'Sets himself apart from the liberal commentariat with a sharp self-knowing wit.' ★★★★ Dominic Maxwell, The Times  
For his brand-new tour, Geoff Norcott (Would I Lie to You?, Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Question Time and The Mash Report) will be talking less politics (alright, there will probably be a bit), and, instead, will mostly explore personal responsibility, parenting and who should take the blame when things go wrong. Hint: it’s you!
 
Whatever happened to the idea of personal responsibility? In the age of victimhood, it seems like whatever is wrong with your life can be blamed on someone else: governments, employers…some bigot from four hundred years ago.

Where did it go wrong? It has to be the parents. For every generation, there’s an opportunity for a new set of mums and dads to set their kids straight and make a stand against whatever trendy nonsense is currently doing the rounds. But do we? Or is it easier to give in to fear and the pursuit of a quiet life? 

Geoff has also realised that he’s a bag of contradictions. Raised on a south London council estate by two maverick parents, there’s plenty he has to sift through. His dad was a trade union man who obsessed over stocks and shares. His mum was a closet chauvinist and far too frank on the subject of sex.

With a child of his own, Geoff spies a one-off chance for his family to finally get it right and produce a balanced human being, but can he filter out his own bollocks before it gets to his son?


‘He’s a class act with a mature, sharp take on modern politics.’ Sunday Times

Geoff now has a string of top-level credits to his name including: The Last Leg (C4), Would I Lie To You? (BBC1), Mock the Week (BBC2), Live at The Apollo (BBC2), Offended by Irvine Welsh (Sky Arts), The Mash Report (BBC2), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4) and The Duchess (Netflix). He also fronted his own documentary, How The Middle Class Ruined Britain (BBC2) (★★★★★  FT) and has released three Radio 4 specials to date, one of which won 'Best Comedy' at BBC Radio & Music Awards.

Geoff continues to be a feature in the world of political and social commentary, with regular appearances on political programmes, including Question Time, Politics Live and All Out Politics. He has hosted a radio show for the first time in 2020, frequently deputising for Giles Coren on Times Radio as well as becoming a regular on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show. TV writing credits include additional material for hit sitcom King Gary (BBC1), Have I Got News For You (BBC1), It’s Clarkson on TV (ITV), The Ranganation (BBC2) and many, many more.

Geoff’s memoir, Where Did I Go Right?, was published this year by Monoray, an imprint of Octopus, and has received superb reviews and topped Amazon’s political humour chart.




Tour Listing:

  Title: Geoff Norcott – I Blame The Parents

Duration: 90 minutes including support + interval

Tour runs July 31 to November 11 - tour stops: https://www.livenation. co.uk/artist/geoff-norcott- tickets 



Listing:
The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham Thursday 28th October, 2021, 7.30pm https://www.livenation.co.uk/show/1325089/geoff-norcott-i-blame-the-parents/birmingham/2021-10-28/en    
Geoff's video, website and social media links:


For a wide variety of panel show, stand up and political clips, check out Geoff’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ GeoffNorcott 

 

Website: www.geoffnorcott.co. uk 

Twitter: @GeoffNorcott

For images: https://www.dropbox. com/sh/r8w2o9t5s7bvucp/ AACthUds0pvDt8q2wMDJBOqAa?dl=0