Comedian and BBC Mock The Week favourite Mark Simmons bring new show Jest to Impress to Viva Blackpool
The winner of “Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024” is bringing his laugh out loud show to Blackpool.
Comedian and Mock The Week favourite Mark Simmons is bring his huge 2026 tour to the Fylde coast.
Mark Simmons is heading to Viva Blackpool on Friday, May 29 with his new, show Jest To Impress.
With a joke for every possible situation, and as the winner of “Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024”, Mark has been named as one of Britain’s best joke writers, known for his expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes and audience interactions.
His show at Viva is part of a 100+ date tour.
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Ahead of his production, Mark said: “I’m so excited to go out on tour, it’s the best job in the world.
“I used to work on a market stall selling yo-yos and, as you can imagine, that had its ups and downs.”
Mark’s debut tour, Quip Off the Mark, lasted three years with over 215 dates across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, selling over 25,000 tickets.
He has also won the “Comic’s Comic Award” in 2022, and the “Victoria Wood Panel Prize” at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2023, alongside Danny Ward.
He was also a regular on BBC’s Mock The Week and hosts the popular podcast Jokes with Mark Simmons, which has featured the likes of Sarah Millican, Penn and Teller and Rob Beckett.
The Viva show starts at 8pm with prices starting at £26.50.
To book visit the Viva Blackpool website here.