Crap at the Environment - Softcover

Watson, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340952814 ISBN 13: 9780340952818

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 2009

Synopsis

He used to be totally crap.

Now, he's only marginally better.

What the environmental movement has been waiting for is a plane-frequenting, blissfully ignorant comedian with no green credibility whatsoever to tackle one of the most important issues of our time. When non-expert Mark Watson announced his intention to spend the year becoming less Crap At The Environment, within 24 hours, 500 mates and fans had joined him.

He lived for (almost) a week without plastic. He ransacked libraries in order to read frightening books on climate change. He lured audiences outside to plant trees, confronted his morbid fear of bike-riding, even started eating vegetables. And a man who began 2007 as a blight on the planet ended up coming to the attention of the most famous almost-president in the world, Al Gore . . .

About this title

About the Author

A former Cambridge Footlighter, Mark Watson first made an impact on the comedy circuit in 2002 when he won the Daily Telegraph Open Mic competition and was a runner-up in 'So You Think You're Funny?' He has become known for his Edinburgh shows (2005's 50 Years Before Death And The Awful Prospect Of Eternity was nominated for the Perrier) and his gruelling shows that last more than 24 hours. Perrier's successor, the if.comeddies, awarded the panel award for best capturing the spirit of the fringe, in 2007. Watson won the Chortle award winner for innovation in 2005, when he was also nominated for best breakthrough act, and was nominated for best compere in 2007. He is also a novelist, with his debut Bullet Points, published in 2003; has written for TV and in 2007 landed his first radio series, Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340952814
• ISBN 13: 9780340952818
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336