Mark Watson
- 45 years old
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian, author and producer
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Oxford Castle comedy festival announced
The latest Summer festival to be announced for 2021 is Jericho Comedy's Oxford Castle Comedy Festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th April 2021Chortle Awards names Legends Of Lockdown
Fergus Craig, Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne, John Robertson, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Stevie Martin, Alistair Green, Janey Godley, Mark Olver, Archie Henderson, Catherine Bohart, Toussaint Douglass and Munya Chawawa are amongst those named Legends Of Lockdown in the Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2021Mark Watson: Wish You Were Here review
A review of a virtual gig at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, plus reviews of other shows from the fest.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th March 2021Mark Watson to stage another 24 hour gig
Mark Watson is to stage another one of his 24-hour shows, in place of his usual run at the Melbourne comedy festival..
Chortle, 2nd March 2021My tech: Mark Watson
The comedian and author, 40, on switching from PC to Mac, tech that helps you train and rationing LiveScore.
Tom Wiggins, Metro, 4th February 2021No More Jockeys interview
The quarantine quiz show, invented and played by comedians Tim Key, Mark Watson and Alex Horne, has been a surreal coronavirus balm.
Tom Wiggins, Esquire, 22nd January 2021Steve Bennett compiles his most memorable shows of 2020
The year when no gig was normal...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st December 20202020 in comedy: where will future stars come from?
As established names go global online, the next generation of stand-ups face losing their launchpad.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 12th December 2020Mark Watson on his literary career
As he's matured, he says he favours a more direct form of storytelling to put as little distance as possible between his characters and the reader.
Chortle, 19th November 2020Should comedians joke about Covid?
Some stand-ups see it as their job to provide collective catharsis for the coronavirus, while others see pandemic gags as off-limits - even ones about Trump.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th October 2020