Editing Merrick Watts (section)

==Career==
===Stand up===
Watts began his career in comedy and first came together with Tim Ross when they teamed up for a one off comedy show in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merrickandrosso.com/about.html|title=About|website=The Official Merrick and Rosso website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711045815/http://www.merrickandrosso.com/about.html|archive-date=11 July 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-07-03}}</ref> They had many stand-up shows and comedy tours across Australia and appeared at many comedy festivals. They also published the comedy books ''Merrick and Rosso, The Book'' and ''Merrick and Rosso, The Book Volume 2''.

===Radio===
Watts began his radio career with [[Tim Ross]] at [[Triple J]] performing a weekly guest spot on the drive-time program on [[Triple J]] radio in 1998 as [[Merrick and Rosso]]. They became full-time presenters and then in 2001 they moved to newly launched commercial radio station [[Nova 96.9]] for the breakfast radio shift. Co-hosts on the breakfast show included Katrina Blowers, [[Sami Lukis]] and [[Kate Ritchie]]. Ross left the successful radio program in 2009.

Merrick continued on the breakfast show in 2010 with new co-hosts [[Scott Dooley]] and [[Ricki-Lee Coulter]], although he announced on 24 August 2011 that he was leaving the show and the station on 2 September 2011.<ref>Rao, Shoba: [http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/merrick-watts-leaving-nova-969/story-e6frfmqi-1226121010341 Merrick Watts leaving Nova 969], News.com.au, 24 August 2011.</ref>-

In September 2011, Watts signed with [[Triple M]]. He was the host of a drive & night show called ''[[Merrick and the Highway Patrol]]'' with [[Rachel Corbett (radio presenter)|Rachel Corbett]] and [[Julian Schiller|Julian 'Jules' Schiller]]. The radio program was cancelled due to poor ratings and came to an end in November 2013.

In late 2013, it was announced that Merrick would co-host the new Breakfast program on [[2Day FM]] alongside [[Jules Lund]] & [[Sophie Monk]] with [[Mel B]], replacing ''[[The Kyle and Jackie O Show]]''.

In October 2014, [[Southern Cross Austereo]] announced that ''Jules, Merrick & Sophie'' on [[2Day FM]] would be axed due to poor ratings throughout the year and replaced by [[The Dan & Maz Show]].

In 2015, Watts returned to [[Triple M]] to host his own drive show, ''Merrick and Australia'' which was later renamed ''Merrickville''.

In 2019 he hosted the true crime podcast ''Police Tape.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/news-corp-partners-with-nova-entertainment-for-merrick-watts-hosted-true-crime-podcast-571215|title=News Corp partners with NOVA Entertainment for Merrick Watts hosted true crime podcast|date=2019-03-25|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/podcast-week-cyber-hacker-merrick-watts-dan-barretts-best/|title=Podcast Week: Cyber Hacker, Merrick Watts, Dan Barrett's Best|last=Manning|first=James|date=2019-06-05|website=Mediaweek|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref>

===Television===
The first television series hosted by Merrick and Rosso was ''Planet Merrick and Rosso'' (later known as ''Super Planet Merrick and Rosso'') on [[The Comedy Channel]]. They had a guest role on top rating Australian drama series ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/gallery-0-1225796014543?page=39|title=Merrick and Rosso|work=The Courier-Mail|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531072424/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/gallery-0-1225796014543?page=39|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 May 2012}}</ref> In 2003 their television show ''[[Merrick and Rosso Unplanned]]'' debuted on the [[Nine Network]] followed by ''[[The B Team (TV series)|The B Team]]'' on [[Network Ten]] in 2005. In 2008, they returned to the Comedy Channel with an original format entitled ''The Merrick & Rosso Show''.

Watts had a regular role in the 2008 television comedy series ''[[The Hollowmen]]'' as Nick, a senior adviser to the prime minister. In 2009 he played the small but crucial part of [[Marty Johnstone]] in ''[[Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Merrick Watts stars as Mr Asia Marty Johnston in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/merrick-makes-big-entrance-in-underbelly/story-e6frfmyi-1225699531879 |publisher=News.com.au |location=Australia |date=2009-03-24 |access-date=2014-01-13 }}</ref>

Watts has made guest appearances on the television shows ''[[Thank God You're Here]]'', ''[[Rove Live]]'', ''[[ADbc]]'', ''[[Studio 10]]'', ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]'', ''[[All Star Family Feud]]'', ''[[Celebrity Name Game (Australian game show)|Celebrity Name Game]]'', ''[[Show Me the Movie!]]'', ''[[Have You Been Paying Attention?]]'', ''[[The Cheap Seats]]'' and ''[[Hughesy, We Have a Problem]]''.

In 2013 Watts hosted the 8 part ''[[ABC1]]'' TV show ''[[Tractor Monkeys]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/tractor-monkeys|title=Tractor Monkeys|website=ABC Television|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref>

In 2020, Watts participated the [[Seven Network]]'s reality program ''[[SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins|SAS Australia]]'', where he passed selection<ref>{{cite web |title=It's all over: Who won SAS Australia 2020 |url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/tv/its-all-over-who-won-sas-australia-2020-c-1645595 |website=SEVEN News|date=24 November 2020 }}</ref> alongside two other contestants, [[Sabrina Frederick]] and [[Nick Cummins|Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins]] .<ref>(2 October 2020) [https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/10/02/sas-australias-full-line-up-and-air-date-revealed Media Release: SAS Australia's full line up and air date revealed], ''TV Blackbox''. Retrieved 2 October 2020.</ref>
In the same year, Merrick Watts appears in the series [[Operation Buffalo (TV series)|Operation Buffalo]] as Captain Jack Allen<ref>{{cite web |title=Merrick Watts |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1123579/ |publisher=IMDb}}</ref> for one episode.