A QUIPSTER known for his Mock the Week appearances is set to tickle ribs in Carlisle. 

Mark Simmons will be bringing his highly anticipated debut UK tour, with his new show ‘Quip off the Mark’ to the Old Fire Station on November 24.  

After a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, where he was awarded runner up in Dave’s Joke of The Fringe Award, Mark is commencing on a 25 plus date tour with 17 shows already sold out. 

Mark has previously appeared in ITV’s Out There, BBC Radio 4Extra Stands Up, a Channel 4 pilot starring alongside Bridget Christie, as well as BBC3’s One For The Road. Mark also presents his popular podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic to discuss jokes that they’ve written but just haven’t worked, and see if there is a way to salvage them or should they simply be thrown on the rubbish heap. This has featured the likes of Rob Beckett, Milton Jones, and Seann Walsh.

To purchase tickets, visit the Old Fire Station website. 

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