About Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn, full name Mitchell John Benn, is an English comedian, musician and author born on 20 January 1970 in Liverpool. He was educated at Dovedale Primary School and Liverpool Blue Coat School before attending the University of Edinburgh. He began performing comedy in Edinburgh in 1994 and moved to London in 1996, becoming a comedy club headliner and a regular on the university circuit. In 1995 he won the Best New Comedian competition at Glastonbury Festival, where he went on to perform annually until 2016.
Benn was the resident comic songwriter on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show from 1999 to 2016 and appeared on BBC Radio 2's It's Been a Bad Week between 2000 and 2006. In 2004 he created his own Radio 4 series, Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music, featuring Robin Ince and Alfie Joey, which ran for three series. He has released eight studio albums and more than 100 online albums. Beyond comedy and music, he is the author of a science fiction trilogy, Terra (2013) and Terra's World (2016), both published by Gollancz, followed by the self-published Terra's War (2021). He has performed regularly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2003.
Videos (528)
Videos 265 to 288 of 528.
1:01MAIDENHEAD!THE LEHRER EFFECT comes to Norden Farm on April 2ndā¦https://mitchbenn.com/lehrer-effect
924 views
5:37Five Sets That Got Re-Used
914 views
8:50Five remakes that are better than the originals
908 views
0:26Mitch Benn presents GILBERT & SULLIVANāS DRACULA Four performances only 24/25 Oct
906 views
2:20Thank You Nigel Farage
895 views
11:03Five cover versions that were better than the originals
891 views
8:21Five Sequels That Were Better Than The Originals
888 views
2:13Itās The Summertime
882 views
1:09Happy
880 views
0:36MITCH BENN IS A WILD EYED LONER AT THE GATES OF OBLIVION
880 views
9:33Let's talk about "objective morality"
864 views
2:01Less Tolerance More Ignorance
861 views
2:09Learn The Guitar
854 views
1:22Succession Finally Got Me
848 views
2:02Come On, Boris
846 views
0:47The ALPHA MAYALLS featuring MITCH BENN and RONNIE GOLDEN JUNE 1st at the Rik Mayall Comedy Festival
846 views
5:30The Best Batsuit Ever
834 views
2:20Immigration Solved In 2 Minutes 20 Seconds
826 views
2:16The Not-Last Chance Saloon
811 views
1:13Goodbye From COP26
804 views
7:27Let's Talk about Pascal's Wager
792 views
6:515 Reasons the orginal Star Trek is still the best
782 views
1:51People Are Busy
766 views
0:41MITCH BENN performs A CHRISTMAS CAROL live in LONDON & BELFAST December 2024
749 viewsGuest appearances (4)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Mitch Benn.
Guest appearances 1 to 4 of 4.
1:44Mitch Benn on becoming Zaphod Beeblebrox - from RHLSTP 617
Richard Herring
1.2K views
10:00Mitch Benn on his love for Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson - from RHLSTP 617
Richard Herring
784 views
2:27Mitch Benn on his show about Tom Lehrer - from RHLSTP 618
Richard Herring
667 views
10:56Mitch Benn on his podcast We Know A Song About That, Don't We? - from RHLSTP 618
Richard Herring
478 viewsChannels on this page: Richard Herring
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mitch Benn from?
Mitch Benn, full name Mitchell John Benn, is an English comedian, musician and author born in Liverpool on 20 January 1970, who went to Liverpool Blue Coat School and the University of Edinburgh.
How did Mitch Benn start in comedy?
Benn started performing in Edinburgh in 1994, won Best New Comedian at Glastonbury Festival in 1995 and moved to London in 1996, becoming a club headliner and a university circuit regular.
Was Mitch Benn on The Now Show?
Yes, from 1999 to 2016 Mitch Benn was the resident comic songwriter on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show, and between 2000 and 2006 he appeared on BBC Radio 2's It's Been a Bad Week.
What is Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music?
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music is a Radio 4 series he created in 2004 with Robin Ince and Alfie Joey, which ran for three series.
Has Mitch Benn written novels?
Yes, Mitch Benn wrote a science fiction trilogy: Terra (2013) and Terra's World (2016), both from Gollancz, and the self-published Terra's War (2021).
Does Mitch Benn perform at the Edinburgh Fringe?
Benn has performed regularly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2003, and he played Glastonbury Festival every year until 2016.
