Marcus Brigstocke Quotes

Marcus Brigstocke — English Comedian born on May 08, 1973,

Marcus Alexander Brigstocke is an English comedian, actor and satirist who has worked extensively in stand-up comedy, television, radio and in 2010-2011 musical theatre. He is particularly associated with the 6.30pm comedy slot on BBC Radio 4, having frequently appeared on several of its shows, including The Now Show... (wikipedia)

Political correctness is as exploitable as any other progressive ideal, but its aim is to stifle the incessant noise of those who flap their careless lips without a thought about those they might offend and why that might be important.

Offence is important; that's how you know you care about things. Imagine a life where you're not offended. So dull.

I've spent a lot of very happy times in Edinburgh as a result of playing virtually every festival since 1996. It's also a beautiful city in its own right, is walkable, within sight of the sea and mountains - and was too far north for the Luftwaffe to have done any damage, hence the spectacularly beautiful architecture.

I went to China for a brief working visit, and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me.

I'm more pompous and self-assured and determined that if - you know - if the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.