Mark Lamarr

Mark Lamarr is an English comedian, radio DJ, and television presenter.

Lamarr was born in the Park South area of Swindon, Wiltshire. He has three elder sisters. His father is Irish. He passed five OLevels at Park School but dropped out of school atand moved to Harrow, London, which was the centre of the early 1980s British rockabilly revival scene. After his poem Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Work was published in 1987, his act developed from poetry to standup comedy. He took to performing at Londons Comedy Store in 1985, was spotted on the touring circuit for the launch of Channel 4s The Big Breakfast in 1992 and copresented The Word.

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