Matt Watts

{{Short description|Canadian comedian}}

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Matt Watts 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, which debuted on CBC Television in September 2011.[http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/06/08/camelot-cover-songs-inside-cbcs-new-fall-lineup/#more-36525 "Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC’s new fall lineup"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130129123205/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/06/08/camelot-cover-songs-inside-cbcs-new-fall-lineup/ |date=2013-01-29 }}. National Post, June 8, 2011. Watts worked for CBC Radio One, 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.[https://www.dailyxtra.com/the-writers-block-is-real-66125 "The Writers’ Block is real"]. Daily Xtra, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096626/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_1|title = The Kids in the Hall|website = IMDb}}{{better source needed|date=May 2024}}