Mitch Benn

Mitchell John Benn (born 20 January 1970) is an English comedian, author and musician known for his comedy rock songs performed on BBC Radio. He was, until 2016, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's satirical programme The Now Show, and has hosted other radio shows.

Benn has performed at several music festivals, including the first Latitude Festival, Bestival and was at Glastonbury for many years, and has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe every available year since 2003. He has released eight studio albums and more than 100 online albums via Mitch Benn on Bandcamp. His first science fiction novel, entitled Terra, was published in July 2013 by Gollancz. The follow up, Terra's World was published by Gollancz in 2016 and the final part of the trilogy, Terra's War, was self-published in 2021.