Mark Silcox
Dr Mark Silcox is a comedian and actor who has been performing since 2008. He is most known for being a stand-up, making it to the finals of the BBC New Comedy Award in 2013[1] and being one of several Asian comedians to be featured on BBC's The Big Asian Stand-Up, as well as for his starring role as Joe Lycett's assistant on the Channel 4 consumer rights comedy show Joe Lycett's Got Your Back[2].
Early life
Silcox grew up in India, where he received a Master's degree in Chemistry and worked as a lecturer. He moved to Great Britain in 1990, and completed a PhD in Analytical Chemistry at Imperial College London.[3]
Career
A part-time teacher, Silcox is known for his experimental, deadpan style of anti-humour.[4]
Silcox originally began performing in 2008 after attending a stand-up comedy course from City Lit. After 50 gigs, he moved to Germany to focus on a career in science, returning to the UK to start gigging again in 2012.[5]
Since 2012, he has appeared on Channel 4's An Immigrant's Guide to Britain, The Big Asian Stand-Up on BBC, and Romesh Ranganathan's Comedians in Pubs Talking Comedy on BBC Three.[6]
In 2019, Silcox began appearing as Joe Lycett’s sidekick on Channel 4's Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, with a clip of him challenging Burger King on their motto "Have it your way" going viral and prompting a response from Burger King themselves.[7]
As an actor, Silcox has appeared on Man Like Mobeen, Sick of It and The Luke McQueen Pilots.[8]
He has performed a show at the Edinburgh Fringe every year since 2014.[9]
Silcox was a BBC New Comedy Award finalist in 2013.[10]
In 2019, Silcox was featured as Sir Edwin Herbert, Baron Tangley in Jay Foreman's Unfinished London series.
Television credits
Year | Programme | TV channel |
---|---|---|
2015 | An Immigrant's Guide to Britain | Channel 4 |
2016 | Rovers | Sky One |
2017 | Paul G Raymond's Valentine: Maathraboodham & Son | Sky Arts |
2017 | Romesh: Comedians in Pubs Talking Comedy | BBC Three |
2017–2020 | Man Like Mobeen | BBC Three |
2018 | The Luke McQueen Pilots | BBC Three |
2018 | Sick of It | Sky One |
2018 | The Big Asian Stand-Up | BBC |
2019–present | Joe Lycett's Got Your Back | Channel 4 |
References
- "BBC Radio 4 - BBC New Comedy Award - The 2013 Finalists". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "Mark Silcox - Troika". Troika. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "Mark Silcox - The Wee Review". The Wee Review. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "Mark Silcox: I Can Cure". The List. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "The Mark Silcox Three Minute Interview". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "Mark Silcox - Troika". Troika. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "Watch as comedian orders 'reverse burger' in Romford's Burger King as part of sketch for new Joe Lycett show on Channel 4". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Mark Silcox - Troika". Troika. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- "Mark Silcox, comedian tour dates: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "BBC Radio 4 - BBC New Comedy Award - The 2013 Finalists". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 25 March 2019.