12th March 2012
Fans of CABARET FANTASTIQUE will be ecstatic to know it will now be a regular(ish) feature of London’s nightlife, at brand new venue The Vandella in Shepherd’s Bush.
I have, of course, been asked to host the club’s first ever show.
Dates are April 3rd, June 26th and July 24th.
The line-up for April 3rd is:
Tony Law
Loretta Maine
Frank Sanazi
Des O’Connor
Christian Manley
Clovis Van Darkhelm
You can buy tickets from Ticketmaster. I suggest you do so now.
27th February 2012
Persons of Melbourne, you will no doubt have heard the news that I am not doing a full show at your Comedy Festival this year. Well, put away the razors and the rope, I will in fact be there for the final week, performing as part of Set List, 11pm at the Victoria Hotel. Fortunately I am just as wonderful improvising as performing pre-written material, so you will not be disappointed.
Persons of New Zealand, I shall be taking my soon-to-be-described-as-superb new show GALLIC SYMBOL to two of your towns as part of New Zealand Comedy Festival:
Q Theatre, Auckland: April 28th – May 5th (not April 29th)
San Francisco Bath House, Wellington: May 7th – 12th
I shall also be appearing in the Comedy Galas (Auckland, April 27th and Wellington, April 29th) and hosting once again La Comique at SkyCity Theatre on May 6th.
After this I shall be appearing in towns all over your nation, as part of the Comedy Convoy Tour. The full tour dates will be found on my gig list when they are announced.
17th February 2012
My show ENCORE was nominated for BEST COMEDY SHOW at Fringe World in Perth and, astoundingly, did not win. I am as surprised as you. I have heard that a petition has been started out in Australia, but I fear it is too late for that now. I should not have to sleep with the judges of these competitions (this should at least be through my own volition), although it is clear that these are the tactics being employed by my rivals…
05 January 2012
I am once again travelling around the girth of the globe to visit Australia, taking two wonderful shows to Fringe World in Perth:
ENCORE (Jan 31 – Feb 6, Metcalfe Playhouse) and CABARET FANTASTIQUE (Feb 2 – 4, The Spiegeltent).
Tickets are available NOW from fringeworld.com.au.
Check back here for updated CABARET FANTASTIQUE lineups.
Thur 2nd Feb
TOMÅS FORD
CAPTAIN RUIN
HOT PINK BITS
JOHN CONWAY
ODETTE MERCY
BOB SLAYER
CAT COMMANDER
Fri 3rd Feb
AXIS OF AWESOME
TUMBLE CIRCUS
JANELLE KOENIG
TIM WATTS
MISS GAIL FORCE
THE GRAPE MEN
Sun 4th Feb
ZACK ADAMS
LUKE & WYATT
DAVID QUIRK
ROSS VEGAS
MISS GAIL FORCE
DIRK DARROW
ANGELIQUE A’LLURE
01 October 2011
Tickets are available for the final performances of my superb show ENCORE at Manchester Comedy Festival (Oct 18th and 19th) and Brighton Comedy Festival (Oct 21st)
The Brighton show is being recorded for a DVD release.
Tickets for Manchester are available here.
Tickets for Brighton are available here.
August 2011
MARCEL LUCONT ETC. – A Chat Show
Line-ups so far
Tickets are now available for the guaranteed hit of the Edinburgh Fringe, MARCEL LUCONT ETC. – A CHAT SHOW.
You can buy them here: www.underbelly.co.uk
Check here for each night’s line-ups. And if you have any questions you wish me to ask my guests, send them to me via this website.
Note please that these are subject to change, especially with English acts, who are notably perfidious.
4th Aug – Jen Brister, Markus Birdman
5th Aug – Steve Hall, Tom Bell
6th Aug – Josh Howie, Zoe Lyons
7th Aug – Andi Osho, Thom Tuck
8th Aug – James Dowdeswell, Loretta Maine
9th Aug – Meryl O’Rourke, Liam Mullone
10th Aug – Simon Munnery, Wendy Wason
11th Aug – Dan Antopolski, Catie Wilkins
12th Aug – Matthew Crosby, Sara Pascoe
13th Aug – Tony Law, Yianni Agisilaou
14th Aug – Seymour Mace, Chris Martin
16th Aug – Bridget Christie, Tom Price
17th Aug – Carl Donnelly, Tiernan Douieb
18th Aug – Edward Aczel, Abigoliah Schamaun
19th Aug – Elis James, Stuart Goldsmith
20th Aug – Sarah Millican, Abi Titmuss
21st Aug – Ahir Shah, Joe Bor
22nd Aug – James Sherwood DeAnne Smith
23rd Aug – Ro Campbell, Brett Goldstein
24th Aug – Vikki Stone, Holly Walsh
25th Aug – Richard Sandling, Matt Green
26th Aug – Andre Vincent, Kerry Godliman
27th Aug – Paul Foot, Dave Callan
28th Aug – Scott Capurro, Tom Allen (plus bonus special guests)
Reviews so far:
“Well-honed poems and songs are perfectly balanced by moments of genuine spontaneity in this consistently brilliant performance… An essential Fringe show”
★★★★★ Simon Fielding, The Skinny, Edinburgh Fringe
“Choice chat, skilful wordplay, wry badinage”
★★★★★ Vyvyan Almond, BroadwayBaby, Edinburgh Fringe
“A witty host, willing guests and wine. It’s a perfect night out with Marcel Lucont… No night is the same but every one is a delight”
★★★★.5 Helen Sobelewski, The Advertiser, Adelaide Fringe
“The prince of the chat show genre in 2011”
★★★★ Niki Boyle, The List, Edinburgh Fringe
“Entertaining from start to finish… A highlight of the festival”
★★★★ Julian Benson, Three Weeks, Edinburgh Fringe
“Excellent… a winning performance.. the laughs come easily throughout”
★★★★ David Hepburn, Fest, Edinburgh Fringe
“The combination of egotism and deadpan humour accompanied by original poetry and song make for a hilarious combination. Vive la France!”
★★★★ Three Weeks, Edinburgh Fringe
“Very funny… a great deal to enjoy”
★★★★ Rupert Uzzell, Spoonfed, Edinburgh Fringe
“Hilarious from the get-go… The funniest show I’ve seen this Fringe… Magnifique!”
David Knight, RipItUp, Adelaide Fringe
“Incredibly funny… Has the audience in the palm of his hand from the start… One of those gems that we’re so glad to have found at the Fringe”
Harry Clayton-Wright, Gay Times, Edinburgh Fringe
“If there is one rude, sleazy, foul-mouthed drunkard of a Frenchman you purposely see in your life, make sure it’s Marcel Lucont… Gallic charm at its finest. This is one comedian who crams more into his show than the ticket price suggests”
Kosta Jaric, Fringe Benefits, Adelaide Fringe
05 June 2011
My first book in the English language, What We French Think Of You British… And Where You Are Going Wrong, is to be released on Friday 17th June, in all book shops with exquisite taste.
Marcellites, you can receive a 35% discount and free postage if you buy from the link above and enter the code “marcel.”
It is OK, you can repay me some other time.
13 May 2011
Due to expectedly high demand two extra shows have been added to my run at New Zealand Comedy Festival:
Fri 19 May – 5pm – The Basement, Auckland
Sat 20 May – 5pm – The Basement, Auckland
And that is all you are getting, New Zealand. I am too good to you.
Book here to avoid enormous disappointment: www.comedyfestival.co.nz
30 April 2011
Marcel will appear on the New Zealand Comedy Gala on TV3 this Sunday. Hopefully it will feature his unexpected exchange with an idiot in the crowd during what was supposed to be a 4-minute set. If so, we are paid by the minute for the TV appearance, so I definitely win. If it is shown, this should be obvious anyway…
12 February 2011
Marcel is currently taking his superb show “Encore” around various festivals in Australia and New Zealand. You can buy tickets in the SHOP section.
He will also be playing the Sydney Comedy Festival Gala on April 11th and the New Zealand Comedy Festival Gala on April 29th.
On May 8th he will be co-hosting Le Comique, a cabaret night at Auckland’s SkyCity Theatre
