Matt Watts (born May 31, 1975) is a
Canadian comedian, actor and writer, best known for his work on
Ken Finkleman's ''
The Newsroom''.
He was a writer, executive producer and the star of the Canadian television sitcom ''
Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays
''Michael: Every Day'', formerly known as ''Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays'', is a Canadian television sitcom that debuted on CBC Television in 2011.[CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...]
in September 2011.
["Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC’s new fall lineup"]
. ''National Post
The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with M ...
'', June 8, 2011. Watts worked for
CBC Radio One, writing and performing in the dramas ''
Steve, The First
''Steve, The First'' was a four-part dark comedy set in a post-apocalyptic future, broadcast on CBC Radio One in 2005. It ran on Saturday mornings from 11:30 - 12:00pm (half an hour later in Newfoundland).
Steve, a young slacker, emerges fro ...
'', its sequel ''
Steve, The Second
''Steve The Second'' was a four-part comedy series that was broadcast Saturday mornings on CBC Radio One, running from 11:30 - 12:00pm (half an hour later in Newfoundland). The successor series to '' Steve, The First'', this bleak comedy was set ...
'' and ''
Canadia: 2056'' and was co-creator and co-star of the web series ''
''.
["The Writers’ Block is real"]
''Daily Xtra
''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former pr ...
'', February 2, 2015. He is credited as a writer and consulting producer on ''
The Kids in the Hall'' 2022 eight-episode season on
Amazon Prime
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.
References
External links
Matt Watts*
1975 births
Living people
Canadian male comedians
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male television writers
Canadian sketch comedians
Canadian television writers
Canadian male voice actors
Comedians from Toronto
Male actors from Toronto
Writers from Scarborough, Toronto
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
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