Merrick Watts

Merrick Watts (born 18 November 1973) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Tim Ross. He began his career in comedy and first came together with Tim Ross for a one-off comedy show in 1996, after which they had many stand-up shows and comedy tours across Australia and published the books Merrick and Rosso, The Book and its second volume.

Watts began his radio career with Tim Ross at Triple J in 1998, and in 2001 they moved to the newly launched commercial station Nova 96.9 for the breakfast shift. Ross left in 2009, and Watts continued before leaving in September 2011 to sign with Triple M, where he hosted Merrick and the Highway Patrol. In late 2013 he co-hosted the Breakfast program on 2Day FM alongside Jules Lund and Sophie Monk, before that show was axed in 2014. In 2015 he returned to Triple M to host his own drive show, later renamed Merrickville, and in 2019 hosted the true crime podcast Police Tape.

On television, Watts and Rosso hosted Planet Merrick and Rosso on The Comedy Channel and Merrick and Rosso Unplanned on the Nine Network. Watts had a regular role as Nick in the 2008 comedy series The Hollowmen, and played Marty Johnstone in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities (2009). In 2013 he hosted the ABC1 show Tractor Monkeys, and in 2020 he participated in the Seven Network's reality program SAS Australia, passing selection. He married Georgie Sulzberger in 2006 and they have a son and a daughter.