Mark Watson

Mark Andrew Watson born 13 February 1980 is a British comedian and novelist Watson was born in Bristol to a Welsh mother and English father He has younger twin sisters called Emma and Lucy and a brother Paul He attended Henleaze Junior school and then Bristol Grammar School an independent day school where he won the prize of Gabbler of the Year before going to Queens College Cambridge where he studied English graduating with first class honours At university he was a member of the Footlights and contemporary of Stefan Golaszewski Tim Key and Dan Stevens He 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 also codirected a revue with Key Although not born in Wales Watson used to deliver his act with a common Welsh accent which is not quite his own He adopted it when he started standup comedy saying that it made him more comfortable to be talking in a voice that I didnt quite recognise as my own He has since reverted to his own accent Wikipedia