About Marc Blake

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As comedy trainer, comedian and expert, Marc has appeared on BBC radio London, BBC Radio Birmingham, BBC radio Shropshire, Weapons of Mass Distraction (ITV) and on ‘The Test’ (Granada).

Marc began teaching comedy and situation comedy writing at adult education level at London’s City University in 1994. Past students include Catherine Tate, Jenny Colgan, Renton Skinner (Perrier Nominee) and numerous others. For more information or to book places on these courses please visit the website.

He expanded this teaching to further courses at Kensington and Chelsea College in 2003. For more information or to book places on these courses please visit the website.

He was Comedy tutor at Mu-lan Chinese theatre studios in 1999; a series of workshops which resulted in their show ‘Frying Circus’ and subsequent TV pilot.

Private clients include Jasmine Birtles (broadcaster and journalist), Lord Taylor of Warwick. Dr Mike Smith (LBC presenter and host),

In 2002 he took on 50 students who subsequently created 5 hours of comedy radio at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.

In 2004 he wrote and presented a 2 hour comedy lecture for the press launch of the UKTV. G2 channel.

In 2004 he was asked to appear as comedy expert and one-to-one trainer on the Granada TV series: ‘The Test’

He has taught regular comedy training courses with Pepperstock Productions, Comedy People and The Comedy School between 2001 and 2005, as well as seminars and conferences at Bath University, Millfield School, Lancaster University and a series of courses throughout the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2005.

Clients include

• UK TV
• FIAT
• Guinness
• Strategies for Success
• Writers Inc
• Women’s radio group
• Taylor Herring PR
• Granada TV
• Central TV
• BBC