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Ben Target
Ben Target

Ben Target

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Ben Target features

Darren Maskell. Credit: Ed Moore People

Darren Maskell: A life of bedazzlement

Saturday 17th February 2024

Adam Larter pays tribute to the unique talents of comedian Darren Maskell, who died recently aged 37.

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Live

The Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2023 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Sunday 31st December 2023

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness James Acaster, Rosie Jones, Dara O Briain, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar, Ed Byrne, Kate Berlant, Rhys James, Paul Sinha, Ania Magliano, Olga Koch, Josie Long, Ahir Shah, Julia Masli and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark Muldoon's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

Rosie Jones. Credit: Andy Hollingworth Live

Rosie Jones, Laura Ramoso, Paul Foot, Helen Bauer, Ben Target - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 9th October 2023

Get the red hot inside track on live comedy offerings from: national treasure-in-waiting Rosie Jones, Liv Ello and Frankie Thompson performing Body Show, TikTok comedian Laura Ramoso's debut, Live At The Apollo star Helen Bauer beginning her new tour, and both Paul Foot and Ben Target making great comedy hay from fairly weighty topics.

Ben Target Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Ben Target

Friday 15th September 2023

In a special extended edition of FGWG2, Ben Target on working with the late Adam Brace on the Soho-bound LORENZO, one weirdly clingy punter, and getting arrested by New Zealand's anti-terror police.

Edinburgh Fringe 2022 - It's Great To Be Back Fringe

To the Meadows and Beyond - Si Hawkins' Mid-Fringe Break

Monday 15th August 2022

It's the traditional interval of the Fringe, and so Si Hawkins takes stock on what he's seen so far.

Ben Target Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Ben Target

Thursday 18th October 2018

He took on Brexiteers, pulled on silver trousers, and is putting on a brilliantly Monday-improving new night - that's Ben Target.

Edinburgh Fringe 2018 programme Live

Final Fringe Reflections

Thursday 30th August 2018

Our Stand-Up Editor looks back at his weeks in Edinburgh.

Nick Doody Live

Play the 'Spot the Rare Face Posters' Game

Saturday 11th August 2012

In Edinburgh for the festival? If so play our game to locate the rare posters featuring the faces of Nick Doody and Ben Target.

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