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Mark Thomas

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Mark Thomas is a comic, a political activist and a writer

January 2018

  • The Genie Comedy Show with Mark Thomas

    ‘Nothing was off-limits’: Mark Thomas on his West Bank comedy club

    When the activist-standup put on a comedy show in a refugee camp in Jenin, the jokes he heard were angry, funny – and radical

March 2016

  • ‘In the interests of remaining within the law, I sent Salford City Council a list of words I’m considering using, asking which are permissible’

    Millennials in focus
    double quotation markYou want to stop people swearing in the posh part of town? *#?! off!

    Mark Thomas
    Salford will fine you for using ‘foul and abusive language’ in the Quays. But don’t worry, I’m fighting back. I’ve set up a swear box to cover the costs

August 2014

  • Mark Thomas in Cuckooed

    Mark Thomas on Edinburgh: ‘The crowd is a bit like, “so, impress us”’

    From dire student productions to Macbeth with machine guns, the standup comedian and activist has seen it all. Now he has brought a very personal piece to the festival – and you shouldn’t expect punchlines

June 2013

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    What I see in the mirror
    What I see in the mirror: Mark Thomas

    'When I go bald, it may be time for the big tattoo'

August 2012

  • Mark Thomas with his father’s records

    Comedian Mark Thomas: why I wrote a show about my dad

    As a teenager working on my dad's building sites, I used to cringe when he blasted opera out to the workers. Now I've written a show about him – in all his grumpy glory, says Mark Thomas

February 2012

  • Woman covering ears

    Six reasons why criticism is a good thing

    Creative Boom: criticism can be a good thing and arts organisations should use it to improve what they offer

April 2011

  • Israeli barrier

    My travels
    My travels: Mark Thomas on walking Israel's West Bank barrier

    Comedian Mark Thomas found his idea of rambling along the Israeli barrier in the West Bank even more fraught than it sounds

April 2010

  • Danny Kushlick

    General election 2010: Cif at the polls
    double quotation markVote for my man, Danny Kushlick

    Mark Thomas
    Mark Thomas: With the utmost modesty, I can claim to have created the ultimate political manifesto

February 2010

  • Jersey

    double quotation markWhy Britain should declare war on Jersey

    Mark Thomas
    Mark Thomas: If we can attack Iraq, why can't we invade – sorry, liberate – this 21st century pirate cove?

November 2009

  • Mark Thomas - guerrilla knitter

    Guide to the night
    Mark Thomas joins the guerrilla knitters

    For the braver or sillier souls among us, darkness provides the perfect cover for a little mischief, as Mark Thomas finds out

October 2009

  • liberty central
    double quotation markDoth I protest too much?

    Mark Thomas

  • double quotation markBAE immunity for jobs' sake? Yeah right

    Mark Thomas

August 2009

  • liberty central
    double quotation markIs Labour introducing Socpa-lite?

    Mark Thomas
    Mark Thomas: We can take as many banners as we like to protests – but some aspects of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act could still live on

May 2009

  • double quotation markHere's a broom, Mr Speaker

    Mark Thomas

  • liberty central
    double quotation markSmith's DNA database by stealth

    Mark Thomas

April 2009

  • liberty central
    Jack Straw held up his hands and police ripped up my fingerprints

    Mark Thomas: Video: Yesterday I had my fingerprints destroyed and Jack Straw told me the expanded DNA database was all his fault

March 2009

  • How do innocent people get removed from the police DNA database?

    Mark Thomas explains how he managed to get removed from the police DNA database, after being arrested without charge, and how others can do the same

  • liberty central
    double quotation markHow I got my genes deleted

    Mark Thomas

    Mark Thomas: I've had my DNA struck from police records - now it's over to the rest of you 799,999 innocents

  • double quotation markWhere were the gags, Gordon?

    Mark Thomas

    Mark Thomas: You might have expected a few jokes in Congress today, but no – it was all saving the world, and frowning with conviction

February 2009

  • The green room
    The green room: Mark Thomas, comedian

    'I have committed the entire Mad Max series to memory: I'm sure that will come in handy in some way.'

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