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Mark Watson.

Mark Watson

  1. 15th September via Beyond The Joke: New comedy venue launches in London
  2. 7th September: British Comedy Guide launches Laughter Lounge online comedy festival
  3. 5th August: Mark Watson writes his first film
  4. 4th August: Mark Watson to publish 'disaster memoir' Eight Deaths
  5. 18th July: Live comedy will receive government funding

Mark Watson is a 40 year-old English writer, stand-up comedian and author.

More biography details
Gender
Male
Nationality
England

Awards

  • Chortle Awards 2010 - Best Full-Length Solo Show: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2008 - Award For Innovation: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2007 - Best Compere: Nominee
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2006 - Panel Prize: Winner
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2005 - Best Newcomer: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2005 - Breakthrough Act: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2005 - Award For Innovation: Winner
  • So You Think You're Funny? 2002 - Main Prize: Runner-up
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Newcomer: Nominee
Born
Wednesday 13th February 1980 (40 years-old)

Known for

Mark Watson. Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Host / Presenter
We Need Answers. Mark Watson. Copyright: BBC. We Need Answers - Host / Presenter
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better. Image shows from L to R: Poet (Tim Key), Mark Watson. Copyright: BBC. Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Host / Presenter

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2020 QI - Series R
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E4 - Restaurants
 Guest
2020 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2020
  1. E3 - Stand Up... In My House
 Guest
2020 Isolation Song Contest Announcer
2020 Who Said That?
  1. Special - Live from The Watsonathon
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E9 - Mach Special
 Guest
2020 Mark Watson And Matt Winning: Seriously, Though, The Planet Self
2020 QI - Sport Relief Special
  1. Episode One
 Guest
2020 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2020 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 3 Writer
2020 Top Of The Bill Host / Presenter
2020 Top Of The Bill Writer
2020 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2020 Vault Festival (London) Self
2019 Winchester Comedy Festival Self
2019 Livewire Festival (Blackpool) Self
2019 Mark Watson and Sofie Hagen will each do 30 minutes of not-really-jokes-yet Self
2019 Mark Watson Shouldn't Even Be Doing This. Self
2019 Stand Up for Your Planet Self
2019 Werewolf: Live - Charity Spectacular! Guest
2019 Mark Watson: The Infinite Show Self
2019 Mark Watson: I Appreciate You Coming to This and Let's Hope for the Best (Work in Progress) Self
2019 Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win Self
2019 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final Host / Presenter
2019 BBC New Comedy Award - 2019 Host / Presenter
2019 Big Funny Fest (Richmond) Self
2019 Coaches Malcolm
2019 Coaches Writer
2019 Crash Course Guest
2018 Mark Watson: The Infinite Show Self
2018 Roast Battle - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2018 Fighting Talk - Series 16 Guest
2018 Mark Watson: The Infinite Show Self
2018 Mark Watson: How You Can Almost Win (Work in Progress) Self
2018 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final Host / Presenter
2018 BBC New Comedy Award - 2018 Host / Presenter
2017 The Great Xmas Rant Self
2017 Taskmaster - Series 5 Self
2017 Mark Watson's MW Tour Self
2017 Fighting Talk - Series 15 Guest
2017 Mark Watson: This Is Not A Show Yet Self
2017 Mark Watson's Festival of Bad Ideas Self
2017 Mark Watson: I'm Not Here Self
2017 2017 Chortle Student Comedy Awards Final Self
2017 Tonight At The London Palladium - Series 4
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 Fighting Talk - Series 14 Guest
2016 Mark Watson: I'm Not Here Self
2016 Mark Watson Has Various Problems Cancelled Host / Presenter
2016 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2016 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 2 Writer
2016 BBC New Comedy Award - 2016 Host / Presenter
2016 Mark Watson's Edinborolympics Self
2016 Mark Watson: I'm Not Here Self
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 4
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2016 Don't Make Me Laugh - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2015 Fighting Talk - Series 13 Guest
2015 Mark Watson: Work in Progress Self
2015 Mark Watson: Flaws Self
2015 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final Self
2014 Fighting Talk - Series 12 Guest
2014 Have I Got News For You - Series 48
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2014 The Football's On - Series 2
  1. E16 - Episode Sixteen
 Guest
2014 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 3
  1. E12 - Episode Twelve
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2014 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 1 Writer
2014 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2014
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 Comedy Gala 2014: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2014 Mark Watson's Comedywealth Games Self
2014 Mark Watson: Flaws Self
2014 The Football's On - Series 1
  1. E17 - Episode Seventeen
 Guest
2014 Fighting Talk - Series 11 Guest
2014 Comedy Central At Just For Laughs
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2014 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2014 Mark Watson Live Host / Presenter
2014 Mark Watson Live Writer
2014 Alan Davies Après-Ski
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2013 Fresh From The Fringe - 2013 Host / Presenter
2013 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 6
  1. E1 - Meeting Thirty-One
 Guest
2013 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 11
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2013 The Matt Lucas Awards - Series 2
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
  1. E10 - Food And Drink
  2. E8 - Britain
  3. E7 - Travel
  4. E6 - Science And Technology
  5. E5 - Law And Order
  6. E4 - Entertainment
  7. E3 - Education
  8. E1 - Health
 Self (Archive Material)
2012 Fighting Talk - Series 10 Guest
2012 BBC New Comedy Award - 2012
  1. E1 - London Semi-Final
 Guest
2012 Comic Fringes - Series 8
  1. E3 - Club Sandwich
 Narrator
2012 Comic Fringes - Series 8
  1. E3 - Club Sandwich
 Writer
2012 Mark Watson: The Information Self
2012 Mark Watson's Edinborolympics Self
2012 The Graham Norton Show - Series 11
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E4 - 100th Episode
 Guest
2012 Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire Self
2012 Eurogeddon: Why England Shouldn't Win Euro 2012 Self
2012 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 12
  1. Special - 8 Out Of 10 Cats For Sport Relief
 Guest
2012 The Graham Norton Show - Series 10
  1. E16 - Mark Wahlberg, Minnie Driver, Mark Watson, Christina Perri
 Guest
2012 Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 The Mad Bad Ad Show Team Captain
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy Self
2012 Hot Gossip - Series 5
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2012 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 8
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2011 Odd One In - Series 2
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2011 Live At The Apollo - Series 7
  1. E5 - Rich Hall, Andrew Maxwell, Mark Watson
 Guest
2011 Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club - Series 2
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2011 Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2011 Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation - Series 1 Writer
2011 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 25
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2011 Fighting Talk - Series 9 Guest
2011 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2011
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2011 Stand Up For Freedom Self
2011 Mark Watson's 2012 Preview Self
2011 Comedy Gala 2011: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2011 Alex Horne: Taskmaster II Self
2011 Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson Host / Presenter
2011 Tim Key's Suspended Sentence Self
2011 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. E2 - Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2011
 Guest
2011 Dave's One Night Stand - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2011 So Wrong It's Right - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2011 Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation - Pilot Host / Presenter
2011 Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation - Pilot Writer
2011 Comedy Rocks With Jason Manford - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self
2010 The Comedy Annual
  1. E1 - The Comedy Annual 2010
 Self
2010 Mark Watson Kicks Off Host / Presenter
2010 Fighting Talk - Series 8 Guest
2010 Comedy Central At The Comedy Store - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2010 Would I Lie To You? - Series 4
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2010 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2010
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2010 Stand Up For Freedom Self
2010 Mark Watson: Do I Know You? Self
2010 Mark Watson's Unusually Enjoyable Book Launch Self
2010 The Horne Section Self
2010 Stand Up For The Week - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2010 You Have Been Watching - Series 2
  1. E6 - Kids' TV Special
 Guest
2010 Channel 4's Alternative Election Night - Channel 4's Alternative Election Night 2010
  1. Channel 4's Alternative Election Night 2010
 Self
2010 The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010 Self
2010 A Comedy Roast
  1. E3 - Chris Tarrant
 Self
2010 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. E1 - Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2010
 Guest
2010 Argumental - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2010 Mock The Week - Series 8
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 38
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2009 A Child's Christmases In Wales Writer
2009 We Need Answers - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2009 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 23
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2009 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 7 Guest
2009 Fighting Talk - Series 7 Guest
2009 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2009
  1. E4 - Thursday 13th
 Guest
2009 Yes, It's The Ashes
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Self
2009 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 8
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2009 Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow - Series 1
  1. E1 - Edinburgh
 Guest
2009 Argumental - Series 2
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E12 - Episode Twelve
  3. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2009 We Need Answers - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2009 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 22
  1. Special - Technically, The Best Series Ever
 Self
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 36
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2008 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 22
  1. Special - Technically, The Best Series Ever
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
 Team Captain
2008 Argumental - Series 1
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
  3. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Series 2 Writer
2008 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 7
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2008 Sean Lock And Friends At The Fringe
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2008 Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2008 Mock The Week - Series 6
  1. Special - Christmas Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2008 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2007 4 Stands Up - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2007 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 5
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E9 - Episode Nine
  3. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2007 Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2007 Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Series 1 Writer
2007 Mock The Week - Series 4
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2007 Ed Reardon's Week - Series 3
  1. E4 - The Dig
 Tom
2006 Out To Lunch - Series 2 Ensemble Actor
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2006 Time Trumpet Self
2006 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2006 The Ultimate Sitcom Self
2003 Spanking New On 7 - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
Mark Watson's Seemingly Impossible 36-Hour Circuit Of The World Self
Mark Watson: 50 Years Before I Die Self
The Hotel Self
Cambridge Footlights: Far Too Happy Self
We Need Answers Self
Wells Comedy Festival Self
Bristol Comedy Garden Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Mark Watson on IMDb

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