 Watts is writer Alice Walker's cousin.Watts is the winner of the 2005 Malcolm Hardee "Oy Oy" Award, the 2006 "Andy Kaufman Comedy Award", and the 2006 Seattle Mayor's Arts Award.He was also awarded the 2008 MAP Fund and the 2009 Creative Capitol Grant for the performing arts, and won the 2009 ECNY Award for Best Musical Comedy Act.