Mark Simmons (born 1984 or 1985) is an English comedian, known for his one-liners, who won the UK's Comics Comic Award in 2022, and U&Dave's Joke of the Fringe Award in 2024.
[4] At the festival he was compared to Tim Vine and Gary Delaney and was praised for his audience engagement.
[5] Time Out compared his performance to Milton Jones and Noel Fielding.
[6] Simmons won the Comics Comic Award in 2022[7] and in 2024 was awarded Funniest Joke of the Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival[8] Simmons was friends with Gareth Richards who died in April 2023.
[9] At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 alongside comedian friend Danny Ward, Simmons staged "A Show for Gareth Richards"[10] with Frank Skinner, Stewart Lee and Jack Whitehall.