Mark Watson
Mark Watson

Mark Watson

  • 44 years old
  • English
  • Writer, stand-up comedian, author and producer

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Mark Watson on a very welcome return to the Fringe

The tickets were only booked a week ago, and many things remain up in the air, but comedian Mark Watson can't wait to step onto a train heading for Edinburgh.

Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 7th August 2021

Mark Watson on this year's Fringe

The Edinburgh Fringe is a hothouse of privilege that needs to change - but the show must go on.

Mark Watson, i Newspaper, 30th July 2021

Covid and woke - dare we be funny any more?

Katherine Ryan, David Baddiel, Nina Conti and more reveal why telling jokes is no longer a laughing matter.

Jonathan Dean, The Sunday Times, 25th July 2021

Mark Watson at Latitude 2021

Between them, Mark Watson and Robin Ince are to Latitude what the ravens are to the Tower Of London. If neither of them is here, all cannot be well with the world.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th July 2021

Mark Watson on lumps, leaks and talking about stuff

Life is full of embarrassments, but for Mark Watson, putting off a medical appointment to have a lump checked was a valuable lesson - nobody is judging you.

Mark Watson, The Guardian, 22nd July 2021

Chortle Student Comedy Award final to finally happen

Postponed from last year and moved from its usual Edinburgh Fringe home, the event will now take place at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London on September 20, and will be hosted by Mark Watson.

Chortle, 21st July 2021

Cambridge Comedy festival review

Mark Watson keeps head above water in washed-out Friday.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th July 2021

So You Think You're Funny? final WILL take place live

The final of year's So You Think You're Funny? talent hunt WILL take place live, during what remains of the Edinburgh Fringe. Mark Watson will host the event at the competition's usual home in The Debating Hall at the Gilded Balloon.

Chortle, 22nd June 2021

John Robertson to stage 50 hour version of Dark Room

John Robertson is to stage a 50-hour online performance of his interactive gaming stand-up show The Dark Show next week.

Chortle, 21st May 2021

Mark Watson's Carpool Comedy Club, Henley-Marlow review

Along side Watson were Jen Brister, Catherine Bohart, and Nish Kumar having some very strong words with a Conservative-supporting heckler.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 17th May 2021

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