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Mark was brilliant. Everyone loved him and he was interactive with the audience which worked really well. He was lovely as well which is always a bonus!!
Megan Bettoni Kids Planet Awards 24
Mark Simmons is an internet sensation on TicTok and other social channels. He is an award winning comedian with hundreds of thousands of followers on Social Media. Mark is known for his quick fire one liners and was actually nominated for the best joke at the Edinburgh Fringe. “Combine Harvesters and you’ll have a really big restaurant“. Mark understands, it might take a second, if you live in Wales, Scotland or anywhere North of Manchester.
Mark Simmons has written for The Weakest Link, Fantasy Football Live and BT Sport’s DIY Pundit. This is as well as writing and starring in two series of Mock The Week. In 2024 Mark again won Dave’s Best Joke of the Fringe award. He was titled the ‘Master of the crisp, clean, one line zinger’ by the Evening Standard. Mark’s last tour Quip Off The Mark played 215 dates across the UK , Ireland, Australia and also New Zealand. Click the link for details.
You don’t have to go too far back to find out where it all started for Mark Simmons. It took a friend to suggest he do an open mic spot after which, there was no turning back. In 2008 Mark had progressed to such an extent he joined fellow comedian Seann Walsh as the support act on Seann’s tour.
Afterwards Mark supported comedians Rob Brydon and Rob Beckett and he’s even been in Melbourne at the Comedy Festival with a number of other comedians from the Edinburgh Fringe, promoting the Festival in Australia.
TV :
Dara Ó Briain’s Mock The Week was the perfect comedy platform for Mark Simmons. He first appeared on the show in 2019 on series 18. The following year Mark was back for series 19.
With his social media engagement going through the roof, in 2022 Mark won the Comic’s Comic Award. He also has a Podcast called Jokes with Mark Simmons which you can listen to on Apple Podcasts.
Mark normally has fellow comedians and friends as guests to share jokes that just didn’t work. He also talks about what could have been done (if anything) to make them better, or were they just rubbish jokes? The Podcast currently has over 250 episodes with 5 star reviews.
Mark Simmons is now available to book for comedy cabaret and also awards hosting. Call SpeakOut on 020 8914 8966 or alternatively, click on the Enquire Now button below.
Mark’s Social Media:
TicTok 175k followers
Instagram 102k followers
