Alexis Dubus

Alexis Dubus is an English alternative comedian and actor, born in 1979. Based in London, he frequently performs internationally. His career began as a sketch writer and performer with Ubersausage at the Edinburgh Fringe. While attending the University of Warwick, Dubus pursued studies in both Philosophy and Psychology and participated in the comedy group Ubersausage. He has appeared in television shows such as Nathan Barley, Pramface, Derek, and Red Dwarf XI, alongside numerous other TV and radio appearances worldwide.

The French character Marcel Lucont represents a well-known comedic persona for Dubus, through whom he performs nonsensical dialogues and imitations. He co-founded the Falling Down With Laughter Comedy Club in London Bridge with Sy Thomas in 2003; it operated until 2010, and he co-hosted it for approximately six years. As Marcel Lucont, he has released albums including Vive Lucont! (2013), Flâneur, Raconteur, Bon-Viveur (2018) and For A Captive Audience (2021). He has written ten live shows as both Alexis Dubus and Marcel Lucont, with several receiving notable recognition. For example, 'A R#ddy Brief History of Swearing' (2008/9) won a Three Weeks Editors’ award, and Marcel Lucont: Sexual Metro (2009) earned the Best Comedy Individual Award at Buxton Fringe.

Marcel Lucont has been a constant presence in the comedy scene. Marcel Lucont: Gallic Symbol (2012) secured both the Amused Moose Laughter Award and the Fringe World Award for Best Comedy. Chortle recognized Alexis Dubus's 'Cars And Girls (2013/14)' as one of the Ten Most Memorable Shows of 2014; furthermore, 'Marcel Lucont Is (2014)' received a Best Comedy Show nomination at the Fringe World Awards. He hosts the Comedy Cul-de-Sac podcast and the Spirits Of The Fringe podcast. Serving as a board member of The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, Dubus was a finalist for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality in 2019 and also received nominations for Best Comedy Show at the Fringe World Awards in both 2016 and 2018. He won a Chortle Award in 2015 and Best Kids Show at the UK Kids Comedy Festival/Leicester Comedy Festival in 2022. He also published 'What We French Think of You British...' as Marcel Lucont in 2011.