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== Shows == | == Shows == | ||
- | [[Fighting Talk]] (frequent | + | [[BBC New Comedy Award]] |
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+ | [[Fighting Talk]] (frequent panellist) | ||
[[Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson]] | [[Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson]] | ||
[[Kitchen Burnout]] (participant) | [[Kitchen Burnout]] (participant) | ||
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+ | [[The Mad Bad Ad Show]] (team captain) | ||
[[Mark Watson Kicks Off]] | [[Mark Watson Kicks Off]] | ||
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[[We Need Answers]] | [[We Need Answers]] | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
- | The other thing he's famous for is (not) having a Welsh accent. When he started doing stand-up, he adopted a Welsh accent as part of his stage persona, and | + | The other thing he's famous for is (not) having a Welsh accent. When he started doing stand-up, he adopted a Welsh accent as part of his stage persona, and he kept it up for a good few years, eventually dropping it around the time of [[We Need Answers]] - by which time most people had worked out it wasn't his real accent anyway. |
== Books / Tapes == | == Books / Tapes == |
Current revision as of 18:07, 17 February 2021
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Shows
Fighting Talk (frequent panellist)
Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson
Kitchen Burnout (participant)
The Mad Bad Ad Show (team captain)
Taskmaster (participant)
Biography
Bristol-born stand-up comedian known for innovative stage shows such as his 24-hour stand-up marathons and a show in which he and his audience collaborated on writing a novel. He's also written several novels of his own (as well as a non-fiction book on environmental issues) and appeared on just about every panel show going.
Trivia
The other thing he's famous for is (not) having a Welsh accent. When he started doing stand-up, he adopted a Welsh accent as part of his stage persona, and he kept it up for a good few years, eventually dropping it around the time of We Need Answers - by which time most people had worked out it wasn't his real accent anyway.
Books / Tapes
Bullet Points (paperback)
A Light Hearted Look at Murder (paperback)
Eleven (paperback)
Crap at the Environment (paperback)