Date
31 July - 26 August
Time
4:00 pm
Venue
Underbelly Bristo Square
suitability
Age 16+ (Guideline)
Tickets from
£7.50
Comedy
Mitch Benn: The World's Cleverest Idiot
'Country's leading musical satirist' (The Times)
The Songmeister's back, to tell us how artificial intelligence is no match for good ol' organic stupidity, and (from experience) how ACTUAL intelligence can't save you from being unbelievably cretinous...
Mitch Benn is 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 Radio 4’s The Now Show from 1999 to 2016. Well crafted, well sung, his songs are just plain funny' (The Guardian)
Some reviews for last year's show:
'The man is talent .... I really enjoyed it! The audience all around me seemed to lap up every musical second.' ★★★★ (Edinburgh Reviews)
'As always there is what is for me a highlight, his ‘live looping’ where with the aid of his phone and a few pedals, he builds from scratch a fully orchestrated number in front of ones very eyes' ★★★★ (One4Review)
'Mitch Benn may be wondering what The Point is, but to the audience, it’s very clear, making us all laugh until we’re red in the face. And he does this very well. Bloody funny, go see.' ★★★★ (Starburst)
Presented By
IMWP
Duration
60 minutes
Advice
Strong language/swearing
Price
Tickets from
£7.50
Accessibility
Musical Comedy. Satire
For more information on accessibility and to book tickets, please contact the box office at access@underbelly.co.uk, or visit https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility
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