Mark Watson
Mark Watson

Mark Watson

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

Press clippings

Mark Watson review

Where would the comedy be without his neuroses?

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 29th January 2024

Aurie Styla lands Radio 4 stand-up technology series Tech Talk

Aurie Styla has landed a Radio 4 comedy series about technology, Tech Talk, in which the stand-up and gadget enthusiast will explore the way technology has shaped and changed our lives, through the prism of his own relationship with it.

British Comedy Guide, 19th January 2024

Mark Watson locked out of his own Bristol show

He told waiting audience members: "There's no other way to say it, I can't get in."

Sammy Jenkins, BBC, 6th November 2023

Mark Watson says three-year affair was way of avoiding 'the fact I wasn't special'

The stand-up's three-year affair led to the end of his marriage.

Kate Ng, The Independent, 22nd August 2023

Mark Watson: I hurt my wife - and the person I had an affair with

The comedian tells Michael Odell how he sabotaged his life and destroyed his marriage.

Michael Odell, The Times, 22nd August 2023

Mark Watson is told to get in line - for the queue at his own show

The video has since been liked by over 1,900 people and has received dozens of comments from fans left chuckling at the comedian's prank.

Ivan Prothero, Deadline News, 9th August 2023

Mark Watson mocks Edinburgh Fringe photo debate

'Not everyone got the joke so I should make it clear,' established comic later clafiried.

Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 8th August 2023

Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Top Marks

Ten shows by comedians called Mark. Simple as that.

Chortle, 18th July 2023

Taskmaster's best prize tasks: from dead pets to hiding in Greg Davies's wardrobe

From David Baddiel's dead cat to an unforgettable haircut reveal, these are Taskmaster's finest prize task entries.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 13th June 2023

Mark Watson to publish biography Mortification

Comedian Mark Watson is to publish an autobiography. Mortification is "reworked and improved" from an earlier audiobook project.

British Comedy Guide, 19th May 2023