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Some new people will come to this website over the next few hours, because – barring some massive event like the death of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II, which would cause the cancellation of all BBC shows and which we all hope is unlikely – I will be on the Graham Norton Show about now. I thought I’d mark the occasion by saying hello to those people and tackling a few questions which I’m usually asked on Twitter.
Yep. Hello.
Firstly, then, my tour dates are elsewhere on this site. There are a few missing, probably – I’ve just added a Glasgow one for example, and am about to announce a London one in a SPECIAL MYSTERY LOCATION which will be exclusively revealed here. But you’ll get the gist from the ‘Live’ section.
I have all sorts of things like a DVD and novels which you can buy. I’ve got slightly too much dignity to post links to all these products here, but only slightly. I’ll limit myself to saying that you can safely ignore the first couple of novels but ‘Eleven’ is quite good and there is a new one out this summer which I think will top the others. This book will be launched in the summer with a SPECIAL MYSTERY EVENT THING which will be exclusively, etc.
If you’re the sort of person who goes to festivals you can see me at Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Hay, Latitude and dear old Edinburgh this year. In Edinburgh I’m doing a regular show and a SPECIAL THING. Which will be, yep.
You will have noticed that I’m trying to make this interesting for regular readers with the promise of things to come. This blog is actually daily, pretty much. For around 500 days from February 2010 it was unbroken. Then I missed one. Then I started to give myself some time off. But it still gets updated worryingly often: sometimes with professional information, sometimes with hurried nonsense. Worth checking now and again. There are people who read it every day. (My stats suggest that there still are, anyway.) But it’s not compulsory to do that.
Away from comedy my interests include football, wine, literature and worrying.
Welcome.
Posted by Andy Gibson on February 29, 2012
Alright Mark? Where and when is the Glasgow gig? Had a wee search for more info and couldn’t find anything.
Posted by Josh (the conceited one) on February 27, 2012
Lifer checking in. Your stats are flawless.
Posted by Jen on February 25, 2012
Excellent shows – both now watched and enjoyed!Jx ps Fingers crossed Suzanne -is it your grandsons birthday too – if so av fun!
Posted by Rachael on February 25, 2012
Your stats are correct. See you at latitude mr!
Posted by Suzanne aka Senior Watsonian on February 25, 2012
Here it is again … yes, finger crossing footie time!!!
* * * FINGER CROSSING ALERT * * *
SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY
BRISTOL CITY v BLACKPOOL FC
KICK OFF: 3.00 pm
* * * FINGER CROSSING ALERT * * *
Holloway’s press interviews are usually good value for money … Time for another win I think, don’t you, Jen???xx
Posted by Suzanne aka Senior Watsonian on February 24, 2012
What an absolute joy you were on the Graham Norton Show … great show and it suits you, sir!!!
You’ll never live down missing Kit’s 2nd birthday party … although he may not remember there will be some who will insist on reminding YOU!!
I’ll now see if I can find you on the AA show … I may have missed seeing you on Tuesday but I’m really impressed that you organised these two shows to help me get over the disappointment!!! Thank you!!!
Posted by Rachel on February 24, 2012
Is there an actual date for the SPECIAL THING in Edinburgh yet?
Comedy, football, wine, literature and worrying sums you up rather well, Watson. Although less of the worrying please.
Posted by Misha on February 24, 2012
I don’t know about QE2 but Greg Jevin died today.