1. Mark Watson has younger twin sisters and a brother, Paul.
25 Facts About Mark Watson
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Mark Watson went on to study English at Queens' College, Cambridge, graduating with first class honours.
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Mark Watson was part of the revue which was nominated for the Best Newcomer category in the Perrier Comedy Awards at the 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and co-directed a revue with Key.
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Mark Watson adopted it when he started stand-up comedy saying that it made him "more comfortable to be talking in a voice that I didn't quite recognise as my own".
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Mark Watson has appeared regularly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, winning the first ever Panel Prize at the if.
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Mark Watson has performed several unusual shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne Festivals, including marathon shows lasting 24 hours or more.
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At the 2007 Fringe, Mark Watson hosted a panel show We Need Answers with Alex Horne and Tim Key.
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Mark Watson performed his final 24-hour Fringe show at the 2009 festival along with his "Earth Summit" and his "Edit".
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The Earth Summit was Mark Watson's version of the Al Gore talk about world pollution and global warming and the Edit was a compilation of Mark Watson's fringe shows to date, made particularly for those who had not seen him perform there.
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Watson's debut DVD, The Mark Watson Edit, was initially due for release on 15 November 2010.
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Mark Watson has been a contestant on Pointless Celebrities, Richard Osman's House of Games, Taskmaster, and Celebrity Mastermind.
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Mark Watson has performed stand-up on shows including Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Channel 4's Comedy Gala, Live at the Apollo, and Tonight at the London Palladium.
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Mark Watson has appeared on a number of sports programs, including The Premier League Show, BBC Green Sport Awards and Sport Relief.
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Mark Watson appeared as a talking head in Armando Iannucci's spoof documentary series Time Trumpet.
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Also in 2017, Mark Watson appeared on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls alongside Iwan Thomas, Jordan Stephens, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Melody Thornton, RJ Mitte, Ryan Thomas, Sharron Davies and Shazia Mirza.
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Mark Watson left on doctors' orders after suffering from severe chest pains and insomnia in the final episode.
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Mark Watson has made regular appearances on the BBC Radio 5 Live show Fighting Talk.
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In December 2021, Mark Watson launched a podcast through his production company with co-host Michael Chakraverty called menkind, discussing masculinity with a weekly guest.
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In 2009, Mark Watson appeared in adverts for Magners Pear Cider, which became the subject of an extended routine by fellow comic Stewart Lee as part of his 2009, "If You Prefer A Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One" live show.
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In 2010 Mark Watson provided the voice over for a rabbit in an Innocent Smoothies advert.
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From 2018, Mark Watson appeared in TUI commercials alongside fellow comedian Zoe Lyons on Sky One.
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On 25 February, Mark Watson presented the 2009 NME Awards at Brixton Academy.
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Mark Watson proposed to Emily Howes, a fellow novelist, writer-performer and theatre director during a live marathon comedy routine at the Fringe, in front of an audience of 200.
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Mark Watson is currently in a relationship with comedy producer Lianne Coop; they live in East London.
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Mark Watson is a lifelong supporter of Bristol City Football Club.