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He was the [[sidekick]] on radio shows presented by [[Richard Bacon (television presenter)|Richard Bacon]] for three years. He was the sidekick on Bacon's [[XFM]] run in 2004, accompanied Bacon to the drivetime show (aka The Go Home Show) on [[Capital Radio]] in 2005, and returned to XFM with Bacon in 2006. In August 2009, he again partnered Bacon in a number of shows from the Edinburgh Festival for BBC Radio 5 and BBC 6 Music. On the BBC Radio 5 show, Bacon mentioned that Haynes was the best man at his wedding. He and Bacon |
He was the [[sidekick]] on radio shows presented by [[Richard Bacon (television presenter)|Richard Bacon]] for three years. He was the sidekick on Bacon's [[XFM]] run in 2004, accompanied Bacon to the drivetime show (aka The Go Home Show) on [[Capital Radio]] in 2005, and returned to XFM with Bacon in 2006. In August 2009, he again partnered Bacon in a number of shows from the Edinburgh Festival for BBC Radio 5 and BBC 6 Music. On the BBC Radio 5 show, Bacon mentioned that Haynes was the best man at his wedding. He and Bacon presented a weekly Saturday show on BBC 6 Music. |
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In mid-2007, he started as a sidekick on the [[XFM]] breakfast show, where he worked with [[Alex Zane]] and Pete Donaldson, aka "Cheeky Pete". He stopped working on the show in November 2008, and started a weekly show and podcast called "Certificate X." |
In mid-2007, he started as a sidekick on the [[XFM]] breakfast show, where he worked with [[Alex Zane]] and Pete Donaldson, aka "Cheeky Pete". He stopped working on the show in November 2008, and started a weekly show and podcast called "Certificate X." |
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Revision as of 16:26, 2 July 2011
Marc Haynes is an English comedy writer, sidekick and radio broadcaster.
Biography
Marc Haynes was brought up in London. He studied English at the University of Leeds before winning the 1998 edition of The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards for stand-up comedy, the finals of which also featured Stephen Merchant and Dan Antopolski.
He presented on cable television from 1998–2000. His TV work included Masterclass on .tv and Channel 5's Exclusive! opposite Tess Daly. He performed in Hooray For Holloway, a comedy pilot about the Holloway Road that won BBC Three's Funny Hunt.
His writing credits include the first series of Dead Ringers and The Consultants on BBC Radio 4; the Aardman sketch show Planet Sketch (he created the character of Dr. Inosaur); BBC Radio 1's "The Milk Run"; and the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Clement doesn't live here anymore, which ran for two series. In 2005, his play "Zoo" ran for a week at the Hen and Chickens Theatre.
Sidekicking
He was the sidekick on radio shows presented by Richard Bacon for three years. He was the sidekick on Bacon's XFM run in 2004, accompanied Bacon to the drivetime show (aka The Go Home Show) on Capital Radio in 2005, and returned to XFM with Bacon in 2006. In August 2009, he again partnered Bacon in a number of shows from the Edinburgh Festival for BBC Radio 5 and BBC 6 Music. On the BBC Radio 5 show, Bacon mentioned that Haynes was the best man at his wedding. He and Bacon presented a weekly Saturday show on BBC 6 Music.
In mid-2007, he started as a sidekick on the XFM breakfast show, where he worked with Alex Zane and Pete Donaldson, aka "Cheeky Pete". He stopped working on the show in November 2008, and started a weekly show and podcast called "Certificate X."
Writing
In 2008, he co-wrote a one-off comedy for BBC Radio 4 with Danny Wallace called New World Order, which asked the comedian Simon Munnery what he'd do if he was the ruler of the world. He was a regular guest on Wallace's weekly BBC6 show in July 2009 where he talked about odd books.
In November 2008, his piece entitled "Fifty Years Of Popular Song Condensed Into A Single Sentence" was published by McSweeneys.