MITCH
BENN
MITCH
BENN is not
only one of
the most sought-after
acts on the
comedy circuit
but is widely
acknowledged
as one of
the best writer/performers
of comic songs
in the country.
Mitch began
his comedy
career in
Edinburgh
in 1994. He
moved to London
in 1996 and
quickly established
himself as
a comedy club
"headliner"
as well as
a favourite
on the university
circuit.
Mitch
is a regular
writer and
performer
on "The
Now Show"
for BBC Radio
4 and "It's
Been a Bad
Week"
for BBC Radio
2. On TV,
Mitch has
appeared on
"Gas"
for Channel
4, "Live
at Jongleurs"
and "The
Warehouse"
for ITV, "The
Comedy Store"
for Channel
5. He was
the presenter
of the paranormal
discussion
show "Out
There"
for Carlton
World.
Mitch
has toured
extensively
abroad, including
Hong Kong,
Singapore,
Dubai, Ireland,
Montreal,
Holland and
South Africa
(including
a two-week
run at the
Grahamstown
Theatre Festival
in 1998).
In 1995 Mitch
won the Best
New Comic
award at the
Glastonbury
Festival and
has played
there every
year since,
including
an hour-long
extended set
in 1999, which
drew a standing
ovation from
an audience
of 1,500.
In
1998 he won
the "Mercury
Comedian of
the Year"
prize at the
Leicester
Comedy Festival.
Mitch has
performed
many times
at the Edinburgh
Festival Fringe,
including
hour-long
solo shows
in 1997, 98
and 99. He
also appeared
in the successful
revue show
"The
Bootleg Bootleg
Beatles"
in 1998 and
the showcase
"Carlton
Comedy Warehouse"
in 1999, the
subject of
a documentary
series for
Carlton TV.
Mitch
lives in Richmond
and is married
with one parrot.
He has numerous
radio and
TV projects
in development
but doesn't
feel like
jinxing them
by discussing
them here.
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