Sun 23 November 2025 6:30pm

Gig for Gaza

at SVA Goods Shed, Stroud

£10.00

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Raising funds for Medical Aid For Palestine. An evening of musical comedy, poetry, standup and conversation starring:
Alexei Sayle - legendary actor, writer and comedian.
Clare Ferguson-Walker - "razor sharp wit" The Metro
Johnny Fluffypunk - "acute social observation" The Independent
Kate Smurthwaite - "intelligent political standup" On The Mic
Mitch Benn - "the country's leading musical satirist" The Times

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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Alexei Sayle

Actor and scriptwriting for hit TV comedies such as 'The Comic Strip Presents' and 'Stuff'. He was a central part of the alternative comedy circuit in the early 1980s and the first ever MC at The Comedy Store. Now a highly regarded and unique writer across a range of topics and styles from the comic to the disturbing. He was voted the 18th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-ups in 2007. 'Modern Comedy? We owe it all to one man' (Chortle) 'Fearlessly funny... thrills and surprises at every turn' (Metro) 'Splenetic and splendid' (Guardian) 'Still gobby and engagingly self-deprecating' (Evening Standard) 'It's good to have the old Liverpudlian loudmouth back' (The Daily Telegraph) 'A true legend goes back to his roots' (Time Out).

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