Comedy Made in Wales

By Stockton Arc on Mar 6, 09 08:54 AM

Welsh comedy comes to ARC big time in the next seven days, in the form of two of the best comedians to break onto the circuit over the last few years: Rhod Gilbert and Mark Watson.

It is always satisfying as a programmer when you book someone relatively new and up-and-coming (or so you hope) and by the time the date arrives, they have really made it. Rhod is an excellent example of this - I booked him way back in August, after seeing him at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and hoped we would get a turnout of 200-250 people. Needless to say, with his exposure since on everything from TV commercials to the Royal Variety Show, he has sold out.

Mark Watson will be at ARC just a week later - in some senses, not ideal planning (two Welsh comedians in the space of a week?) but I think Mark is fantastic and when I heard he was touring, I was determined to secure a date. He is a wonderfully warm person, mischievous and charming - and of course, very, very funny. The opening to his first show is one the best I have ever seen (I won't spoil it by telling you why, just in case he opens his new show the same way!). There are just a few tickets left, so if you haven't seen him yet, he comes highly recommended.....

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