 Ben Schofield first
performed as a comedian in 2001. Hailing from Bradford, he was, from an early age, to foster a
keen sense of humour as a simple defence mechanism. His predilection for mirth-making thrives to
this day, which, considering he still lives in Bradford, is just as well.
Ever since his first tentative
steps into comedy before a home crowd in Bradford he has performed to audience and critical
acclaim in venues across the north of England. A dyed-in-the-wool rocker, he has imbued his
performances with his rock and roll spirit, producing a dynamic, colourful (and really quite loud)
act that is guaranteed to entertain.
In 2002 he reached the
televised semi-final of the BBC New Comedy Awards, only for his progress to be hampered by the
London audience inexplicably taking objection to having a hairy Northerner shouting at them.
Undeterred, he continued to preach his gospel to all who would listen, building a deserved
reputation as an exciting and engaging comic performer, whilst vowing never to enter a competition
again. Such was the piety with which he upheld this vow that in 2004 he reached the regional
finals of the J2O/Jongleurs competition.
A scatologically cerebral comic
thinker with a keen eye for the absurd, he boastfully maintains the unique record of being the
only comedian in the world (to his knowledge) to have written a joke about galvanising dustbins.
This surely stands as a testament to his ability to mine comedy gold from even the most unlikely
of seams.
With countless performances in
top northern venues, residencies at several established and respected comedy nights (including the
Hyena Lounge at The Original Oak, Headingley and the Saturday Session at The HiFi Club, Leeds) and
several television appearances (including Stand Up Britain for ITV) already under the considerable
girth of his belt, he is all set to ignite a comedy venue near you soon. Come and join him for the
ride.
“He is going to be big…he
had the audience laughing out loud from the start. Very impressed”. www.cheekycomedy.co.uk
(March 2005)
“Ben's loud and remarkably confident personality was a sure winner with the crowd… had
the masses rolling out of their seats… a set of brilliant stand up comedy” www.bbc.co.uk
(Feb 2005)
‘Impressive…quality
material delivered in an animated fashion…took the atmosphere in the place up a gear with a
well-paced high energy set with some great punchlines…best act of the night…Ben
Schofield rocks!’
www.xsmalarkey.com
‘Noise-merchant…’
- www.ents24.com
‘Never fails to delight…had
the crowd in stitches!’ www.thehificlub.co.uk
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