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Ben Verth

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About Me

Hello. How are you? Really? Okay enough about you, let's talk about me. So I could have made a website. Could have. But myspace just seemed better. For 'better' read 'easier to do'. So if you're reading this now, hello and welcome. Have you friended me? No? Well bugger off and don't come back until you have! No, I'm only kidding. I don't mind being the subject of voyeurism. It makes me feel special and wanted. Basically I'm a comedian and this is where you can take a look at some of my comic output. In the Blog section you can take a look at musings, ideas, actual sketches, bits of script, poems and general instances of wit and whimsy. Below you can take a look at me in action in some filmed material. And in the gig's section you can see where I'm playing next. Come along!So yeah. I hope to keep this updated with information as much as possible so check back every now and then and you might find some nugget of goodness that will change your life. If you don't though, keep it to yourself. No one likes a nay-sayer. No really. There's legislation against nay-sayers and everything. Ancient legislation. Check out the Magna Carta. They talk about it on page 5 just after the section about how many warts the King is legally allowed to own. - "I INVENTED THAT" by Ben Verth. With Ben Verth as Tony, Barney Norris as Michael, Beth Hamilton as Alice and Lucy Oldham as the Waitress. From 'The 50p Show' January 2007. - "YES FATHER" by Ben Verth. With Ben Verth as the Father and Barney Norris as the Son. From Comedy and That's 'The BIG 50p Show' in February 2007. - "FARMER AND COW" by Ben Verth. With Ben Verth as the Cow and Andrew Coull as the Farmer. From Comedy and That's 'The BIG 50p Show' from February 2007. Forgive the occasional ropey moments...

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anybody.

My Blog

Reviews for ’Headlights’ - C&T’s 2007 Fringe Show

- From 'Three Weeks' - Headlights Comedy & That/ PBH's Free Fringe When faced with a free show, you don't expect much, but let me assure you, this one is gold. Hoards better than some shows with c...
Posted by Ben Verth on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:58:00 PST

I'm in the Edinburgh Evening News!

I'm doing a gig on Thursday called 'The Heresy Project' run by a really top guy and brilliant comic Rick Molland.  The Edinburgh Evening News, wanting to preview the 21st June show for their...
Posted by Ben Verth on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:18:00 PST

Whiling Away the Hours...

Here's a few of my favourite sketches at the moment; 1. Callum Gilhooley in Court (from 'Absolutely') http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfCCXWq3Z_M 2. The Great Train Robbery (from 'Beyond the Fring...
Posted by Ben Verth on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:56:00 PST

WISE WORDS FROM MUM and other verse

"WISE WORDS FROM MUM" I experienced a great pain in my life once And through it all, my Mum was there. And when it was done she had words of wisdom for me. "That'll teach you to put your cock in the t...
Posted by Ben Verth on Sat, 05 May 2007 08:02:00 PST

Film - 'DEATH BECOMES YOU'

* 'Death Becomes You' was a script I was asked to write for the University of Edinburgh Movie Production Society.  Basically the society was running an annual film making competition and th...
Posted by Ben Verth on Sat, 05 May 2007 07:35:00 PST

Sketch - 'FBI'

"FBI: FACEBOOK BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION" by Ben Verth Scene: a police investigation incident room.  ATKINS is attending to a display board at the back of the room. LESLIE is flipping through pap...
Posted by Ben Verth on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:16:00 PST

Sketch - 'ALRIGHT, YOU'VE GOT ME'

"ALRIGHT, YOU'VE GOT ME" by Ben Verth Scene:  A front room. A MOTHER and FATHER are waiting for the return of their son. Enter SON. SON:  It's me, I'm back. MOTHER:  Oh you're back ea...
Posted by Ben Verth on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:12:00 PST

- - COMEDY CV - -

TELEVISION The Karen Dunbar Show (2005)            Writer               Comedy Unit / ...
Posted by Ben Verth on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:19:00 PST

CATCHPHRASES I'VE GIVEN THE WORLD

- "Well. It's nice we could do this." - "Eat it.  With a fork." - "Not in a gay way." - "I'm just saying how lovely you look in the moonlight." - "Wait, is this [food stuff]?  But I'm alergi...
Posted by Ben Verth on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 06:12:00 PST