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Background

Mark was born in 1980. He attended Bristol Grammar School before going to Queens' College, Cambridge, where he read English. At university he wrote, starred in, and directed a number of plays and comedy sketch shows including two years with the illustrious Cambridge Footlights. In his first two years he was part of a comedy double-act with Benet Reid. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Bristol Grammar School is a co-educational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... Full name The Queens College of Saint Margaret and Saint Bernard in the University of Cambridge Motto Floreat Domus May this House Flourish Named after - Previous names - Established 1448 Sister College(s) Pembroke College President Lord Eatwell Location Silver Street Undergraduates 490 Postgraduates 270 Homepage Boatclub The Gatehouse, as... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... The ADC Theatre is the home of the Footlights. ...

Television and radio

He has made a number of television and radio appearances in both Britain and Australia, including regular appearances on BBC2's Mock The Week and the BBC Radio Five Live show Fighting Talk, where he often talks about his favourite football team, Bristol City. In Australia he has been seen on Rove Live, Spicks And Specks and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, all aired in April 2007. BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... Mock the Week is a British topical panel game, hosted by Dara Ó Briain. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. ... Rove, formerly Rove Live is a Logie Award winning Australian weekly television talk show hosted by and named after Perth-born comedian Rove McManus. ... The Spicks and Specks set This article is about the Australian TV show Spicks and Specks. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

His own Radio 4 series, Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better, began its run on 13 February 2007[1], and a repeat run began on 14 August. A second series is now rumoured to be in the pipeline. Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better is a radio comedy programme staring Mark Watson, with Tim Minchin providing music and Tim Key writing poems. ... is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Edinburgh shows and awards

Watson has appeared regularly at the Edinburgh Fringe, winning the first If.comeddies Panel Prize and being nominated as Best Newcomer at the 2005 Perrier Comedy Awards. This sits alongside his other awards - including the Time Out Critic's Choice Award 2006, and a Barry Award Nomination for best show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2006. A street performer on the Royal Mile, with volunteer (2004). ... The If. ... The Perrier Comedy Award is a prestigious award for comedy, awarded to the best comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe sponsored by the Perrier brand of bottled water. ... Time-out can mean: sport time-out, a break in play that may be called by a side to formulate strategy or respond to an players injury. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) is held each April in a number of venues across Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2004

• Stereocomics with Rhod Gilbert.

• Extended Show: Mark Watson's Overambitious 24-Hour Show

This show was described as 'a seminal moment in Fringe comedy' by The Scotsman, which predicted that the show would be 'a cultural landmark, like Woodstock'. The first-ever solo comedy show lasting an entire day, it ended, famously, in Watson successfully proposing to his girlfriend Emily Howes.

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2005

• 50 Years Before Death And The Awful Prospect Of Eternity

Nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. ^[3]

• Extended Show: 2005 Years in 2005 Minutes

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2006

• I'm Worried That I'm Starting To Hate Almost Everyone In The World. This show transferred to the Melbourne Comedy Festival and went on to a successful two-week run at the Sydney Opera House.

• Mark Watson, And His Audience, Write A Novel

On each day of the festival he hosted literary workshop-cum-interactive comedy show. The aim was to write, by the end of August, a novel­ begun from scratch and woven entirely from audience suggestions, with another 2,000 words or so added every day. The novel was not finished within the month but the results so far were considered too promising to abandon so the project is set to continue albeit in by an, as yet, undecided method now that the festival has finished. The book so far is posted on the website MySpace. ^[1]

• Extended Show: Mark Watson's Seemingly Impossible 36-Hour Circuit Of The World.

This show won the first If.comeddies Panel Prize, presented to a comedian who best captures the spirit of the Fringe.^[4]

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2007

• Mark Watson is Crap At The Environment

This is a project begun by Watson with the intention of 'saving the world, despite not being very good at it'. It aims to promote amateur environmentalism among those with no planet-saving qualifications. It developed a following of more than 1,000 members, and a book is being published by Hodder Headline in 2008.

• Extended Show: Mark Watson's 24-Hour Show In Melbourne'

This was Watson's first marathon show in Australia.

• Can I Briefly Talk To You About The Point Of Life?'

Watson's new stand-up comedy show will be performed at the Pleasance, as part of the Edinburgh Fringe, from August 1 to August 27. It will be followed by a national tour.

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Books

Mark has written two novels: Bullet Points, published by Chatto and Windus in 2004, and A Light-Hearted Look At Murder, again published by Chatto and Windus, released in the first week of August 2007. Chatto and Windus has been, since 1987, an imprint of Random House, the publishers. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chatto and Windus has been, since 1987, an imprint of Random House, the publishers. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gavin Allen (2007-01-22). Preview: Mark Watson. South Wales Echo.
2. ^ Brian Logan (2006-08-15). The show must go on and on. The Guardian.
3. ^ The Perrier Comedy Award 2005.
4. ^ Phil Nichol wins top comedy award. BBC News (2006-08-27).

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External links

• Mark's personal MySpace page
• Profile, including complete list of works
• Mark Watson at IMDb
• Time Trumpet profile
• Results announced for the If.Comeddie awards 2006
• Review of Mark's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Show 2007