After Dinner SpeakersMark Watson is a comedian, author and broadcaster.
He performed his first gig in 2002 and, in the same year, won the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Competition.
In the same year, he was runner-up in the aggressively titled So You Think You’re Funny?
An Edinburgh Festival Award Winner and Time Out Critic’s Choice, Mark Watson is one of the most talked-about British comedians to emerge in recent years.
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 has also appeared on Breaking the News, Franke off the Radio, and Unspeakable. Mark 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.
A regular face on TV, he has appeared on many leading shos including:
- Mock The Week
- Taskmaster
- Celebrity Pointless
- Have I Got News For You
- Would I Lie To You?
- Live At The Apollo
- Channel 4’s Comedy Gala
Not only a Stand-Up comedian, but Mark has written six 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), Contacts (2020) and One Minute Away (2025).
Mark is available for corporate comedy performances and awards hosting.
