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Onion at the Fringe: more Edinburgh picks
Over the past week we've given you lots of Onion-flavoured Edinburgh previews to sink your teeth into... And there's still more to come! If your Fringe schedule isn't quite as full as it could be, here are some extra TVO recommendations that we just couldn't neglect to mention.
The Velvet Onion, 1st August 2016Review: Mitch Benn
The English rap star Tinie Tempah once sang, "it's Written in the Stars", well if Mr Tempah ever bumped into Mitch Benn, Mr. Benn would explain in great detail how astrology was nonsense, and he'd do it with a charming little ditty to boot!
Matt Forrest, The Reviews Hub, 1st February 2016Review: Carl Hutchinson, Mitch Benn & Dominic Woodward
Hyena Lounge Comedy has been a mainstay of York's entertainment landscape for as long as I can remember; it often gets the biggest comedy names, in many cases just before they break through into the mainstream.
Steve Shooter, York Mix, 17th January 2016Interview: rarely asked questions - Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn is a busy man. Very busy. When not on the radio doing his own shows or topical songs on The Now Show, the Liverpool-born comedian is often on tour. When he's not on the radio or on tour he is writing books. He has not one but two successful novels under his belt, Terra and Terra's World. And when he is not doing any of this things he is quite possibly watching Dr Who.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th October 2015Edinburgh preview: Mitch Benn
Everyone must surely know Mitch Benn by now. It feels as if he has doing topical songs on The Now Show since we last had a genuinely left wing government.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th July 2015Interview: Mitch Benn
Jack-of-all-trades Mitch Benn chats to Simon Lockyer about his new "skepticism show" - dance routine included.
Simon Lockyer, North Devon Journal, 5th February 2015The Mitch Benn three minute interview
To fans of Radio 4 comedy, Mitch Benn is the resident musical satirist of The Now Show every Friday. To Sci-Fi followers he's the Doctor Who fanatic who wrote the critically acclaimed novel, Terra. To music lovers he's the 37th Beatle. A busy guy. Martin Walker conducts a brief interview - and starts by asking about his latest Fringe show.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 10th June 2014Mitch Benn review
Even if you don't like the Beatles, Mitch Benn's jaunty lecture on the Fab Four makes for an engaging evening.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th March 2014Radio Times review
"How many Beatles are there?" cries Mitch Benn, as if at the end of his tether. Loads, actually, if you're a sucker for tenuous links. Declaring himself number 37, Benn spends a cheeky, musical half-hour running through the other characters on his list, taking swipes at obvious targets like Ringo Starr ("he invented Mark Owen") and Yoko Ono ("the anti-Beatle").
He saves one of his smartest barbs, however, for Jeff Lynne, accusing the ELO frontman of producing the kind of records in the 1970s that he, Lynne, wished the Fab Four were still making. Ouch! When Benn finally explains his right to be on the roll call, the humour slackens a little, but it's great fun getting there.
Chris Gardner, Radio Times, 6th February 2014Mitch Benn interview
Comedian and author Mitch Benn on the rise of the geek and his new book Terra.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 29th August 2013