Ep 171 with Marcus Brigstocke (Part 1)

What The F Is Going On? with Mark Steel

Carousel Studios

News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Politics

4.7 • 888 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Mark is joined by comedian Marcus Brigstocke as they discuss growing up in privilege, being expelled from boarding school, addiction and recovery, how comedy shaped his politics, class and inequality in Britain – and what it means to stay hopeful while everything feels absurd. You can hear the second part of the interview in next week's episode – but if you can't wait, why not join us on the higher tier of Patreon? For £4 a month you can listen or watch the whole interview straight away. For media, press & guest enquiries please email mikey@carouselstudios.co.uk Follow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Twitter @wtfisgoingonpod Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Follow Marcus @Marcusbrigstocke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.0	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet,
0:06.3	Chipotle sauce and Amadea cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.1	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11am.
0:18.1	Plus and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:20.4	We risk becoming an island of strangers. We will strive for the denopsification of the... Let me put it to you. Because you can't grow, can't grow. Yes, you can. They're eating the dogs. They're eating the dinosaurs. Under the EU, we weren't allowed to eat it. I just want to leave Christmas. I just think everyone should be sure.
0:39.6	What the fuck is going on?
0:43.8	Hello, I'm Mark Steele.
0:45.8	Welcome, doubly welcome.
0:47.9	Thank you so much for listening to this podcast.
0:51.2	It's a podcast in which we ask a very simple question, a question that little children
0:56.2	around the world ask as they dance and frolic in the meadows and then turn to their parents
1:05.1	or their carers or the people they love. And with sweetness, like all of us, they will say,
1:12.3	what the fuck is going on?
1:14.6	What the fuck is going on?
1:18.1	This week, my guest is someone I've known for many years, and for many years they've been
1:22.7	a comic and an actor and a presenter and thought about things in a whole variety of ways,
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