IT'S been a morbid time for the man dubbed the country's leading musical satirist.
He's turned 47, his personal life is in turmoil, and his childhood heroes are dropping like flies.
At times like these, Mitch Benn says, a man feels the Reaper creeping up on him… But is death anything to fear? Mitch confronts his mortality with hilarious (and tuneful) consequences at Hanger Farm in Totton a week today.
A stalwart of BBC Radio 4's Now Show for more than a decade, Mitch has also presented many radio specials. Following on from the success of Mitch Benn Is The 37th Beatle, a further three specials on music icons Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Elvis have been broadcast - The Freewheelin' Mitch Benn, Mitch Benn Is The Fat Pink Duke and Mitch Benn Has Left The Building.
He also co-presented with Harry Shearer BBC Radio 2's Anatomy Of A Guitar and presented Spank The Plank for BBC Radio 4, as well as winning Celebrity Mastermind.
Visit hangerfarm.co.uk for tickets.
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