NEWS
Hoping to see as many of you as possible for my Tom Lehrer show in Tetbury on 17 Apr, followed by The Attic in Southampton on 2 May (details on the live shows page
and Lehrer Effect pages).
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"THE COUNTRY'S LEADING MUSICAL SATIRIST"
The Times
"WELL-CRAFTED, WELL-SUNG, HIS SONGS ARE JUST PLAIN FUNNY."
The Guardian
"HUGELY ENTERTAINING"
Time Out
Mitch Benn is a comedian, author, satirical songwriter, musician and actor and is widely acknowledged as one of the best writers/performers of comedy songs in the UK. He is perhaps best known as the resident comic songwriter on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show from 1999 to 2016.
Mitch has a large online following and his recent comedy songs, such as Everybody in America is Female, which has amassed more than a million views on it's own. Other well known songs include Fuck All, Moving to Scotland, and Proud of the BBC.
Mitch began his comedy career in Edinburgh in the mid-1990s, before moving to London and becoming one of the most in-demand comedians on the UK comedy circuit. He has released many albums of comedy songs and has performed all over the world, including Australia, South Africa, Singapore, China and many European nations.
He set up the Distraction Club at the Phoenix in Central London, where he presented a regular monthly evening of music and comedy from funny musicians and musical comedians, accompanied by his house band, The Distractions. He has also appeared regularly as a performer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival most years since1989, and has taken a new show every year possible since 2012.
In addition to his songs, he wrote and performed sketches on The Now Show throughout his residency. Mitch has also presented various shows and musical specials for the BBC, including several series of his own radio comedy show. His TV credits include Live At Jongleurs (ITV), Watchdog (BBC) and The Comedy Store (5).
Mitch's acting credits include Merlin (BBC1) and in 2013 he took over the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox for the live stage show tour of The Hitchhikers’ Guide To The Galaxy. His voice acting credits include narrating Worst Knights Ever, Good Omens (the BBC radio production and the TV series), plus various parts for Doctor Who for Big Finish Productions and the Sandman audiobooks.
Mitch has appeared on ‘celebrity’ editions of several TV quiz shows, Eggheads, University Challenge, including winning Celebrity Mastermind in November 2016. He also made an appearance on non-celebrity editions of Only Connect.
Mitch has also been a weekly columnist for The New European newspaper and has written three Science Fiction novels for teens - Terra, Terra's World and Terra's War.
