Matt Watts is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
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'', which debuted on
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 ...
'', June 8, 2011. Watts worked for
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information radio network of the publicly owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial-free and offers local and national programming. It is available on AM and FM to 98 percent of Ca ...
, writing and performing in the dramas ''
Steve, The First'', its sequel ''
Steve, The Second'' 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
The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. Their eponymous television show ran from 1989 to 1995, on CBC, in C ...
'' 2022 eight-episode season on
Amazon Prime
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.
References
External links
Matt Watts*
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, Ontario
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
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