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Mark Simmons: 'A lot of brilliant comedy shows tackle world issues " that's not what this is!'

by Interview By Liam Pape

The comedian on learning from Stewart Lee, forging gags from chats with friends and his niche joke about Magic FM Who did you look up to when you were starting out as a comedian?I wanted to learn everything at once, so I found as many DVDs and videos of standups as I could. The people who stood out were the ones doing it a bit differently. Obviously, the standard answer is Stewart Lee. When I saw his 41st Best Standu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:48am on March 26, 2026