NOMINATED BEST CLUB COMIC CHORTLE AWARDS 2017
WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL SHOW NZ COMEDY FESTIVAL 2009 & 2011
Carey Marx has been a circuit favourite for years, mixing his own blend of dark humour with his mischievous and gleeful delivery. His wilful disregard for the controversial and delicate is tempered beautifully by his ability to find joy in the most unexpected places. This hilarious mix of edgy topics and playful gagsmithery can be seen at all the top clubs across the country with Marx regularly playing Jongleurs, Komedia and The Comedy Store and annually compering the largest festivals.
Carey has taken numerous critically acclaimed shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe over the years. His 2013 show, Intensive Carey, was so successful that it was picked up by BBC Radio 4 in 2015 and developed into a R4 special.
Alongside his stand up, Carey has recorded a popular weekly topical podcast with comedian Barry Castagnola, called The Proper Gander. The hilarious show has received 5 star reviews from listeners and is available through iTunes.
Click here to read reviews of every Carey Edinburgh show since 2003!!
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LIVE WORK
Carey regularly headlines the best clubs in the country and plays at the most prestigious festivals. His first solo show to appear at the Leicester Comedy Festival won a nomination for Best Show, and he was nominated for 2017’s Best Club Comic (an award formerly titled best headliner) at The Chortle Awards. In 2013, Carey took his new show Intensive Carey to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show was based on several heart attacks that Carey had suffered in August 2012 and received an unprecedented amount of four and five star reviews. Carey has performed all over the world including a run in the Middle East. In 2010 he embarked on The New Zealand Comedy Festival for the first time where he quickly scooped the award for Best International Show. In 2011 Carey returned to the New Zealand Comedy Festival to perform, where he was awarded the prize of Best International Show for the second time, making him the only act in the history of the festival to achieve such a feat. |
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SELECTED PRESS
Press for Hero Of The People (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016) “He is witty, he is observational, and he paints verbal pictures with his writing that are almost tangible as he leads the packed audience through a master class of comedy that at times can be really dark, but are tempered by his cheeky grin.” One4Review ★★★★★ Press for Abominable (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014) “A gifted comic who appears to be able to write his way to a funny place regardless of the starting point. An hour of top stand-up, no frills and no narratives.” London is Funny The Guardian's Ten Free Comedy Shows Recommendation List |
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Carey Marx: Intensive Carey (Edinburgh Festival 2013)
“The blackly comic, deeply personal story about his brush with mortality had provided Marx with material which perfectly suits his line in smart, shocking humour.” The List ★★★★
Press for Laziness And Stuff
“It’s a real joy to see a comic at his gleeful best.” Edinburgh Evening News ★★★★★
“A darkly comic Quentin Tarantino. [Carey Marx] guarantees a solid cascade of laughs.” Chortle ★★★★
So do yourselves a favour, go and see him for yourself and see what you have been missing.” One4Review ★★★★★
"Opium for the people. A clever man, the audience are in stitches." Broadway Baby ★★★★
"Devilish good humour and sharp wit. The man's got charm in spades." Spoonfed
Press for Scoundrel
“Magnificent.” The Scotsman ★★★★
“Brilliant. A talented entertainer, wonderfully delivered. It is nothing short of heresy if you do not witness Marx’s show.” Scotsgay ★★★★
Press for Careyness
The Guardian Pick Of The Day
The Guardian Pick Of The Week
“He is just "Evil" in a cute devilish way.” One4Review
“Marx has a way of deconstructing language’s absurdities which is brainy and funny at the same time. Marx tells us he cares about words, and he more than proves that you can make hilarious comedy that is thought provoking and conscious of both its freedoms and its responsibilities.” The Stage
“The blackly comic, deeply personal story about his brush with mortality had provided Marx with material which perfectly suits his line in smart, shocking humour.” The List ★★★★
Press for Laziness And Stuff
“It’s a real joy to see a comic at his gleeful best.” Edinburgh Evening News ★★★★★
“A darkly comic Quentin Tarantino. [Carey Marx] guarantees a solid cascade of laughs.” Chortle ★★★★
So do yourselves a favour, go and see him for yourself and see what you have been missing.” One4Review ★★★★★
"Opium for the people. A clever man, the audience are in stitches." Broadway Baby ★★★★
"Devilish good humour and sharp wit. The man's got charm in spades." Spoonfed
Press for Scoundrel
“Magnificent.” The Scotsman ★★★★
“Brilliant. A talented entertainer, wonderfully delivered. It is nothing short of heresy if you do not witness Marx’s show.” Scotsgay ★★★★
Press for Careyness
The Guardian Pick Of The Day
The Guardian Pick Of The Week
“He is just "Evil" in a cute devilish way.” One4Review
“Marx has a way of deconstructing language’s absurdities which is brainy and funny at the same time. Marx tells us he cares about words, and he more than proves that you can make hilarious comedy that is thought provoking and conscious of both its freedoms and its responsibilities.” The Stage
