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 337 to 360 of 528.
19:06We Need To Talk About Reboots
430 views
10:17Some Thoughts On Game Of Thrones (and storytelling in general)
416 views
1:49Philâs Fishy Ballet
390 views
3:56Seems Like A Great Idea
388 views
0:34Mitch Benn - The MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU EP
386 views
0:41THE WORLDâS CLEVEREST IDIOT
383 views
0:37New song: ED DAVEY patreon.com/mitchbenn
372 views
2:00Trailer: A CHRISTMAS CAROL live at Barons Court Theatre 20-23 December
368 views
1:19Hotel Rooms
367 views
1:29Itâs Not December Yet
365 views
21:14Mitch Benn at the Top Secret Comedy Club 15.3.19 (repost with corrected sound)
358 views
1:41Josh The Literary Rooster
358 views
0:38April Fools' Day
347 views
6:14Five things Marvel movies have that DC movies don't
341 views
2:18Interrupt Your Enemy
340 views
0:47THE POINT - trailer (Bath Comedy Festival 11.4.24)
339 views
1:59Mitch Bennâs Christmas Message
335 views
2:11Happy Halloween
334 views
0:54Going To The Fringe
326 views
13:26The Making Of âSong For Billâ
316 views
0:54Itâs December Now
315 views
0:47Trailer - A CHRISTMAS CAROL live at Barons Court Theatre
310 views
0:25Mitch Benn - Rhyming With Rock Stars
309 views
52:55MITCH BENN'S RE-RECONVENED LIVESTREAM
292 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.
