For the record...
Watson plans another marathon gig
Mark Watson is planning to beat his record for the longest continuous stand-up show.
At last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the comic and novelist staged a mammoth 24-hour show, culminating in an emotional finale when he proposed to his girlfriend.
Now he’s planning to beat that with a show that lasts 2,005 minutes to mark the year 2005 – working out at an incredibly demanding 33hours, 25 minutes.
All he needs now is a venue willing to accommodate the show, titled 2005 Years In 2005 Minutes: Mark Watson Explains The World Since Christ.
He said: “I'm probably looking for a venue that has a room which isn't in regular use throughout the Fringe, and one which is fairly relaxed about letting us run the show.”
Watson, who was this week shortlisted for a Chortle award for innovation for his 2004 stunt, also plans to take a proper hour-long show to the festival, too.
Published: 3 Mar 2005
