Martin
Hutton aka Martin 'Bigpig' Mor
Name:
Currently known as Martin Bigpig, and Martin Mor. Occupation:
Adventurer, comedian, and writer. Base
of Operations: Todmorden, England. Date
of birth: 16th October 1963. Place
of origin: Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Height:
6'2". Weight:
220 lbs. Eye
Colour: Blue Hair
Colour: Brown. Distinctive
features: Long red beard, body artistically tattooed, size 10 feet (standard U.K.
shoe size). Powers: Martin is blessed with animal-keen senses that enable him
to track people and objects with an impressive degree of success. He also processes
uncanny comic improvisational skills. Weapons:
A highly developed sense of humour. Mission:
To remove evil from the world, or at least have a laugh about it. History: 1.The
early years: Born into a circus family, the famous Mucmors, Martin had an early
career as a juggler, unicyclist, knife thrower, fire-eater, magician, and photographic
model. 2.The accident: As the result of an accident in the big top, in which
he sustained a shattered ankle, he was forced to retire from performing his famous,
(and unique) freestanding ladder, tall unicycle, basketball juggling, pyrotechnic
act. 3.The Comedian: Temporally robbed of his mobility, his senses reorganized
themselves, producing a heightened comedic ability, lightning fast improvisational
skills, and an improved sense of smell. He became a stand-up comedian. Shows:
The beast within the boy unleashed at last, he became the dynamic, multi-skilled
performer Martin Bigpig Mor, combining startlingly original material with bold,
energetic improvisation. His love of working the audience, and an inability to
remember his script, mean that every show is a unique interactive live event,
and no two shows are ever the same. Career:
He has performed successfully at events of all description, from a show for the
inmates of an Italian prison (performing in the exercise yard), to numerous appearances
on radio, and television. Martins
photograph is featured on the popular board game Trivial Pursuits. The Genus Edition.
On an arts entertainments square. One of the pink ones. He is wearing a leotard. Territory:
A truly global performer, Martin has worked throughout the known world performing
his shows extensively in Britain and Ireland, and also in the USA, Italy, Holland,
Germany, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong,
and Mainland China. Rave
reviews: His shows received rave reviews at the Edinburgh Festival in 1997, 1998,
and 1999. After an absence of three years, (due to an extended world tour), he
appeared at the 2003,and 2004 festivals, to media acclaim, and the relief of his
friends, who thought he was in jail. AKA:
Under the name Martin Mor, He has written and performed several plays, and was
a writer of BBC Radio Four's highly acclaimed comedy show, The In Crowd. Martin
was recently a guest on Woman's Hour. Mystery:
The rest of Martin's life is shrouded in mystery, peppered with half-truths and
anecdotal reports of unconfirmed sightings... Haunted: Haunted by half-forgotten
demons, he fights for those who can't fight for themselves, fighting to bring
joy to world, to all the boys and girls. TV
appearances: Challenge
Anneka, BBC. Pebble
Mill At One, BBC. Celebration,
Granada. Stuff the
White Rabbit, Granada. Something
For The Weekend, Granada. Gas,
Channel 4. The Bigger
Breakfast, Channel 4. The
Green Green Grass of Home, RTE. The
Empire Laughs Back, BBC. Comic
Asides, BBC. T in
the Park, BBC Scotland. Reviews/quotes: "Explosive
visual comedian who should carry a Government health warning." City Life. "This
guy's great." George Best. "Off
beat, unusual, outrageous." Time Out. "Martin
Bigpig certainly is a nice genuine person, and he is hilarious." The Irish
World. "The
comic least likely to be heckled." The Irish Post. "His
timing, delivery, and audience rapport are slick, sometimes sick and funny."
Edinburgh Evening News. "The
gem was the improvisational skills of Bigpig who drew much, if not more laughter,
from those moments when he was thinking on his feet, sneerlessly enjoying those
present almost as much as we enjoyed him." The stage. "He
wore us out with laughter
Irrepressible exuberance." The Scotsman. "Deadly
eejitness." The Herald.
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