Screaming Blue Murder Comedy
at The Old Town Hall Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead
£10.00
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Screaming Blue Murder (or SBM to its friends) is The Old Town Hall’s resident monthly comedy club. This season sees the return of some old favourites plus some rising stars on the comedy scene. Don’t miss out and treat yourself to an uplifting start to the week! Early booking is advised.
Acts - Mitch Benn and Susan Murray
Compere - Bennett Arron
Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.
Mitch Benn
Mitch Benn is a comedian, author, satirical songwriter, musician and actor and is widely acknowledged as one of the best writers/performers of comedy songs in the UK. He is perhaps best known as the resident comic songwriter on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show from 1999 to 2016. Mitch has a large online following and his recent comedy songs, such as F*ck All and Moving to Scotland, have amassed more than a million views. Mitch began his comedy career in Edinburgh in the mid-1990s, before moving to London and becoming one of the most in-demand comedians on the UK comedy circuit. He has released many albums of comedy songs and has performed all over the world, including South Africa, India, Singapore, China and many European nations. In addition to his work on The Now Show, Mitch has presented several series of his own show on BBC radio, and his TV credits include Live At Jongleurs (ITV), Watchdog (BBC) and The Comedy Store (5). Mitch's acting credits include Merlin (BBC1) and in 2013 he took over the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox for the live stage show tour of The Hitchhikers’ Guide To The Galaxy. His voice acting credits include Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens TV series and the Sandman audiobooks. Mitch has also appeared on ‘celebrity’ editions of several TV quiz shows, including winning Celebrity Mastermind in 2016. Mitch is a weekly columnist for The New European newspaper and has written three Science Fiction novels - Terra, Terra's World and Terra's War. 'The country's leading musical satirist' (The Times) 'Well crafted, well sung, his songs are just plain funny' (The Guardian) 'Less of him could really turn out to be more than he ever was' (The Scotsman) 'Mitch is a highly intelligent comic who fires out funny material at the speed of a machine gun. You really do have to pay attention to him, but do so because the content does deserve to be heard and appreciated' (One4Review) 'Mitch Benn has the audience mesmerised. Song after song of ingenious satire hits the spot with pinpoint accuracy' (Three Weeks). Mitch Benn was named in Ents24's top 20 hardest-working comedians of 2016.
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Susan Murray
Possibly one of the rudest women in the world today, and maybe also one of the funniest! winner of the first ever jongleurs competition and a seasoned regular on the circuit, Susan has emerged as one of the best female stand-ups around. A professional of the comedy circuit, Susan has contributed to an array of Radio 4 comedy: The Now Show, News Quiz, Newsjack and The Show What You Wrote. Susan produced her original idea for Radio 4 Extra “Warming Up” about comedians’ backstage habits. She has starred in “Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation” and was a guest on Stephen K Amos’ “Idiots Guide” both for BBC Radio 4. 'She has the mentality of a spiteful 14 year old boy! Very admirable in a young lady!' (Arthur Smith) 'Susan Murray's baffled everywoman persona cloaks a dry, intelligent wit' (Stewart Lee) '... a right cheeky little lass who oscillates brilliantly and wildly between characters, accents, stories and banging the mike on her head' (Three Weeks) 'Cynicism that could fell a rhino at 1000 paces. Like it' (Al Murray) 'A feisty comedy fireball of fun' (Time Out).
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Bennett Arron
The only Jewish Welsh comedian on the circuit, Bennett Arron is also a producer, director and writer and has been described as a cross between the paranoid angst of Woody Allen and the colloquial valley humour of Max Boyce. Also a trained actor, he takes command of the stage and his humour veers between obsessed anxiety and natural occurrences; with his contagious laugh he lights up any room. 'One of the best gagsmiths on the circuit... a Welsh Seinfeld' (The Guardian) 'Genuinely original and funny' (The Times) 'Hilarious... clever wit... razor sharp' (The Standard) 'Wildly talented' (Chortle) 'Had the room creased up' (The Scotsman).
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The Old Town Hall Arts Centre
High Street
Old Town
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 3AE
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on Mon 24 November 2025