Mark Watson

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Sunday 27th October 2019

Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on 'Taskmaster', half-killed on 'Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island', Watson returns to what he's best at: being indoors.

Inspired by the mostly alarming state of the world his children are growing up in, and a genuine, urgent desire to do something about it, this show is about empathy. 99 percent of the world's population is made up of other people: why can't we understand them? As scrawny and impassioned as ever, one of the UK's most beloved and thinnest acts offers some suggestions, with his usual notoriously high joke- and-rant-per-minute rate.

The Infinite Show is about empathy, with the title referring to his aim of ensuring the evening stays with his audience for longer than the time he is on stage.

The blurb for the tour reads: ‘Inspired by the basically shocking state of the world his children are growing up in, and a genuine, urgent desire to do something about it, Watson’s new show is about empathy. 99 percent of the world's population is made up of other people: why can't we understand them?’

Watson, whose recent TV appearances include Taskmaster and The Island with Bear Grylls, will launch the show at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Last year it was announced that Watson’s graphic novel Dan and Sam had been optioned by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, and a feature film is now in development.

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