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Mark Watson
Mark Watson

Mark Watson

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

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More comics announced for Latitude

Mark Watson, Huge Davies, Josh Baulf, Matt Bragg, Thomas Green and US comic Reggie Watts have been added to the line-up.

Chortle, 30th January 2025

Soho Theatre Walthamstow to offer comedy from May 2025

Soho Theatre's new 960-seat Walthamstow venue will open in May 2025. Its comedy programme will include Dara O Briain, Sarah Keyworth, Mark Watson, Ahir Shah, Suzi Ruffell and Josie Long.

British Comedy Guide, 28th January 2025

Mark Watson: comedian who spent years hiding the fact he wasn't Welsh

He started his comedy career using a Welsh accent - sometimes going to great lengths to disguise the fact he wasn't actually Welsh.

David Owens, The National (Wales), 10th January 2025

Mark Watson to tour Before It Overtakes Us stand-up show in 2025

Mark Watson is to tour the UK with AI-themed stand-up show Before It Overtakes Us between September and December 2025.

British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2024

Brits heading to the 2025 Melbourne comedy festival

The line-up has been announced for next year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival, with a number of British-based comics heading down under.

Chortle, 9th December 2024

Edinburgh Fringe comics pitch their own Baby Reindeer

With every streaming service now searching for their version of the Netlfix hit, Mark Watson, Lucy Porter, Celya AB and more pitch the TV show of their lives, from real-life origin stories and flights of fancy to, erm, Baby Reindeer.

Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 3rd August 2024

Best Edinburgh Fringe Comedy 2024: Here are all 15 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners returning this August

With thousands of shows to choose from it can be hard to decide what to book at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - all these comedians are tried-and-tested comedy champions.

David Hepburn, The Scotsman, 18th July 2024

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

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