Mitch Benn
Comedian and Musician
Home Taping Is Killing Music...Bragg's album Workers Playtime featured a notice reading "Capitalism is killing music - pay no more than GBP4.99 for this record". Mitch Benn also comments "Home taping isn't killing music, music's dying of natural causes" in the song... In this article: Home Taping Is Killing Music, The Pirate Bay, BitTorrent, Rocket from the Crypt, Devo, Ska punk, File sharing, and Capitalism |
-
Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
Gridlock (Doctor Who)
...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...
In this article: Doctor, Face of Boe, Martha, Doctor Who, Tardis, Russell T Davies, Rose Tyler, and Manchester United
-
Guardian Unlimited | October 29, 2009
Musical comedy finds the right pitch
...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...
In this article: Bill Bailey, Stewart Lee, Rich Hall, Graham Fellows, YouTube, and Ku Klux Klan
-
Wikipedia | October 24, 2009
Hugh Dennis
...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,...
In this article: Peter Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Mock the Week, University College School, Chris Morris, Have I Got News for You, Me, You and Him, Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich, University of Northampton, and It's Been a Bad Week
-
Wikipedia | September 22, 2009
Mitch Benn
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...
In this article: Stephen Fry, Crimes Against Music, Twitter, BBC Radio 2, Paramount Comedy Channel, United Kingdom, Coldplay, Weapons, and Liverpool
-
Wikipedia | August 24, 2009
It's Been a Bad Week
...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...
In this article: It's Been a Bad Week, Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt, Simon Greenall, Sue Perkins, Toby Longworth, BBC 7, and BBC Radio 2
-
Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | June 19, 2009
Short and tweet: Comedians are getting in on the Twitter act
...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...
In this article: Twitter, YouTube, John Cleese, and Jerry Seinfeld
-
The Sun | May 20, 2009
Twitter hosts online comedy night
...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.
In this article: Twitter, Mark Watson, Mock the Week, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks
-
Wikipedia | May 04, 2009
Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music
...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...
In this article: Robin Ince, Crimes Against Music, John Peel, Rick Wakeman, Richard Stilgoe, and BBC Radio 4
-
Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | April 01, 2009
Altitude festival review
...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...
In this article: Marcus Brigstocke, Prince Edward, KT Tunstall, Andrew Maxwell, Ardal O'Hanlon, and Omid Djalili
-
LexisNexis | January 20, 2009
Bush gets a last bashing; COMEDY
...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...
In this article: George Bush, Rory Bremner, Shappi Khorsandi, Reprieve, Andrew Maxwell, Boy George, and Marcus Brigstocke
Trends
Loading...
More on Mitch Benn
Description from Wikipedia:
Mitch Benn (born Mitchell John Benn 20 January 1970) is a British musician of Liverpudlian/Scottish descent and stand-up comedian known for his satirical songs performed on BBC radio.
He has performed at several music festivals, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His sixth album will be released to coincide with his UK tour in autumn 2008.
- Name At Birth:
- Mitchell John Benn
- Birth Date:
- January 20, 1970
- Birthplace:
- Liverpool, England
- Nationality:
- British
- Years Active:
- 1994-present
- Website:
- http://www.mitchbenn.com
Explore everything named Mitch Benn...