Press clippings
The Pin's Ben Ashenden & Alexander Owen pen Amazon film Deep Cover
Sketch comedy duo Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen, aka The Pin, have written Deep Cover, their cinematic screenwriting debut, an Amazon Prime action comedy about improv actors infiltrating London's criminal gangs with an all-star cast and crew.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2024Ghosts' best guest stars (so far) from Jennifer Saunders to Kylie
Standing out among the rock-solid ensemble that is the cast of BBC's Ghosts is no mean feat. As we await the fifth and final series, here are some of the show's most memorable guest performances so far.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 3rd August 2023Live At The Moth Club review
Going to the actual club would be an infinitely better experience, not that this serves as a great advertisement for doing that.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st December 2022Baby Cow release new sitcom pilots
Two brand new digital comedy series from BBC Studios and Baby Cow Productions - The Train and What's Happening? - are being released online via YouTube and Facebook.
British Comedy Guide, 27th September 2022Live At The Moth Club coming to Dave
Channel Dave will air Live At The Moth Club, a five-part series in which comedians including Jamie Demetriou, Natasia Demetriou, Ellie White, Cardinal Burns, Arnab Chanda, Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen will perform on stage.
British Comedy Guide, 9th June 2022Rosie Jones, Jordan Brookes and Kiell Smith-Bynoe land Channel 4 Blaps
Channel 4 has announced seven new Comedy Blaps, including shorts for Rosie Jones, Jordan Brookes, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Harry Trevaldwyn.
British Comedy Guide, 13th April 2022Theatre review: The Comeback, Noel Coward Theatre
Comeback is definitely the right word here. This had barely opened in December before it closed due to lockdown. Now, this piece that started out as a modest Edinburgh Fringe show way back in 2018, returns for another short run in a big West End theatre.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th July 2021The Pin interview
The award-winning comedy duo on the things that make them laugh the most.
The Guardian, 2nd July 202110 comedy acts who went big on social media
Munya Chawawa's video of Matt Hancock as 'Shaggy' went viral this week. He's one of a new comic tribe who star on TikTok or Twitter.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 1st July 2021New festival of online comedians announced
The Blue Tick Festival will feature Alistair Green, The Pin, Chi with a C, Megan Stalter, Bilal Zafar, Chris Fleming, MBBants and Olaf Falafel.
Chortle, 30th June 2021