2013 Edinburgh Fringe

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Hailed by critics and comics alike as one of the UK's greatest and most original joke writers, Benny Boot's unique style and unconventional comedic delivery proved irresistible to Fringe-goers and he sold out every single seat during his month run at last year's Fringe.

This year, Benny pre-empts his imminent fame by recording a live one-hour TV special from the 2013 Edinburgh Festival. He has a producer, he has a venue, and he now has access to the latest hi-tech equipment available in the TV industry. The cameras will be at the ready and the networks will be fighting over the rights to own the next Michael McIntyre as Benny delivers another highly original hour of cleverly-crafted jokes and continues to blur the line between reality and hyper-reality.

Benny stormed the Altitude Comedy Festival in 2012 and 2013 and was instantly branded the next 'comic's comic'. His peers became his fans and the likes of Tim Minchin, Jimmy Carr, Andrew Maxwell, Marcus Brigstocke and Terry Alderton are all now firmly part of Benny's ever-growing fan club.

A stalwart performer at many of the major comedy festivals around the world, Australian born Benny's debut Edinburgh solo show, Set Up, Punchline, Pause For Laughter, deconstructed the comedians' performance. Benny was a UK finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing and recently performed on Dave's One Night Stand. And, of course, he will soon have a one-hour TV special to his name.