Comedian Mark Watson locked out of his own Bristol show
nme.comNever Mind The Buzzcocks, QI and Would I Lie To You?, posted a video on Instagram from the theatre bar, sharing his confusion and explaining the situation to the audience who were also unable to get in.A post shared by Mark Watson (@watsoncomedian)He said, “We could do it here, but you paid for a seat and you paid to be in a room resembling a theatre so I just wanted you to known, in cast it looks like I’m very complacent, just drinking at the bar, yes I am drinking at the bar, but I’m taking the situation as seriously as you are.”Watson had been preparing throughout the day to minimise stress during the event.
He said, “I’ve been here an hour ago to let them know I’m here and the aim of that was that everyone would relax but I say they’ve over relaxed.”He also added that he’d been to the venue earlier in the day, saying, “I’d already been into the venue a couple hours before, then gone out to lunch with family around the corner.“So I’d done most of the set up but as a result when I came back it didn’t seem like they were expecting me, the doors were locked which meant the audience couldn’t get in but neither could I.’While he did describe being locked out as “quite panic inducing” he maintained that it was “no one’s fault”.The show eventually started, later than planned.
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