MARK WATSON HEADLINES THE FIRST EVER BARNARD CASTLE COMEDY FESTIVAL
Barnard Castle Comedy Festival
Barnard Castle The Witham Arts Centre
Saturday 18 July 2015
TV star Mark Watson is
to headline the first ever Barnard Castle Comedy Festival.
The award-winning
comedian, who has a huge array of TV credits including Mock The Week and
Never Mind The
Buzzcocks, will perform alongside a host of
stars at The Witham arts centre on Saturday 18 July for a full day of world class
comedy.
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| Mark Watson Photo: Tom Stanier |
The confirmation of Mark Watson as the festival's headliner means the
line-up for Teesdale's first ever comedy festival is now complete, with the Edinburgh Festival Award Winner joining
Alex Horne (8.30pm), Jo Caulfield (4.30pm),
Tony Law (3pm), Lost Voice Guy (1.30pm)
and Lee Kyle (12pm) on the bill.
Festival organiser Peter Dixon said: "We are thrilled that
Mark Watson is headlining our first Barnard Castle Comedy Festival. His
appearance fits perfectly with the line-up that we had already secured for the
day. This is the second time Mark will have performed in Barnard Castle as he was booked to play our first
show at the refurbished Witham. Delays to the building work at the time meant
we had to find an alternative venue so it's fantastic that we have been able to
invite he back to perform on the Witham stage. His performance two years ago in
Barnard Castle topped off a very special gala
performance. Anyone who saw that show then will tell you what a what an
incredible show it was. Mark's career has gone from strength to strength since
he last appeared for us. He's currently in the process of recording two
DVDs of his recent shows, both of which have been huge critical and audience
successes."
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Mark Watson is
one of the most talked-about British comedians to emerge in recent years. Not
only a regular on hit comedy panels, Mark has been the face of programmes such
as BBC Four’s We Need Answers and BBC Radio 4’s Mark Watson Makes The World
Substantially Better. He
has also appeared on Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You? Michael McIntyre’s Comedy
Roadshow and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala.
Not only a stand-up,
Mark has written four novels: Bullet Points (2004), A
Light-Hearted Look At Murder (2007), Eleven (2010),
and The
Knot (2012). He is also responsible for the now famous day-long
comedy shows in aid of Comic Relief.
The Barnard Castle Comedy Festival is organised by Teesdale
comedy promoters Funny Way To Be. You can follow
the festival on Facebook by searching 'Barnard Castle Comedy Festival' or on
Twitter @BarneyComFest.
Tickets:
The festival takes place on Saturday 18 July 2015 at The Witham arts
centre on Horsemarket.
Shows will run from 12pm until late, with
Watson's show - a warm-up appearance ahead of his upcoming national tour -
taking place at 6pm.
Earlybird day tickets
for the festival are on sale now, priced £45.
For more details on
the festival, visit barnardcastlecomedy.com.
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