Altitude Comedy Festival with Marcus Brigstocke & Andrew Maxwell (Bonus Episode #26)

Want to know more about the Altitude Comedy Festival in Mayrhofen? Founders Marcus Brigstocke and Andrew Maxwell joined Iain for this bonus episode to discuss why they decided to run a comedy festival in a ski resort.

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SHOW NOTES

• Andrew loves his lederhosen (and wears them all week!)
• The first editions of the Altitude Festival took place in Meribel
• The pandemic restrictions mean that this will be the first Altitude Festival since 2019
• Iain first saw Marcus perform at the Bearcat Club in Twickenham (and loved the David Blaine routine!)
• Marcus featured in The Jump in 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLnFkoRVgrU

• Andrew had his own reality show experience on ‘I’m a Celebrity…’ in 2019
• Previous comedians appearing at the Festival include Jimmy Carr, Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard, John Bishop and Sean Lock
• German comedian Michael Mittermeier is a regular at the festival
• Apparently Joel Dommett is the best comedian around on skis
• Altitude Comedy Festival takes in Mayrhofen from March 28 to April 01 – tickets are available from their website

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e9qUHDwhkc