Mitch Benn

...delay, would have been on air too late for younger viewers. During Radio 4 's The Now Show, broadcast on Friday 13 April 2007, Mitch Benn (an ardent Liverpool and Doctor Who fan) sang a song imploring Manchester United to win so that the BBC...

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...astonishment you feel at such ludicrousness is heightened, and it becomes truly absurd." That's why, when fellow comedians tell Mitch Benn, composer of topical songs for Radio 4's The Now Show, that musical comedy is the easy option, he gets...

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...satire that is written and performed the day prior to transmission). On ''The Now Show he is in a line up including Punt, Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin, Jon Holmes and Marcus Brigstocke. Dennis has performed on various TV and radio shows,...

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Mitch Benn (born Mitchell John Benn 20 January 1970) is a British musician of Liverpudlian/Scottish descent and stand-up comedian known for his humorous songs performed on BBC radio. He has performed at several music festivals, and at the...

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...1:30pm. The show is recorded the week of broadcast at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club . The show is co-presented by regular guests Mitch Benn, Toby Longworth (Series 6 onwards), Sue Perkins (Series 6 onwards) and Simon Greenall (Series 8...

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...age, rising star Carl Donnelly pulled a fast one by sending the link to a recording of his act on YouTube. Musical comedian Mitch Benn rescued the gig again with his song about Twitter set to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", each line...

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...on a blog but Twitter has got a live feel to it, so hopefully people will respond by throwing jokes our way." Other comedians who will take their ten minutes on the online stage include Mitch Benn who has regular slots on Radio 4's Now Show.

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...Music is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series, taking a satirical look at popular music. It is written by and stars Mitch Benn and Robin Ince. It also features Mitch's group The Distractions (Kirsty Newton and Tash Baylis) and in the first two series...

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...of a few-days-old incontinent Labrador made me cry with laughter. I wish I could say the same for Mitch Benn, who was also on the bill; clearly he loves the sound of his own voice, but I couldn't wait for him to shut up. But the...

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...recalling the time when he jokingly put a bounty on Dubya's head. A night of big laughs, although musical comedian Mitch Benn added a solemn note, reminding everyone that the outgoing President did much that was not funny. Obama...

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