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Geoff Norcott Occasionally Sells Out

Geoff Norcott is having one of those crises of conscience that sometimes strikes the jobbing stand-up. Performing at Butlins in Skegness one night, he ponders if he hasn’t sold out. Was this, he the thinks, really what he got into comedy for? The feeling is exacerbated by the fact he couldn’t get a prime Edinburgh venue for his heartfelt show about his mother’s death because he was considered too ‘mainstream’.
Well, corporate puppet no more! (At least on weeknights) Now the personable comic is going to say the the things that mean something to him, and hang the consequences. Such no-holds-barred honesty is the stuff that great stand-ups are forged from, right?
What he gets off his chest is, largely, what you might expect: religion, politics and doing the right thing. But what is less expected is the angle he takes... he believes in God, can see a case for war, and thinks he might be a Tory.
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In the context of today’s stand-up circuit that makes him a genuine iconoclast, truly rebelling against the usual left-liberal-rationalist consensus. In the current climate, admitting sympathy for David Cameron is more taboo-busting than a paedophile gag (though he’s got one of those as well, courtesy of one J Savile) – even if he presents it without the rock and roll sense of danger of comics reinforced received wisdom.
After all, why isn’t there any right-of-centre comedian – outside of the supposedly ironic ones like Al Murray or Ricky Gervais? Is such political stance inherently so nasty that Jim Davidson is all that side of the political spectrum deserves?
Norcott’s not short of nice-guy credentials, expressing his support for gay marriage, for example. Though actions speak louder than words and it’s his amiable delivery that endears. Even when he attacks, it’s always affectionate: he may want to slash the pensions part of the social services budget, but does so by ribbing the profligate lifestyle of the over-65s in the room. And they love him for it.
This Leicester comedy festival show is the first outing for these thoughts (even the show’s title has yet to be cemented) and the narrative still needs a stronger through-line and an ending that better encompasses all that’s gone before, rather than the awkwardly engineered links he uses. Some of the latter sections about his teaching days, or a fight he got in to on holiday, aren’t quite as focussed on the theme as they need to be, either.
But the slick Norcott has an unusual point of view, which he delivers with a lightness of touch - and, more importantly, makes it funny. Those skills honed at Butlin’s give him a confidence and control, while he’s never less than affable. So even if he’s forever condemned to be ‘mainstream’ – he’s more interesting than the negative connotations of that loaded word would suggest.
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Fri 21 Jun 2013
- Birmingham Jongleurs
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Sat 22 Jun 2013
- Birmingham Jongleurs
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Wed 26 Jun 2013
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Fri 28 Jun 2013
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Sat 29 Jun 2013
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Sat 29 Jun 2013
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Fri 12 Jul 2013
- Leeds Highlight
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Sun 14 Jul 2013
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Sat 27 Jul 2013
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Thu 1 Aug 2013
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Fri 11 Oct 2013
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Fri 11 Oct 2013
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Sat 12 Oct 2013
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Sat 12 Oct 2013
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Thu 17 Oct 2013
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Thu 31 Oct 2013
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Fri 8 Nov 2013
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Fri 8 Nov 2013
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Sat 9 Nov 2013
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Matt - 26/09/2010
Saw him at the showcase last night in Coventry....was the funniest by far...His skills at handling cretinous drunken audience members were utilised to great effect. I definitely want to see more.
Paul Sinha - 08/05/2008
Lovely Geoff is now a LOT better than this review suggests. He's top quality , both his material and his audience skills are superb. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Mum - 07/11/2007
Absolutely brilliant, funny, caring, even as a small boy he kept the room laughing, but I do have a bias - I'm his mum. Even so, he is brilliantly funny.
Ryan Chapman - 09/05/2007
Very very very (did I say very?) good. As a first time comedy night organiser I wanted a headliner I could trust. Having seen Geoff perform before I simply had to get him on board. He didn't let me down.
Richard Herrington - 28/10/2006
Geoff has performed at Bistro L!VE venues three times now and on each occassion has gone down a storm. The audiences at our venues are never the easiest to win over but he does so with ease.
Barry Dodds - 10/10/2006
Ive seen Geoff a couple of times recently and he was fantastic. There was one gig which I thought would be unplayable but he went on and ripped it up good style. Fantastic stuff, one of the good guys one the circuit.
Nik - 01/08/2006
Saw him last night in Cambridge and laughed all night, he's a naturally funny bloke with a lot of intelligent stuff to say. He had a total wanker in the front row who kept heckling him for no apparent reason but he dealt with him well and had a hilarious off the cuff put down for every moronic comment the idiot came out with.
Graham Fearon - 13/01/2006
Appeared at The Walnut Tree Maidstone last night, confident, loud and fresh. Appeared to get bogged down with the weird hecklers but he dealt with them beautifully, loved the sponteneity
Kev F - 22/12/2005
Turned a deathly Christmas party crowd into a dream audience last night, masterful. Not only a really wide range of material but top notch spontaneity dealing with anything that comes from the room.
Joe - 15/12/2005
Hack with a capital H. Got the job done but no creativity at work. Nothing to see here just the same old boring range of subjects drugs, PlaySations, Lord Of The Rings blah blah blah.
Leigh - 05/12/2005
Has excellent control over a room and his set. A great comedian
Jo - 20/04/2005
Absolutely stormed it at Maidstone Up The Creek. Most exciting new act we have seen for a while. Just love it.
Bashiz Patel - 12/11/2004
Geoff will always lift a dead room, very impressed.
Sparky - 11/11/2004
A very good set with excellent voices and lots of energy. He took control from the first minute and the twenty minutes flew by. I hope he goes on to bigger and better things.
Jenni Edmonds - 04/05/2004
Simply the best, I have been following Geoff since he started and there is nothing else to say. One of my all-time favourites.
omedy Fan Dan - 28/02/2004
I've seen a few comics try the Gollum from Lord of the Rings impression, but the one he did at the end of his act was spot-on. C
Wendell - 20/02/2004
Had the pleasure of seeing this exciting young performer twice last week. Generous, energetic and sharp-brained. His material, while occasionally detouring into surprising, original territory, is largely rather conventional. This is not necessarily a criticism. Many lesser comics would love to do this familiar terrain with such verve. However, watching Norcott I always get the sense that there's a much more unusual and interesting comic bubbling underneath the assured conventional surface. I'd like to see him let fly with some much more personal, riskier material. In the meantime he remains a terrifically entertaining performer.
Jedi Master - 13/06/2003
He absolutely took the roof off. More new ones like this please: street fresh and funny.
Bob - 23/05/2003
Geoff's material is good, obviously he will get better as he becomes more experienced although his rap material alone makes him worth seeing
Neil Stewart - 25/04/2003
Geoff is an inspired and dynamic comedian, who has something of the confidence, energy and charm of the best American stand-upswho are, I suspect, Geoff's chief inspiration.
Matt - 19/04/2003
Future star
Emma - 20/12/2002
Lively, funny, intelligent, refreshing and good looking.
Anvil - 09/12/2002
Very confident and some genuinely original material. Has that usually deadly combination in a male stand up of being fit and funny.