersey | Dubai | Ali Ain
Festivals include
Reading Festival | Leeds Festival
Rewind Festival | Guilfest
Bug Jam | Big Bang
Cannizaro Park Festival | Cambridge Festival
PRESS QUOTES:
“Geoff Norcott is a comedian with a big future ahead of him” Daily Mirror
“Master of anecdotal storytelling” Edinburgh Festival Magazine
“Funny, charming and optimistic, but with enough good quality dark material to make you believe he means what he’s saying.” The List
“Geoff Norcott finds fresh ways into his material” The Independent
“Guaranteed to bring the house down at any comedy gig” Manchester Evening News
“An outstanding act who delivers an eclectic mix of smut, impressions and politics, all delivered with a confident smile and boundless energy”¦” Funny.co.uk
“High energy and satirical” Time Out
“An amiable and quick witted host” Chortle
‘Genuinely entertaining”¦.worth seeing just for the impressions’ Edinburgh Writers Guild
“Geoff did a really great job” Shane Warne
“He made me laugh” Chris Moyles
CORPORATE QUOTES:
‘Thank you to the Comedy Club’s Geoff Norcott…who had Google UK laughing hard at the Red Nose Day “TGIF” event.’ Google UK
‘Geoff was awesome. Everyone went home with smiles on their faces and he gave the event the high point we were looking for.’ Clive Lonie ITV Media Sales
“we were very satisfied with Geoff he did a great job” Eva Å travs Podlogar Turizem Bled / Bled Tourist Board
“Geoff was excellent and was well received. Thank you for recommending him” Paul Mills Clarion Gaming.com
