Posterity
From now on I’m going to be talking more and more about the DVD record, I think. It’s a pretty big occasion, obviously, since (for tedious reasons which I’ve gone into briefly before) my previous DVD never came out, so this is my Debut Release if you like. As you will know if you’ve been following this blog even casually, the recording is on Sunday at the Bristol Hippodrome and the resulting disc will be offered to the public in November. So, although I’ve asked some of these questions before, here are a few market research enquiries which will help me to give you the best possible digital versatile disc experience.
-So, who’s coming? Let’s do a final roll-call.
-What material, from any of my career basically, would you most like to see on a DVD? The only things excluded are jokes from my most recent show. I’ve opened this sort of discussion before on this site, and it always yields reminders of things which I’d pretty much forgotten about. So that’s why I’m bringing it up again.
-What colour T-shirt do you reckon I should wear?
-Important: has anyone got an idea for a fun extra? For example, an interview on a particular subject, or me doing something peculiar, or something related to the book ‘Eleven’, or a guest appearance by some other person, or anything you’d like to see really. If you think of anything at all, suggest it: we’re going to try and include an extra on the DVD which was requested by a Real Actual Member of the Public, in the same way as the venues on this tour were.
-Request an interesting word and I’ll see if I can slip it in. Then when you buy the DVD you can show it to your friends and say ‘here comes my word… coming up now… there it was!!!’
-Where do you tend to get DVDs from? From Amazon or from a specific shop or from the actual person’s website or what?
-Lastly, who would be up for some sort of crazy event to promote the release of the product in question, in late November, probably in London but possibly anywhere we want? This is kind of a trick question. Everyone’s up for it. Surely.
DVD!!!
Posted by David on July 1, 2011
Hi Mark,
Just another thought on the November promotion, you could have a game of ultimate dodgeball. I am scout leader and i’ll be organising a tournament for the scouts in my district to raise funds for the British Heart foundation, so i will have had plenty of practice refereeing ( I am considering painting my face and hair black and white stripes so i will look something like the alien referee on futurama )
David
Posted by David on July 1, 2011
Hi Mark,
I will be there on Sunday ( Seat location: section STALLS, row K, seats 17-16)
and I’m gutted I’ve not had a chance to get on the site earlier, as I had been thinking for a while about suggesting a dvd extra, but it is a bit of a big one ( well for me )
I’ve been living with my partner for nearly 5 years, we have a wonderful 14 month old son (Daniel) ,and a lovely dog ( Otto ) . The only thing missing is the ring on my partner’s finger that would make her an official Edwards.
Obviously I ( and most definatly Ellen ( my partner ) ) have been thinking about it for ages but such is life other things got in the way of me saving to buy a ring ( rent, food and nappies mainly ) . I even against every firbe in my body applied to go on Don’t tell the bride! But those bastards didn’t even reply, although I guess that does mean that we are not chavy enough, which is something I suppose.
Anyway ever since I booked the tickets I had been thinking that it might be a fun way to propose, plus with it being filmed and all it would make for an unique dvd extra that would guarantee you 1 dvd sale as I would defiantly buy it
I should be getting a bouns at the end of July so I can use that to buy the ring, I’m sure Ellen would accept an I.O.U 1 ring if I made the commitment in front of a large crowd and our favorite comedian ( hope you like that bit of sucking up
) .
So there is my belated idea, oh and for the promo of the dvd you could host our wedding, which could be filmed and released at a later date bundled in as a special eddition of your dvd
Right well I better go and do the washing up, or she’ll never marry me ! LOL
Looking forward to Sunday !
David
Posted by Mike on June 28, 2011
The special word would have to be hurdy-gurdy
Posted by Rachael on June 27, 2011
‘Sanctimonious’ is an interesting word, and I can’t think of when I have heard it and it wasn’t followed by ‘bitch’.
You should do a reading for Eleven, or get someone else to, like Stephen Fry. I vote you wear blue, or red or green.
Posted by Ingrid on June 27, 2011
-So, who’s coming? Let’s do a final roll-call.
Not me
-What material, from any of my career basically, would you most like to see on a DVD?
That one about sarcastic us and Australians…
-What colour T-shirt do you reckon I should wear?
Red for sure
-Request an interesting word and I’ll see if I can slip it in. Then when you buy the DVD you can show it to your friends and say ‘here comes my word… coming up now… there it was!!!’
Lacidazical (if thats how you spell it)
-Where do you tend to get DVDs from? From Amazon or from a specific shop or from the actual person’s website or what?
Shops. Tesco and such like…
-Lastly, who would be up for some sort of crazy event to promote the release of the product in question, in late November, probably in London but possibly anywhere we want? This is kind of a trick question. Everyone’s up for it. Surely.
Me! Always up for that kind of thing…
Posted by Weaselspoon on June 27, 2011
May I request the word peccadillo?
Posted by ChrisP on June 27, 2011
I may be there (hope so anyway).
And I’d be up for some sort of event in London assuming I can make it.
And I buy DVDs off Amazon (no locals outlets near me).
Posted by Nuala on June 27, 2011
I’ll be at Bristol, too. I have no requests, as I’m sure it will be brilliant!
Posted by Leigh on June 27, 2011
I’ll be there. I’ll email you the interview that we did the other night sometime this week too.
Posted by alot of rachels on June 27, 2011
no more women competition for the extras, please!
Posted by Phill on June 26, 2011
Can’t answer most of the questions but…
- Interesting word: ‘discombobulated’.
- I generally buy DVDs from play.com or Amazon. Well to be completely honest I usually rent them from LoveFilm, but when I do buy them it’s usually an online retailer. (An ‘etailer’, if you will… but I can understand if you won’t. It’s like the word ‘mobe’. Or ‘blogosphere’. Words which shouldn’t really exist).
Posted by Zoe Fell on June 26, 2011
*I’m coming, yes, yes I am. (I have even bought new shoes for the occasion. THAT’S how serious this DVD record is.)
*”Hit by the bird” is probably one of my favourite routines you’ve done in a long while. Someone also mentioned the “girl with an identical lunch to yours” routine, that’s a good one. I’m also quite fond of the bit you do in MWMTWSB about the phrase ‘it was hell’ is misused (I believe the failure of Oyster Cards is also mentioned at this point.)
*The bear shirt! It’s become something of a blog mascot.
*I was thinking about this earlier, funnily enough. I had two ideas: A montage of clips taken outside all the venues you play between now and the DVD release of audience members trying to describe you in 5 words. (This could also be fun if you were to just go around Bristol during the day, asking the same thing to random members of the public – could be fun if they’re not sure who you are.) Idea two was a ‘Time Trumpet’ talking heads spin off-esque thing, where your peers (Horne, Key, Minchin, Basden, etc.) discuss things you’ve (not really) done either in the past, or in the future. Watsonians and other ‘experts’ could get filmed too, to give their views. NO MORE WOMEN WOULD ALSO BE BRILLIANT THOUGH. YES, YES IT WOULD.
*One single word? How about one of Horne’s wordwatching words, in the right context? Bollo, maybe? Or paddles. Bollo. I am plumping for bollo.
*I tend to buy my DVD’s from HMV, but would happily buy it through the actual comedian’s website if that were an option.
*I would, absolutely.
That’s my two pennies worth. Probably more like £20 worth, though.
Posted by Josh (the magnificent one) on June 26, 2011
I realise I didn’t supply a word. I going with Quagmire.Not a hard word to get in, but satisfying.
Posted by Katy on June 26, 2011
I will be there! I may have mentioned it before, but its my birthday weekend. I’ll be turning 30 so if you have any tips on dealing with that I’d be grateful.
I like all your jokes so hard. The one about kicking the man, I do love that.
Always has to be the bear.
No More Woman, as been mentioned already. We’re planning on playing our own game in the pub pre-show.
Cant think of a word but theres been plenty of good suggestions.
I normally buy my dvd from wherever is cheapest, amazon or play.
And yes, of course I’d be up for crazy events.
Posted by Alex on June 26, 2011
-Me! I am!
-I’ve watched about half an hour of youtube clips trying to answer this question and I still can’t. Is ‘all of it’ unhelpful? Yes. It is. Sorry.
-Green
-I second/third/five-hundreth No More Women
-Mackerel. There is no reason for this, other than I just read it.
-Amazon usually but I’m not picky.
-Yeah, sure. Unless the NHS get their shit together pretty quickly, I’ll most likely be unemployed, but that’s what job seeker’s allowance is for right?
Posted by sarahthemonkey2 on June 26, 2011
@ Sarah Thank you, I will now go look it up
Posted by MusicalLottie on June 26, 2011
- I can’t come, but naturally I hope it goes brilliantly!
- Um … anything without swearing
- I don’t know, but I’ll agree with Kate W and say you wear jackets well.
- NMW, and/or something musical (preferably with you singing), and/or something WNA-related – you could get the audience (and blog readers?) to send in questions, and you could have Giles, Key, Minchin, or even a Watsonian or two as contestants.
- flux (as in, temporal flux), paradigm, Euclidian, Data (as in the android) … yeah, my mind’s currently on geeky and sci-fi things. Of course I don’t expect you to try to slip in those words, but if you managed to use any I’d be as happy as an aardvark presented with a 30-foot high termite mound.
- Wherever’s cheapest usually, (so … eBay mostly, HMV, Play.com, occasioanlly Amazon) but I make exceptions for people I want to actively support – unless their own website is significantly more expensive, in which case I’ll choose the next best retailer to support them.
- In theory, yes; in practicality I think it unlikely.
Posted by Sarah on June 26, 2011
@ SarahThe Monkey, youtube is your friend. Very funny competition between Time Key and Mark. A top game to play on long journeys
Posted by sarahthemonkey2 on June 26, 2011
I can’t come as I live far too away from anything/everything that is exicting. Though you have managed to find Aberdeen and now I’m just praying the weather doesn’t get in the way.
My word would be self-service, love comedians making jokes about those silly machines. (Not sure if self service is one or two so sorry if it’s silly for suggesting it)
As a rather regular blog reader (from when you annouced the tour dates including Aberdeen) a little confused about this No More Women. It’s probably funny whatever it is but not sure what everyone is talking about
Posted by Jen on June 26, 2011
Hello!!
I’ll be there…hoooray!
I always laugh at the mugging joke…short n sweet!Also the hotel room (poo!) – fab!
Green is good…although I really like the blue tshirt you are wearing in your new tour poster!
Extras wise….its gotta be No More Women or anything with you singing – sooo funny!…maybe we could help you write a new song?!hmmm!!
Words…one I like is formidable!…its just such a positive word…makes me smile!
Dvds -play…amazon…hmv if desperate!
Always up for wacky events….count me in!Jx
Posted by Hannah on June 26, 2011
Oohh, and a word, – languished
Posted by Hannah on June 26, 2011
- Your tshirt should be…green.
- Joining in with everyone saying No More Women as an extra!
- I normally buy DVDs from Amazon
Posted by Emily on June 26, 2011
- I won’t be there and am jealous of all who are.
- A train-based story. They’re always good.
- Bear shirt
- No More Women
- Pi. In reference to the number, not just the Greek letter.
- Wherever’s cheapest/Amazon
- If an event was on early enough that I could easily get a train back to Manchester, I’d try and be there. That seems unlikely though. Or you could just have it in Manchester… That seems even more unlikely.
Posted by Misha on June 26, 2011
Just realised I forgot to suggest a word.
I’m putting forth Antimacassar, it’s my favourite word.
Posted by Nat on June 26, 2011
-Would have liked to go, but will be on holiday…
- the pigeon
- The bear.
- Behind the scenes, maybe?
- Antidisestablishmentarianism
- Amazon, as it’s the easiest site to use that ships to Belgium
- Yes, i’d be up for that
Posted by Nia on June 26, 2011
- Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it.
- I would love to see Tim Minchin.
- I normally buy DVDs from Amazon.
Posted by Lizzy on June 26, 2011
- I am not coming as I am moving house and not either to or from Bristol. Sad times.
- I like the story about you not wanting a fancy phone. And the girl with almost the same lunch as you on the train. Train stories are always good. And the mugging. Basically anything from MWMTWSB.
- Wear red! Or blue! For a change….. Oooooh black would be awesome, but I’ve never seen you in black so I guess you’re more into brightness. Gothic Mark though… I think it’s a goer.
- NO MORE WOMEN! Definitely, please.
- Most likely buy DVDs from Amazon. (Play if it’s cheaper).
- Believe it or not, not actually sure where I’m moving to yet, but if it’s that London, I’m THERE at The Event.
Posted by h2osarah on June 26, 2011
-Don’t know yet. Hope so though. Looks likely.
-Frisbee!
-I do love the bear shirt. But if not, red or blue. Basically a bold colour.
-I would be all about another ‘No More Women’ type thing. With Key and Horne if at all possible.
-Whatever words happen to pop out of your mouth.
-I’ve bought DVDs from gofasterstripe.com and once from Amazon.
-If I’m nearby, I’ll be there.
Posted by Tibbs on June 26, 2011
- Sadly I will not be able to make it to the dvd recording.
- I love any of the stories where you comment on your own life, but especially “I’ve kicked you!” and swearing at the guy who gets in the elevator (although is that in the new show?). Also the line about Gandhi being everything one would want to be, apart from shot. That’s a good line.
- The bear. No question!
- If you can rope Horne and Key into doing some more No More Women, I would be ever so happy.
- Circumlocution is a wonderful word.
- My favourite way of buying comedy dvds is after a gig. Other than that I would get one from the artist’s site or from Amazon (usually depending on how expensive shipping is).
- While I would love to do some sort of crazy event in November, I do not think it will be possible. Unless skype or twitter is involved.
Posted by Suzanne aka Senior Watsonian on June 26, 2011
I’ll be there!!! And answers to your other questions are:
1 I was held up and missed the kangaroo joke and get really fed up whenever it’s mentioned so please tell that one …
2 Red … for City???
3 Ask for suggestions for an Eleven(that would make a good book title!!)th Commandment perhaps???
4 Fillibuster is a fine word, don’t you think???
5 I buy an artist’s DVD through their website if I can, otherwise, mostly via Amazon …
Posted by Kate W on June 26, 2011
- The China story’s great and I also really like the bit about the bloke who tried to pick you up on a station.
- Clearly green, ideally the bear shirt. But you do look good in a jacket – just saying.
- I’d second/third/eighth the suggestion of No More Women. Or maybe something not from your standup that people are unlikely to have heard (I’m thinking along the lines of a bit of “Child’s Christmas in Wales” or even something from Footlights). Do you remember anything from your first gig? Might be something appropriately symmetrical about that for your first DVD.
- If “plangent” can be worked in, that would be very pleasing.
- I tend to buy DVDs of malice aforethought rather than random browsing, so (in the case of comedy), will go wherever they’re available. And am very amenable to being pointed in the direction of whatever vendor will help shift it up a chart/make the artist more money.
- Definitely up for participating in a launch event. Selfishly, London would be easiest for me.
Sad I can’t be there to see it recorded, but will look forward to the disc itself all the more.
Posted by Sam on June 26, 2011
As a DVD extra have lots of clips of people mistaking you for other people or not knowing who you are. Or as previously suggested, No More Women.
I may be coming, I also may not, mystery thy name is I.
Material wise, there’s no law against it soupy dog bit is really rather tickling.
The bear shirt, obviously.
Word-slippage, challenge wise “hummunculus” is always a tricky one, but for pure aural pleasure I’d suggest either “cupcake” or “marmoset”
Crazy event, sure why not? Because it’s crazy, that’s why. Oh ok then, I’m in.
Posted by Josh (the magnificent one) on June 26, 2011
I’m planning to send a small paper version of myself to this show, to train him up for Edinburgh. I would love to be able to go, but alas.
The DVD extra should be No More Women. Loads of it. Hours and hours.
Posted by Ally on June 26, 2011
I generally get my DVDs from JB HiFi in Australia, but would buy your DVD from where ever it was available. That said, will it be coming out in Australia in November as well? Or will we have to wait?
Posted by Josie on June 26, 2011
- I am so gutted I can’t go to your DVD recording! I would, I don’t know, wave my hands in the air or shout out something inappropriate just to get on. That’s probably irrelevant to you, but, you know, whatever.
- I liked your material about urges like throwing your keys over the bridge/kicking that guy, you know what I mean?
- GREEN
- Arm wrestling contest. Easy.
- Interesting words: Either panini, or just a reference to Edgar Allen Poe.
- Yeahhh I tend to get my comedy DVDs from Amazon or Play.com and rarely HMV, I don’t like to get them straight from a comedian’s site because they’re usually more expensive (I’m a student, let me be a cheapskate!)
- I live in Bradford but I have already invited myself to this event. See you then!
Posted by Megan on June 25, 2011
I will not be there owing to some monetary restrictions and a film project.
BUT! I may well come if there is an event in November. Super cheap time to travel and a couple of my British friends asked me when I am coming for a visit this year.
Posted by Allie on June 25, 2011
Unfortunately I won’t be there, but really hope all goes well for you.
I think you should do the, Ever wanted to kick a man. That makes me laugh so much, as I have been there so so many times.
You should wear a red t-shirt in my humble opinion.
Could you do an interview with some of the Watsonians that are coming to the recording? Maybe something about the blog? That would be lovely for your loyal followers and great for us who can’t be there to see them??
Could you get the word ‘ Galligaskins’ in (means loose fitting breeches) ? I would be so thrilled.
I would most likely buy DVD from Amazon.
Would be up for some sort of crazy event, any chance of it being a bit further north???
Posted by Sarah on June 25, 2011
*I’m there
*The Bear shirt
*Extras – hmmm, how about a guided tour around Bristol or a special edition of No more women (please do this, it would be ace, I watch the shed one and the foyer ones so much)
*Ruddy Ducks, it did wonders for the mood in the audience after hearing about so much trouble in Libya
*I would always get it from the artists site, I know how some sites take a huge cut and don’t leave the artists much (I tunes)
*HELL YEAH
Posted by Helen on June 25, 2011
- I will be there in spirit but will actually be having lunch with my granny.
- Man gets hit by pigeon. I also laughed a lot at the story you told on Would I Lie To You about writing a will after losing connect four.
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- The Bear! The Bear I Say!
- Some competitive thing against Minchin/Key. Like you each do an outlandish practical joke on the other one or something like that. Or…you said Key was a bit of a blagger, set him a challenge and see what he can do/how far he can get.
Or Eleven related: give a book/give something to/simply try and find people in real life who are like the characters in the book. So you go to a restraunt and give the chef a book, you give the book to a maths teacher etc…and in each book you write a word and when they bring them together it makes a sentence. Although this is probably a bit hard/maybe a bit dodgy what with the chef being mean in the book etc.
- Epoch
- Anywhere. If you sold it on your website I’d happily buy it from here.
- Yes.
Posted by Suzy on June 25, 2011
Sadly I am not able to come, but Patrick is using my tickets so that’s ok
Hope you have a fabulous show and I shall be preordering the DVD as soon as I’m able. I would like you to talk about pens you’ve received on tour, cos then I could say to all my friends “did you see that bit where he talked about pens – I gave him one of those!”. Really your t-shirt colour choice is entirely up to you but I like blue best. Extra … um … pens? I’m pen obsessed, clearly! Interesting word: salacious is nice, or maybe voracious. Not sure why though. I get DVDs from Amazon usually, apart from when renting (from lovefilm). Crazy event – would love to, but the likelihood is that I wouldn’t actually be able to, as usual. Family responsibilities and an uncertain future that is currently hanging over me make planning anything quite tricky. But there we are. Life goes on. Love you Mr Watson and so wish I could come to Bristol to see you – my home town too, and would love to be there … Patrick I think you should wave a sign saying “Suzy gave me this ticket” or something, just to make me feel better! 
Posted by Cathy (traineeflorist) on June 25, 2011
Hello Mark, I am coming, be afraid! haha, not really I’m harmless
)
I would love to bring you flowers from my flower shop which makes me very happy as I haven’t gone out of business yet after a whole five months, tell me you’re proud! Anyway I am giving Katherine a lift so maybe she will hold the flowers for me while I bore her all the way to Bristol with floral tales or maybe jokes from my bad joke book (best not go there)
In answer to your questions, if you don’t do the story of finding the sausage roll in your bag on the train, it would be quite a big disappointment to me and I don’t cope with disappointment well, so think on that young man.
T shirt should be green, you look wonderful in green, nuff said …
It would be wicked to make the fun extra something that relates to your writing talent but not sure what that would be, maybe something that would involve writing a story right there on stage? Have you ever played consequences? You know where you write what “he said” on the piece of paper and then pass it to the next person and they write the “she said” bit? And the ending is usually something really rude cos we’re British aren’t we and that’s what makes us think we’re funny, well it does when you’re at school or hammered at a party
p
Interesting word would have to be fud, I think I have mentioned this one before, it sticks in my mind because I beat my husband at Scrabble using this word a couple of years ago, he contested the word and it was a proper word, I’m not a Scrabble champion like Vijay so this was an incredibly significant moment in my life, as my husband is so much better at everything than me and bloody well knows it …
I usually get my dvds from amazon unless they are available on the subject’s website via their shop, in which case that’s my preferred choice
I think the crazy event in November would have to be something whereby people win a copy of the DVD but not by the usual methods, my brain then grinds to a halt as I try and think of an unusual way of winning a DVD …. maybe we could go back to making anagrams of your name? (Ok straw man is my favourite at the moment)
And the moral of all this is, never post on Mark’s blog when tipsy as you go on for far too long … x
Posted by Misha on June 25, 2011
- I am coming
- The china story or frisbee. Preferably both.
- The bear
- Something related to the forum/the ipod challenge would be fun. If not, a game of some kind, maybe involving the audience. Chinese Pisspers or No-More Women or Find a Thing.
- I have it on pre-order from amazon, I mostly buy things from there
- Of course! I should even be living in Lewisham by then.
Posted by Julianna of Toronto on June 25, 2011
Hi Mark,
I’d say I think a red shirt is good. You do well in red.
Also, in terms of words: floccinaucinihilipilification. The rendering of something to be pointless. Or orgulous, to be proud. Or puffin. Or haberdashery. If you fit in any of these, I’d be incredibly amused.
Posted by Sarah/Goose on June 25, 2011
- Yes, I shall be there.
- Was the China story from the latest show?
- Green. No question.
- I am rubbish at thinking of things on the spot. Give me a day.
- Malacophonous
- Usually from play.com, or similar
- Always up for a crazy event
Posted by Patrick on June 25, 2011
My phone ran out of characters to comment. I buy my DVDs from Amazon, and I’d be up for an event of some sort, yes.
Should we wear Watsonian badges, or will it look odd with an audience full of badges? (Well, not full of them, but you know what I mean)
Posted by Patrick on June 25, 2011
I am coming, along with my dad, my stepmum and stepbrother. Having blagged my tickets from three different places we’re not sitting together, but no matter!
Material wise, I’d love to hear the anecdote about the man who got hit in the eye by a pigeon. It’s my favourite.
Green shirt.
A Director’s commentary, but you should commentate on a completely different film, but the footage seen being your show, so they’re mismatched. This is a silly idea, don’t do it.
Secret word: Ruddy Ducks.
Posted by Rachel/Pandora on June 25, 2011
- I am coming.
- Please do the story about sitting next to a girl on a plane who was texting about you.
- Wear the bear shirt.
- I’d vote for an extra involving the iPod Challenge, by then again, I would.
- If you can get ‘physiotherapist’ in there I’d be very happy and more than a little bit smug.
- I’d probably buy it from the actual person’s website.
- I am always up for one of your crazy events, yes.
DONE. (In a Gordon Ramsay style)