Marc Haynes (born 5 April 1976) is an English

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writer, radio broadcaster and podcaster.

Biography

Marc Haynes was brought up in

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and won the 1998 edition of the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award for

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, the finals of which also featured

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and Dan Antopolski.

Radio

From 2004 to 2007, he worked with

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on his

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and

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shows. From 2007 to 2008, he worked with

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on the XFM breakfast show, before starting a weekly show and podcast called "Certificate X." Since 2010, he has hosted regular shows on BBC 6 Music with Bacon.

Writing

He is a regular writer on the ITV comedy shows

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and '' Richard Bacon's Beer and Pizza Club.'' His radio credits include two series of the sitcom '' Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' on

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and co-writing a one-off comedy for

with

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called ''New World Order''. In November 2008, his piece entitled "Fifty Years Of Popular Song Condensed Into A Single Sentence" was published by McSweeneys.

Podcasts

Marc co-hosts popular podcast 'WrestleMe' with

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. The pair discuss every Wrestlemania event in chronological order, as well as occasional diversions into notable moments from the wider history of

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. The show's basic concept contrasts Haynes' lifelong enthusiasm for wrestling against Donaldson's relative lack of knowledge on the sport. GQ magazine described the podcast as ‘Enrapturing…part-wrestling podcast, part-breakdown of the sheer ridiculousness of pro wrestling, and part-examination of the human condition’. A live version of the podcast first was hosted by Haynes and Donaldson in September 2018, and a

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page for the show was launched in March 2020. Subscribers receive shows which delve into historic WCW pay-per-views, as well as other notable moments from

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history.

References

XFM DJ pagesClement Doesn't Live Here Anymore BBC pagesBritish Comedy Guide cast list for Celebrity JuiceBritish Comedy Guide cast list for Richard Bacon's Beer and Pizza Club

External links

Marc Haynes on TwitterMcSweeney's - Fifty Years of Popular Songs Condensed Into Single Sentences by Marc Haynes
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