Marc Haynes is an
English comedy writer, radio broadcaster and podcaster.
Biography
Marc Haynes was brought up in
London and won the 1998 edition of the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award for
stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...
, the finals of which also featured
Stephen Merchant and
Dan Antopolski.
Radio
From 2004 to 2007, he worked with
Richard Bacon on his
XFM
Radio X is a British National commercial radio station focused on alternative music, primarily indie rock, and owned by Global. Radio X launched in 1989 as a pirate radio station, a licensed London-wide station in 1997 and nationally in 2015 ...
and
Capital Radio shows. From 2007 to 2008, he worked with
Alex Zane 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
Celebrity Juice
''Celebrity Juice'' is a British television comedy panel game on ITV2, broadcast since 24 September 2008. The show is written and presented by Leigh Francis in the role of his alter ego Keith Lemon, and its current team captains Laura Whitmore ...
and ''
Richard Bacon's Beer and Pizza Club
''Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club'' is a British comedy panel show produced by Talkback Thames for ITV4. The programme is presented by Richard Bacon. The programme has aired two series.
Overview
Each week, Bacon is joined by three celebrity g ...
.''
His radio credits include two series of the sitcom ''
Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore
''Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' is a British radio comedy series that aired on BBC Radio 4 for two series between November 2005 and June 2007.
The theme tune for the show is " There's A Ghost In My House" by R. Dean Taylor.
Summary
Cleme ...
'' on
BBC Radio 4 and co-writing a one-off comedy for
BBC Radio 4 with
Danny Wallace 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
Pete Donaldson. The pair discuss every
Wrestlemania event in chronological order, as well as occasional diversions into notable moments from the wider history of
professional wrestling. The show's basic conceit 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
Patreon 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
WWE 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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Living people
British radio personalities
British comedians
Year of birth missing (living people)