Marc Wootton

Marc Wootton interview

The comedian, actor and star of High & Dry on the things that make him laugh the most.

Marc Wootton's decent desert island comedy - which pitches its improvised palm frond shelter somewhere between Lord of the Flies and Benidorm - continues. In tonight's episode, flight attendant Brett (Wootton) and Douglas depart for the other island - and make an interesting discovery.

The latest, desert island-set sitcom from Marc Wootton features characters who are as irritating as sand in your swimming costume - but therein lie the laughs. In this episode, survivors Harriet (Vicki Pepperdine) and Douglas (Harry Peacock) find a dinghy, but their plan of escape soon goes awry.

Marc Wootton on filming High & Dry

His new Channel 4 comedy was made in the sun-soaked Seychelles - but it wasn't always paradise.

Preview: High & Dry

New comedy series High & Dry begins Friday 4th May on Channel 4. Here are Sophie's thoughts on the opening episode...

Even on an island paradise, hell is other people. Such is the neat premise of Marc Wootton's new comedy about castaways who survive a plane crash. There are some good one-liners but, in this opener at least, Wootton's garish sociopath, flight attendant Brett, rather overpowers the show.

TV review: High & Dry, C4

Channel 4 is presumably pretty pleased with new sitcom High & Dry. It was originally due to air on E4 but has had an upgrade and now goes out on C4. Is their confidence justified? It is probably down to how much you can bear obnoxious characters.

High & Dry review

If you were to think of the worst person to be stuck on a desert island with, Marc Wootton's latest grotesque would be hart to beat.

Marc Wootton's new sitcom boasts an intriguing premise: imagine if someone almost unbearably infuriating saved your life? And then you were stuck with them thereafter? Wootton is flight attendant, air-crash hero and monumental pain in the arse Brett. Among the survivors in his debt are Asim "Chabuddy G" Chaudhry.