Mitch Benn – The Point

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What it might be, how we can miss it and how we can find it again… Mitch Benn – The Point is at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts on Thursday 28 November at 7.30pm. Tickets are £19.

Like all those who spread mirth for a living, Mitch Benn has been wondering if he’s really making a difference. He’s asking if there is – yes – a POINT to what he – or anybody – is doing.

The good news is he’s had a long hard think about it. Mitch has figured it out and he’s coming back to tell us all about what the POINT of comedy – and much else besides – might be…

Mitch Benn is a comedian, author, satirical songwriter, musician and actor. He 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 4’s The Now Show from 1999 to 2016.

Mitch began his comedy career in Edinburgh in the mid-1990s. He became 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 South Africa, Singapore, China and any European nations.

In addition to his work on The Now Show, Mitch has presented several series of his own show on BBC radio. Mitch has also appeared on celebrity editions of several TV quiz shows including winning Celebrity Mastermind in 2016. He is also a weekly columnist for The New European newspaper and has written three Science Fiction novels – Terra, terra’s World and Terra’s War.