Trevor Lock

Trevor Lock (born 2 September, 1973) is an English comedian, actor and playwright. He is noted for the circuitous and surreal nature of his stand-up comedy.

Early life

Lock was born in Lincolnshire and played cricket for the county. He grew up in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire andstudied Philosophy at University College London. He was married to comedienne Sem Devillart, although the relationship ended and his wife moved to New York.

Career

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He has toured the UK supporting both Stewart Lee and Russell Brand and made appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe. In 1997 he appeared in "Excavating Rita" a play by, and starring, a naked Richard Herring. A founder member and co-host of the comedy cabaret "Kool Eddy's" in London, he took the show to the Edinburgh Fringe in 1998. In 1999 Trevor Lock appeared in "Number One Show" with Daniel Kitson and Andrew Maxwell at the Gilded Balloon, Cowgate and also performed his play "Friday Night At The End Of The World". Lock returned to the Fringe in 2000 with two plays, "There's Something You Should Know" starring a young Russell Brand and "All By Myself" which also featured Brand as the voice of a New-Yorker TV set. He got 5-star reviews for his play 'What You Really Want' at the Pleasance in 2001.

In 2006 Trevor Lock performed a one-off (his first and to date only) hour of stand-up Edinburgh Fringe show, "When I was a Little Girl - The Very Best of Trevor Lock", at the Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar, [ [http://www.gildedballoon.co.uk/2006/fringe_show_details.php?show_ID=179 When I was a Little Girl The Very Best of Trevor Lock - Gilded Balloon] ] Edinburgh and appeared in "Cloud Cuckooland", a work-in-progress for a forthcoming BBC Radio show with Russell Brand and Matt Morgan, at the Smirnoff 'Underbelly', Cowgate. [ [http://www.underbelly.co.uk/edinburgh/2006/whatson/140 Cloud Cuckoo Land with Russell Brand and Trevor Lock - Work in Progress - Udderbelly 2006] ] Trevor also supported Russell Brand on a number of dates for his stand-up show "Shame".

In November 2007 Trevor addressed the Oxford Union on The Meaning Of Life in the same week as the BNP. He disproved Descarte’s maxim ‘Cogito ergo sum’ by tipping a glass of water over his head.

His live comedy ‘Trevor Lock’s Philosophy Society’ is at the Ku Bar, Lisle St. Leicester Square, London, before sold out audiences every Thursday night.

Radio

Lock has written and performed two afternoon plays for BBC Radio 4.

Travel Sick (2005) was written with Sem Devillart and is a romantic comedy about an Englishman's adventures in the Andes pursuing a mysterious Peruvian woman he fell for in London.

Something You Should Know (2004) was adapted by Lock and Devillart from their stage play of the same name that starred Russell Brand at The Edinburgh Fringe in 2000. It is a magical realist romantic comedy about a man who, whilst waiting for the fact of his untimely death to sink in and finally 'hit him', accidentally starts a relationship with his unrequited first love.

Lock appeared with Russell Brand and Matt Morgan on Brand's Saturday night BBC Radio 2 show, and appeared alongside the pair on Brand's Sunday morning show on BBC 6 Music.

He was mocked, and bullied, on the Russell Brand Radio Show, where he was referred to by the nickname Trevor 'Cocky Locky' Lock. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/russell_brand/ BBC - 6 Music - Shows - Russell Brand] ] Themes that these mocking's took includes Trevor being cruel to animals and lying. This was not usually taken in jest by Trevor Lock, listeners at one point expressed concern that his mocking gave a bad example to younger listeners. Trevor was often told by Brand to "EAT YOUR FUDGE!". This stemmed from a particular broadcast when Brand presented him with large quantities of the foodstuff (in a short-lived attempt to 'be nice' to him). This resulted in Trevor feeling rather ill, and the catchphrase was continued for their duration on 6 Music and people went as far to shout out the phrase at his stand-up shows. On March 10, 2007, it was announced that he had left the show in order to pursue his own projects, reportedly his own pilot for BBC 6 Music.

Television

Lock has recently been seen in a variety of roles in Channel 4’s British Comedy Award winning, Bafta nominated comedy series Star Stories including Michael Parkinson, Billy Bob Thornton, Glenn Hoddle, Emilio Estevez and Ant McPartlin.

In 2003 he appeared in BBC3's 'Brain Candy'

Lock regularly appeared in the Lee and Herring BBC Sunday lunchtime show, "This Morning With Richard Not Judy." He was mocked weekly by Stewart Lee for having a small face, but was not allowed to speak as this would mean him having to be paid more. He also appeared in two episodes of "Time Gentlemen Please", once in the first series in 2000, and once in the second series in 2002.

DVD

2008 sees Lock's debut on his own DVD. Recording his experiences on the London and UK stand up comedy circuit.

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/trevorlock Trevor Lock's MySpace page]
* [http://www.trevsaidtosayhello.com/ Trev said to say hello]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/trevorlockphotos/ Trevor Lock Photo Website]
* [http://idiotfootsteps.net/trevorlock-dvd.php Trevor Lock's forth-coming DVD]