Mark Watson is one of the UK’s most successful comedians with numerous TV credits and awards to his name.
Mark was the winner of the Panel Prize at the Edinburgh Fringe (where he has been one of the biggest-selling acts over the past twenty years), as well as Best Show at the Adelaide and Sydney Comedy Festivals, multiple Chortle Awards – including a Legend of Lockdown, in 2021, for his online work – Time Out Comedian of the Year and quite a lot more. He tours the UK with his show, Mark Watson Before it Overtakes Us.
His many TV credits include Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo, QI, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You and The Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. He is also a very familiar voice on Radio 4, where his series ‘Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life‘ has been a popular fixture for more than fifteen years. He is one-third of the cult YouTube phenomenon No More Jockeys, which has had well over nine million views since it began in 2020. He currently presents the World Snooker Tour’s podcast with sporting legend Stephen Hendry.
Not only a stand-up, Mark has also written seven novels: Bullet Points (2004), A Light-Hearted Look At Murder (2007), Eleven (2010), The Knot (2012), Hotel Alpha (2014), The Place That Didn’t Exist (2016) and Contacts (2020). An eighth novel is in the pipeline and will be published by Harper Collin.
With Oliver Harud he co-authored a graphic novel, Dan And Sam, which was optioned by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and is now in development with Universal.
TESTIMONIALS
"Mark was absolutely fantastic once again at the Digital Awards! He got the tone of the event exactly right and we‘ve had really positive feedback from the audience, even more impressive he managed to get through all 30 odd awards within the allocated time so we didn‘t run over which was great."
Professional Publishers Association's Digital Awards
"Mark was certainly a hit with everyone. He had the room in stitches and it was just at the right level for our crowd...not only is he very funny, but also a very nice fellow who is very easy to work with...please do pass on our thanks"
British Turkey Awards
"Mark was absolutely fantastic, a really lovely guy and he read the crowd perfectly. Really pleased he stuck around afterwards for a chat."
PPA Digital Awards
"Mark was outstanding . Hit the right tone, managed the awards perfectly and the client is delighted. What more can I say!"