THIS is the hilarious second an Edinburgh Fringe comic addresses the queue at his personal present underneath the guise of being a fan – earlier than being instructed to get in line by a punter.

Mark Watson has been on the British comedy circuit since 1999, and has appeared on TV panel reveals equivalent to Mock the Week, Have I Bought Information for You, Would I Misinform You? and QI.

The 43-year-old is presently at this yr’s Edinburgh Pageant Fringe together with his stand-up present Search on the Pleasance Courtyards.

This yr, Watson determined to do some pre-show crowd interplay, by greeting the big queue constructing outdoors his gig – with some hilarious outcomes.

The video begins with Watson addressing the queue and thanking them for coming, saying: Thanks for being with us everybody, we’ll begin as quickly as we will, welcome to the present, thanks for being right here.”

The funnyman then makes his method down the road snaking out of the constructing, greeting swarms of followers earlier than he reaches the top of the queue.

An older couple then spots him and requests a selfie, earlier than the gentleman, fiddling together with his cell phone, admits: “I don’t know how you can do this stuff.”

The couple then snap an image earlier than Watson’s consideration is then grabbed by one other man behind him who asks: “Are you within the queue?”

Watson then stumbles on his phrases as he chuckles: “It’s the queue, however I’m not- nicely I’m within the present.”

The person then hilariously replies: “You must get within the queue,” seemingly giving Watson the concept of posing as a fan.

Footage then reveals Watson within the queue, wanting exasperated as the road inches ahead, earlier than posing as a fan in dialogue with different punters, saying: “I wish to see it, I believe it’ll be good.”

Watson then begins to make his method again into the venue as somebody mumbles one thing and Watson says to the digital camera: “‘Is that him?’ they stated – sure, it’s.

“I’m an actual man with like feelings and I’ve a life, I’m an precise human.”

The video then reveals Watson onstage and addressing the viewers earlier than the present formally begins as he awkwardly says: “Simply bear in mind, I’m right here and for those who want any jokes within the meantime, I can do this.

“In any other case, simply kind of make yourselves snug I suppose, I dunno, identical to every little thing’s advantageous.”

The comic then walks off stage to arrange for the beginning of the present as he chuckles on the digital camera and says: “Enjoyable, innit.”

Watson shared the clip to social media on Thursday with the caption: “Went out to satisfy the #followers. In fact I might, I’m a person of the individuals. And with that, we queue.”

The video has since been appreciated by over 1,900 individuals and has obtained dozens of feedback from followers left chuckling on the comic’s prank.

One person wrote: “That is cute.”

One other commented: “Noticed the present a number of years in the past in Edinburgh and liked it if you did this.”

A 3rd stated: “If I didn’t hate Edinburgh in the course of the Fringe, I’d come see you too.”

One other wrote: “I might do something to be there.”

Pleasance Theatre additionally replied: “Mark Watson: Queue Supervisor.”