Ben

Ben Pope is a stand-up comedian, writer and comedy performer.

He has been doing stand-up for the best part of a decade (as an act and MC), gigging regularly across the UK, and taking a host of critically-acclaimed shows to the Edinburgh Fringe - including the solo stand-up hours Baby Sasquatch in 2018 and Dancing Bear in 2019. His YouTube specials Mr Big Stuff (2022) and Holy Cow (2024) have been viewed 56k times and counting. In 2023 he took Holy Cow on his first nationwide tour around the UK and NZ, including a run at London’s Soho Theatre. Not to brag, but Joe Lycett said it was ‘excellent.’

Ben has written for The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4) and DMS Are Open (Radio 4), has previously worked with the award-winning NewsRevue, and appeared on Comedy Central’s Achievement Unlocked, Dave’s Comedy Guide to Life and the BBC New Comedy Award on Radio 4 Extra. He’s also supported Nick Mohammed, Kirean Hodgson, Max & Ivan and Alex Kealy on tour.

He was also one third of the cult sketch group Princes of Main who were part of the line-up at London SketchFest in 2016, and had sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 and 2017. Their critically acclaimed show New Year’s Eve (‘the future of sketch comedy is in safe hands’ – The Telegraph) transferred to London’s Soho Theatre in early 2018. He runs seasonal mixed-bill nights in London with his best friend, ex-Prince of Main and musical comedian/weirdo Alex MacKeith.

Ben’s prose has appeared in the Bookseller, the Idler and Inkling Magazines, and his newsletter Lo! can be subscribed to now - it features illustrations by Will Hughes.

In his spare time (haha) he manages Review, an independent bookshop in Peckham.

PRaise FOR BEN:

“Undeniably funny and a clear crowd favourite” - EDFEST MAG ****

“A lovely, rounded show of entertaining stand-up” - ONE4REVIEW ****

“Fresh and original…he has an undoubted charm” - SCOTTISH FIELD ****

“He’s right at home on the mic. Wildly relatable and refreshingly honest, Pope slickly cultivates the fine line between storytelling and comedic oversharing…a very entertaining set” - WITHIN HER WORDS ****

“Consistently funny and deceptively thoughtful” - THE SCOTSMAN

“A total delight…a ballsy and clear-eyed routine” - FEST

“Classy, stylish and accomplished…Pope has all the comedian’s tools and he knows how to use them” – CHORTLE

“Absolutely delightful” - SALIENT MAGAZINE

“I’m sorry you missed it” - WELLINGTON REVIEWS

“Very, very, very funny” - THEATREREVIEW

“I almost wet myself” - ART MURMURS

“Buckets of enthusiasm and energy…always spot-on” - THE SKINNY

“Supremely confident…great material” – BEYOND THE JOKE

“Finely-honed charisma” – THE NATIONAL

“Charmed the crowd with scatterbrained, enthusiastic machine-gun comedy” - 365 BRISTOL.COM