Introduction
Dr Mark Silcox is a comedian and actor who has been performing since 2008. He is most known for being a stand-up, making it to the finals of the BBC New Comedy Award in 2013 and being one of several Asian comedians to be featured on BBC's The Big Asian Stand-Up, as well as for his starring role as Joe Lycett's assistant on the Channel 4 consumer rights comedy show Joe Lycett's Got Your Back.
Early life
Silcox grew up in India, where he received a Master's degree in Chemistry and worked as a lecturer. He moved to Great Britain in 1990, and completed a PhD in Analytical Chemistry at Imperial College London.
Career
A part-time teacher, Silcox is known for his experimental, deadpan style.
Silcox originally began performing in 2008 after attending a stand-up comedy course from City Lit. After 50 gigs, he moved to Germany to focus on a career in science, returning to the UK to start gigging again in 2012.
Since 2012, he has appeared on Channel 4's An Immigrant's Guide to Britain, The Big Asian Stand-Up on BBC, and Romesh Ranganathan's Comedians in Pubs Talking Comedy on BBC Three.
In 2019, Silcox began appearing as Joe Lycett’s sidekick on Channel 4's Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, with a clip of him challenging Burger King on their motto "Have it your way" going viral and prompting a response from Burger King themselves.
As an actor, Silcox has appeared on Man Like Mobeen, Sick of It and The Luke McQueen Pilots.
He has performed a show at the Edinburgh Fringe every year since 2014.
Silcox was a BBC New Comedy Award finalist in 2013.
In 2019, Silcox was featured as Sir Edwin Herbert, Baron Tangley in Jay Foreman's Unfinished London series.
Television credits
- An Immigrant's Guide to Britain, Channel 4, 2015.
- Rovers, Sky 1, 2016.
- Paul G Raymond's Valentine: Maathraboodham & Son, Sky Arts, 2017.
- Romesh: Comedians in Pubs Talking Comedy, BBC Three, 2017.
- The Luke McQueen Pilots, BBC Three, 2018.
- Sick of It, Sky 1, 2018.
- The Big Asian Stand-Up, BBC, 2018
- Man Like Mobeen, BBC Three, 2017-20.
- Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, Channel 4, 2019-present.