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Comedian Mark Watson locked out of his own Bristol show (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Known for appearing on QI and Taskmaster, Mark Watson was due to perform his The Search tour at the Tobacco Factory in his home city of Bristol on Sunday, but found the theatre still locked 15 minutes before he was meant to start.

He told waiting audience members: "There's no other way to say it, I can't get in."

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what I don't get - wouldn't at least some crew be in there?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The tobacco factory as a venue is a bar with a theatre attached (fairly small; seats about 100), so the theatre bit isn't always open vs the bar which is generally always open. If there's no-one who's had the relevant training around where the fire exits are/lighting and sound (i.e. only bar staff) due to a mixup, then it's a fairly reasonable story.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fair enough - thanks for the explanation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No worries -- it's a bit of an odd venue. I saw Jeremy Hardy there a long time ago.