Mark Watson
Sunday with Mark Watson: ‘Watching my kids play rugby is labour intensive’
The comedian on shuttling between pitches, pub roasts and an evening run
Samantha Rea
20, Feb, 2022 @6:45 AM
The week in audio: The Exploding Library; Famous Firsts; Ry-Union; Bed of Lies
Flann O’Brien takes centre stage, while the latest round of celebrity ‘interviews’ are in need of a tough producer
Miranda Sawyer
27, Nov, 2021 @5:00 PM
'Why isn't crying manly?': a comic and a Bake Off star ask what makes a man
In their new podcast, Great British Bake Off contestant Michael Chakraverty and Mark Watson probe all aspects of masculinity
Iman Amrani
25, Jan, 2021 @11:00 AM
Mo Gilligan: ‘A lot of us comics do feel a bit like key workers’
Fresh from a Bafta win, the London comedian explains how he’s found ways to keep laughing through lockdown
Killian Fox
16, Aug, 2020 @9:00 AM
Mark Watson: 'The pandemic makes you realise how precarious comedy can be'
The comedian has been finding inventive ways to bring his show to audiences during the crisis
Killian Fox
16, Aug, 2020 @9:00 AM
Mark Watson’s Comedy Marathon: an irresistible carnival of idiocy
The blokey joker fired up his webcam to deliver a 24 hours of faux-ballads, toilet humour and even a real-life wedding
Brian Logan
03, May, 2020 @11:52 AM
The rise and fall of the Invisible Dot, comedy's Factory Records
The innovative outfit that cultivated talents such as Tim Key and Claudia O’Doherty is no more. So why, during this boom time for comedy, did it fail?
Brian Logan
02, Nov, 2016 @4:52 PM
On my radar: Mark Watson’s cultural highlights
The comedian and author on his mixed feelings about Michel Houellebecq and the importance of risk-taking
Priya Elan
22, Nov, 2015 @10:00 AM
A 46-nil thrashing – but it's not all bad news for the world's worst football team
Micronesia’s under-23s were humiliated in their Pacific Games debut, but there might be a silver lining
08, Jul, 2015 @3:29 PM
Mark Watson: Flaws review – bracingly honest account of anxiety
Watson’s show is both funny and edgy – and the closer we get to his demons the more compelling it becomes, writes Brian Logan
Brian Logan
14, Jan, 2015 @2:18 PM
The funniest comedy gigs in autumn 2014
Brian Logan: Big names and breakthrough talents touring the UK, from Michael Palin to Noel Fielding, Bridget Christie to Mark Watson
Brian Logan
08, Sep, 2014 @8:48 AM
End of the Road festival review – expertly curated indie rock
American upstarts St Paul and the Broken Bones deliver a stupendous set, while indie darling St Vincent triumphs, writes Laura Barton
Laura Barton
01, Sep, 2014 @4:00 PM
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