{{short description|British comedy writer, radio broadcaster and podcaster}} {{BLP primary sources|date=August 2011}} {{about|the British comedy writer and podcaster|the British racing driver|Marc Hynes}} {{Infobox Comedian | name = Marc Haynes | image = File:Marc Haynes 2024.png | caption = Haynes in 2024 | birth_name = Marc Haynes | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Greater London]], England | medium = [[Television]], [[radio]], [[podcasting]] | active = 1997–present }} '''Marc Haynes''' (born 5 April 1976)<ref>{{cite podcast|host=Marc Haynes and [[Pete Donaldson]]|date=3 October 2019|title=Summerslam '92 Part 1 - Live from the London Podcast Festival!|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/summerslam-92-part-1-live-from-the-london-podcast-festival/id1335795111?i=1000452100972|work=Wrestle Me - A Wrestling Podcast|publisher=Stakhanov Industries|time=5:25|access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite podcast|host=Marc Haynes and [[Pete Donaldson]]|date=5 March 2020|title=Marc's smoking area - Wrestlemania 25 part 1|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marcs-smoking-area-wrestlemania-25-part-1/id1335795111?i=1000467508857|work=Wrestle Me - A Wrestling Podcast|publisher=Stakhanov Industries|time=13:45|access-date=16 April 2025}}</ref> is an [[England|English]] [[comedy]] writer, radio broadcaster and podcaster.
== Biography == Marc Haynes was brought up in [[London]] and won the 1998 edition of the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award for [[stand-up comedy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/awards/2013/07/01/18211/daily_telegraph_open_mic_award|title = Daily Telegraph Open Mic award : Awards 2013 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide}}</ref> the finals of which also featured [[Stephen Merchant]] and [[Dan Antopolski]].
== Radio == From 2004 to 2007, he worked with [[Richard Bacon (broadcaster)|Richard Bacon]] on his [[XFM]] and [[Capital Radio]] shows. From 2007 to 2008, he worked with [[Alex Zane]] on the XFM breakfast show, before starting a weekly show and podcast called "Certificate X." Since 2010, he has hosted regular shows on BBC [[6 Music]] with Bacon.
== Writing == He is a regular writer on the ITV comedy shows [[Celebrity Juice]] and ''[[Richard Bacon's Beer and Pizza Club]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/marc_haynes/|title = Marc Haynes| website=[[British Comedy Guide]] }}</ref>
His radio credits include two series of the sitcom ''[[Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'' on [[BBC Radio 4]] and co-writing a one-off comedy for [[BBC Radio 4]] with [[Danny Wallace (humourist)|Danny Wallace]] called ''New World Order''.
In November 2008, his piece entitled "Fifty Years Of Popular Song Condensed Into A Single Sentence" was published by [[McSweeneys]].
== Podcasts == Marc co-hosts popular podcast 'WrestleMe' with [[Pete Donaldson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-best-wrestling-podcasts-right-now?page=5|title = 10 Best Wrestling Podcasts Right Now|date = 28 August 2018}}</ref> The pair discuss every [[Wrestlemania]] event in chronological order, as well as occasional diversions into notable moments from the wider history of [[professional wrestling]]. The show's basic concept contrasts Haynes' lifelong enthusiasm for wrestling against Donaldson's relative lack of knowledge on the sport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wrestle Me! are creating Wrestling podcasts... |url=https://www.patreon.com/wrestleme |website=Patreon.com |accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref> [[GQ]] magazine described the podcast as ‘Enrapturing…part-wrestling podcast, part-breakdown of the sheer ridiculousness of pro wrestling, and part-examination of the human condition’. A live version of the podcast first was hosted by Haynes and Donaldson in September 2018,<ref>{{cite web |title=Wrestle Me! |url=https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/wrestle-me/ |website=kingsplace.co.uk |accessdate=4 June 2020}}</ref> and a [[Patreon]] page for the show was launched in March 2020. Subscribers receive shows which delve into historic [[WCW]] pay-per-views, as well as other notable moments from [[WWE]] history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to the Wrestle Me Patreon! |url=https://www.patreon.com/wrestleme/posts?sort=published_at |website=patreon.com |accessdate=21 August 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090202200812/http://www.xfm.co.uk/onair/djs/marc-haynes XFM DJ pages] *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007nt5g Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore BBC pages] *[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/celebrity_juice/ British Comedy Guide cast list for Celebrity Juice] *[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/beer_and_pizza_club/episodes/ British Comedy Guide cast list for Richard Bacon's Beer and Pizza Club]
==External links== * [https://twitter.com/amazinghaynes Marc Haynes on Twitter] *[http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/fifty-years-of-popular-songs-condensed-into-single-sentences McSweeney's - Fifty Years of Popular Songs Condensed Into Single Sentences by Marc Haynes]
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