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Mitch Benn started his career in Edinburgh in 1994, and was voted best new comic at the 1995 Glastonbury festival; scooping the Comedian Of The Year at The Leicester Comedy Festival three years later. He's now an established face on the comedy circuit, a regular on both Radio 4's Now Show and Radio 2's It's Been A Bad Week, and star of his own Radio 4 series Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music, which he performed with his regular backing band, The Distractions (Kirsty Newton on bass and keyboards and Tash Baylis on drums and percussion). He has performed hour-long shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1997, 1998 and 1999, in the revue show The Bootleg Bootleg Beatles in 1998 and the showcase Carlton Comedy Warehouse in 1999, which the subject of a documentary series for Carlton TV. He returned with the Distractions in 2003, and they released their debut single, Everything Sounds Like Coldplay Now in 2005. |
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Radio: 2001-02: Part of The Now Show team on Radio 4. |
Stand Up: 2004: Tour with The Distractions. Dates Dates |
Stand Up: 2003: Edinburgh show: Mitch Benn And The Distractions Mitch Benn And The Distractions |
Stand Up: 1998: Won Comedian of the Year competition at Leicester Comedy Festival Leicester Comedy Festival |
Stand Up: 1995: Voted best new comic at Glastonbury Festival. |
Audio / CD: 2005: Everything Sounds Like Coldplay Now. Single. Buy Buy |
Audio / CD: 2004: Too Late to Cancel CD with The Distractions. Buy. Buy |
Audio / CD: 2002: Radio Face CD. Review. Review |
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Sad to say he's just boring and old hat. His songs are not very funny. not funny, July 2011 |
Not funny at all anymore, "punch lines" too few and far between for the 3 mins song to be worth listening too. lolo, June 2011 |
His attempt to turn tTitter to his bank account's advantage smack of desperation, as do the jokes in his Twitter 'History' book - an entire lift, almost, of 'The Wastepaper Basket Diaries'. What a careerist, uninspiring comic he truly his. Mandy Allan, January 2010 |
I just don't think he's very funny. His songs are the lowlights of the (already pretty smug and unfunny) Now Show on Radio 4. His parodies of different styles are clever. His jokes are not. Matt M, January 2008 |
Seen him several times now and his songs are funny and clever and after introducing him to several friends I am smug in the fact that they loved him too! keep rocking the house! Sp, February 2007 |
Saw him at our Student Union in Aberystwyth after listening to many, many hours of his material on Radio4. And after delighting the crowd with a song about our very town, he proceeded to absolutely rock the joint. We were still grinning with mirth afterwards. A class act, to say the least. Go and see this man. Gold! Benita, December 2006 |
Have been a dedicated Mitch fan for years now. Finally got to see him live last year at the Comedy Club in Bristol. He's a complete genius & his songs are so cleverly written and sung. Rock on, mate Em, July 2006 |
If he hates James Blunt and boy bands why give them publicity by singing about them? An absolutely awful act with contrived material Rich Dudley, June 2006 |
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Where can I see Mitch Benn next?
21:00 - Saturday 3rd Sep, '11 | |
Venue: | The Hob |
Prices: | £9 (£6 concs) |
Comics: | Colin Owens, Mitch Benn, Kate Smurthwaite (MC) |
Info: | Plus Rhys Jones |
19:30 - Friday 9th Sep, '11 | |
Venue: | Comedy Store |
Prices: | £20 |
Comics: | Charlie Baker, Mitch Benn, Paul Sinha, Steve Williams, John Moloney (MC) |
23:00 - Friday 9th Sep, '11 | |
Venue: | Comedy Store |
Prices: | £15 |
Comics: | Charlie Baker, Mitch Benn, Paul Sinha, Steve Williams, John Moloney (MC) |
19:30 - Saturday 10th Sep, '11 | |
Venue: | Comedy Store |
Prices: | £20 |
Comics: | Charlie Baker, Mitch Benn, Paul Sinha, Steve Williams, John Moloney (MC) |
23:00 - Saturday 10th Sep, '11 | |
Venue: | Comedy Store |
Prices: | £18 |
Comics: | Charlie Baker, Mitch Benn, Paul Sinha, Steve Williams, John Moloney (MC) |
20:30 - Friday 16th Sep, '11 | |
Venue: | Chesham United FC |
Prices: | Call for prices |
Comics: | Laura Lexx, Mitch Benn, Steve Hall, Paul F Taylor (MC) |
20:30 - Saturday 1st Oct, '11 | |
Venue: | Crack Comedy Club |
Prices: | Adult - £11.00, Student - £7.00 |
2-for-1 tickets with Dave's Comedy Society. Click for details | |
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20:00 - Thursday 6th Oct, '11 | |
Venue: | Milton Keynes Sno!Bar |
Prices: | Call for prices |
Comics: | James Mullinger, Meryl O'Rourke, Mitch Benn, Tom Craine |
20:30 - Friday 7th Oct, '11 | |
Venue: | Crack Comedy Wimbledon |
Prices: | Adult - £10.00, Student - £6.00 |
Comics: |
19:30 - Saturday 8th Oct, '11 | |
Venue: | Comedy At Soho-Ho |
Prices: | £12.50 |
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20:00 - Wednesday 12th Oct, '11 | |
Venue: | Leicester Square Theatre |
Prices: | £10 (£8 concs) |
Comics: | Alistair Barrie, Mitch Benn, Nick Revell |
Info: | No Pressure To Be Funny. Topical panel game. Also with Clive Stafford-Smith , Andy Hamilton, Miranda Sawyer |
20:30 - Friday 14th Oct, '11 | |
Venue: | Crack Comedy Club |
Prices: | Adult - £10.00, Student - £6.00 |
2-for-1 tickets with Dave's Comedy Society. Click for details | |
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20:30 - Saturday 15th Oct, '11 | |
Venue: | Coventry Showcase Cinemas |
Prices: | £9.25 (£7 concs) |
Comics: | Anthony King, Mitch Benn, Ryan McDonnell |
Info: | Plus Taylor Glenn |
20:30 - Friday 28th Oct, '11 | |
Venue: | Crack Comedy Club |
Prices: | Adult - £10.00, Student - £6.00 |
2-for-1 tickets with Dave's Comedy Society. Click for details | |
Comics: |
19:30 - Saturday 5th Nov, '11 | |
Venue: | Bloomsbury Theatre |
Prices: | £15 (£13 concs) |
Comics: | Mitch Benn |
Info: | And The Distractions |
19:30 - Tuesday 8th Nov, '11 | |
Venue: | Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre |
Prices: | £13 (£11 concs) |
Show: | Mitch Benn and The Distractions |
19:30 - Friday 25th Nov, '11 | |
Venue: | Colchester Arts Centre |
Prices: | £10 (£8 concs) |
Show: | Mitch Benn and The Distractions |
Mitch Benn and The Distractions
Edinburgh Fringe 2004
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music
Edinburgh Fringe 2006
The World Stands Up Live
Edinburgh Fringe 2007
Mitch Benn's Music Club
Edinburgh Fringe 2011
Mitch Benn
Misc live shows
Comedy HayDay
Ha Ha Hammersmith II
Leicester Comedy Festival Preview Show 2009
Twitter Comedy Night
Tour
Mitch Benn & The Distractions: Sing Like An Angel
Mitch Benn And The Distractions 2007 tour
Mitch Benn and the Distractions: The Where Next Tour
Mitch Benn: Rhyme Lord