Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years
Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years in Leicester on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, Check official times, at The Y Theatre. What?! Mark Thomas has been ‘standing up’ for...

What?! Mark Thomas has been ‘standing up’ for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you...? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at the mic As he takes his brand-new show on the road this autumn. So, here’s what he has done so far in numbers; performed Comedy for 40 years, won 8 awards for performing, 4 for human rights work and 1 he invented for himself, made 6 series of the Mark Thomas Comedy Product (Channel 4), written 6 books and 5 play scripts, made 5 series of the Manifesto for Radio 4, made 3 Dispatches for Channel 4, sued the police (and won) 3 times, curated and authored 2 art exhibitions with artist Tracey Moberly and had 1 Guinness World Record for holding 20 protests in 24 hours. If that’s not enough, he’s also walked 724km around the length of the Israel Wall in the...
- Date
- Wednesday, 11 November 2026
- Time
- Check official times
- Venue
- The Y Theatre
- Address
- 7 East Street, Leicester, LE1 6EY
- Price
- From GBP 15