Marcel Lucont

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Awards & Nominations

2011 Ten Comics to Look Out For in 2011 London is Funny
2010 Best Headliner – Spank 2010 Edinburgh Fringe
2009 Best Comedy Individual Award Buxton Fringe
2008 London Paper New Talent Competition Finalist Soho Theatre
2008 Three Weeks Editors’ Choice Award Edinburgh 2008
2008 Chortle Award Best Small London Club

Live Shows

2012 Edinburgh Festival Cabaret Fantastique Assembly
2012 Edinburgh Festival Gallic Symbol Underbelly
2012 Comedy Convoy Tour Various
2012 New Zealand Comedy Festival Gallic Symbol San Francisco Bathhouse
2012 New Zealand Comedy Festival Gallic Symbol Q Theatre
2012 Perth Fringe Cabaret Fantastique Spiegeltent
2012 Perth Fringe Encore Metcalfe Playhouse
2011 Edinburgh Festival Etc. A Chat Show Underbelly
2011 New Zealand Comedy Festival Encore Upstairs at the Basement
2011 Melbourne Int. Comedy Festival Encore Arthur’s Bar at Rosati

2011 Adelaide Fringe A Chat Show Tuxedo Cat
2010 AotearoHa Comedy Carnival – NZ Various Various Venues
2010 Edinburgh Festival Encore Underbelly
2010 New Zealand Comedy Festival Sexual Metro Comedy Underground
2010 Melbourne Int. Comedy Festival Sexual Metro Tuxedo Cat
2010 Adelaide Fringe Encore Tuxedo Cat
2009 Edinburgh Festival The Hotel Assembly
2009 Edinburgh Festival Seuxal Metro Underbelly
2009 Adelaide Fringe Sexual Metro Tuxedo Cat
2008 Edinburgh Festival Fine Sketchup (MC) Counting House
2008 London Etc. Hen & Chickens
2008 London Etc. Etcetera Theatre

TV and Radio

2012 New Zealand Comedy Gala TV3
2011 Russell Howard’s Good News BBC 3
2011 New Zealand Comedy Gala TV3
2010 AotearoHa Comedy Carnival – NZ TV3
2008 The Comedy Club Nuts TV
2008 Indie Cops Resonance FM

What the press have to say…

“Get this man on telly rapidement!” London is Funny

Edinburgh 2010:

“Master of the deadpan… His act is one of astounding panache… Top notch adult humour- c’est tres bon, c’est mervellieux, c’est magnifique . Encore! (5 STARS)” ***** David Marren, AllTheFestivals.com
“Finely-crafted… the French poet, bon viveur and lover extraordinaire certainly does not lack confidence” (4 STARS)” **** Damon Smith, Metro
“A beautifully observed and executed piece of character comedy… Not once does the artifice jar or slip and this is an hour of very funny comedy that speeds by” (4 STARS)” **** Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk
“Very funny… quick-witted and exceedingly sharp ” Laura Adshead, British Comedy Guide
“A masterclass in low-energy stand-up… While many acts bombard the audience with a high-energy assault, like puppies desperate to be loved, Lucont gave off an air of nonchalance, retaining his disdainful arrogance throughout. He even managed to get laughs from a well-timed raised eyebrow ” Karen Wilson, The Journal

Edinburgh 2009:

“Boasting a typically Gallic flair for elegant, flowery insults and an instinctive feel for the seamier side of life, Lucont is a fresh, accessible and hilarious take on the British tradition of anti-French gags.”  The Guardian

**** The List 2009

“Few comedians carry off the supremely arrogant but, with his laconic, lacerated barbs, the French flaneur translates even the average British weather gag into a sophisticated, sardonic assertion of his immodest and defensible superiority.“  **** Allthefestivals.com 2009

“A unique act on the circuit, and quite simply one of the funniest” London is Funny

“Highly entertaining… A joy to behold…this character is one whose quality will not have many rivals”

“Vraiment tres amusent… Tres bon Marcel. Encore!” The Scotsman 2009

“What every punter hopes for but rarely finds at the Fringe… something genuinely new, vibrant and fresh.” Three Weeks

“Nothing could prepare us for the superb Marcel Lucont. He is devastating in his smooth, laconic French dismissal of Australian lack of sexual sophistication.” Rip It Up magazine, Adelaide

Three Weeks *****

“Wonderful French wit whose skills as a raconteur and bon vivant are almost as proficient as those he wields in the bedroom. Superb stuff. Magnifique.”
Time Out

“A highlight of the night..”
Fringe Report

“Withering Gallic wit.”
Thisislondon.co.uk

“Superb miserablist French comedy.”
Finger In The Pie Cabaret

International Press:

“Hilarious… See him while you can still afford to” – dB magazine (Adelaide) www.dbmagazine.com.au

“Just the kind of thing you hope to find at the Fringe – highly recommended” – The Fix (Adelaide) theadelaidefix.com.au

“**** “ARROGANT, debonair misanthrope Lucont is actually a brilliantly rendered creation of British comedian Alexis Dubus – The Age, www.theage.com.au

“This show was a brilliantly crafted character piece that had the audience laughing riotously throughout. Vive le Marcel!”  www.thegroggysquirrel.co