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Bennett Arron is a Welsh writer and stand-up comedian.

Background

Born in Port Talbot to the only Jewish family in the area, ^[1] Bennett Arron moved to London to attend the drama school, the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. After leaving drama school he formed the sketch group 4-Ply and toured venues around the country, appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Career

In 1997 Arron was a finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards, alongside Peter Kay. He is a past winner of the BBC Wales New Writer's Award and the TAPS Comedy Writer of The Year Award.

He has written and starred in the BBC Radio series Bennett Arron is JeWelsh and Bennett Arron Worries About..., both of which were nominated for a Celtic Media Award. He presented the BBC Television Documentary The Kosher Comedian in which he traced his family's roots from Lithuania to South Wales and described a reason for the decline of Jews in Wales. In 2007, he wrote, directed and presented the documentary How Not to Lose Your Identity for Channel 4^[2] which was based on his own experience of identity fraud.^[3] In the programme he proved how easy it is to carry out the crime by dumpster diving and social engineering. He even went as far as setting up a stall at a shopping centre, supposedly selling identity theft insurance, but was, in fact, scamming people into revealing all their identity information. He also stole the identity of the then Home Secretary, Charles Clarke and was subsequently arrested.^[4]^[5] Bennett wrote a memoir of his experience Heard the One About Identity Theft?^[6]

Bennett also wrote the romantic comedy novel The Girl From The Discotheque^[7] which was described as "Funny from beginning to end" by Ricky Gervais and "A touching, funny, page-turning book about what the heart wants – no matter how irrational. This is romance and comedy with a bruised heart" by Tony Parsons.

Bennett has written comedy material for Hale and Pace, Freddie Starr, The Real McCoy, Large, Stop the World, No Limit, The Varrell and Decker Show, Samstag Nacht, The April Hailer Show, The 11 O'Clock Show, Commercial Breakdown, RI:SE, V Graham Norton and Jack Whitehall's Hit the Road Jack.

Bennett currently plays the part of Morris in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Alone.^[8] which is now in its 4th series

He has also written for situation comedies, including Ed Stone is Dead (starring Richard Blackwood) and Sam's Game (starring Davina McCall and Ed Byrne). He was also one of the main writers on two children's series; The Slammer (BBC One) and Genie in the House (the highest rated programme on Nickelodeon.) He also wrote several episodes for the children's sitcom Which Is Witch?

As a stand-up comedian, Bennett has performed at every major venue in the UK as well as performing in the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Poland and Australia. Bennett recently supported Ricky Gervais on some of his tour dates.

Most recently Bennett was a presenter on BBC Three Counties Radio and he presented the BBC Wales Radio Documentary Bennett Arron's Cymru Knish

He has been described as "Genuinely Original and Funny" by The Times and "One of the best on the Circuit..... a Welsh Seinfeld" by The Guardian.^{[citation needed]}

Publications

Heard the one about identity theft?. Silly Papi. 2015. ISBN 978-0993357107.
The Girl from the Discotheque. Silly Papi. 2015. ISBN 9780993357114.

References

^ WalesOnline (4 November 2011). "Welsh comedian Bennett Arron brings his tales of being the only Jewish boy in his town to the stage". Wales Online.
^ "Bennett Arron – Stand-Up Comedian". Gordon Poole Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ "Comedy review: Bennett Arron, Glasgow". The Scotsman. 25 March 2011.
^ "Anorak – Identity Card: Bennett Arron Is Charles Clarke?".
^ "GQ jokes: Bennett Arron - GQ.COM (UK)". Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
^ Arron, Bennett (2015). Heard the one about identity theft?. ISBN 978-0993357107. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ Arron, Bennett (2015). The girl from the discotheque. ISBN 9780993357114. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "Alone – Not Listening but Hearing". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

External links

http://www.bennettarron.co.uk/

[1] WalesOnline (4 November 2011). "Welsh comedian Bennett Arron brings his tales of being the only Jewish boy in his town to the stage". Wales Online.

[2] "Bennett Arron – Stand-Up Comedian". Gordon Poole Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[3] "Comedy review: Bennett Arron, Glasgow". The Scotsman. 25 March 2011.

[4] "Anorak – Identity Card: Bennett Arron Is Charles Clarke?".

[5] "GQ jokes: Bennett Arron - GQ.COM (UK)". Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

[6] Arron, Bennett (2015). Heard the one about identity theft?. ISBN 978-0993357107. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[7] Arron, Bennett (2015). The girl from the discotheque. ISBN 9780993357114. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[8] "Alone – Not Listening but Hearing". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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 ==Background==
-Born in [[Port Talbot]] to a Jewish family,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/arts-in-wales/2011/11/04/welsh-comedian-bennett-arron-brings-his-tales-of-being-the-only-jewish-boy-in-his-town-to-the-stage-91466-29715669/|title=Welsh comedian Bennett Arron brings his tales of being the only Jewish boy in his town to the stage|last=WalesOnline|date=4 November 2011|publisher=Wales Online}}</ref> Bennett moved to London to attend the drama school, the [[Academy of Live and Recorded Arts]]. After leaving drama school he formed the sketch group 4-Ply and toured venues around the country, appearing at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]].
+Born in [[Port Talbot]] to the only Jewish family in the area, <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/arts-in-wales/2011/11/04/welsh-comedian-bennett-arron-brings-his-tales-of-being-the-only-jewish-boy-in-his-town-to-the-stage-91466-29715669/|title=Welsh comedian Bennett Arron brings his tales of being the only Jewish boy in his town to the stage|last=WalesOnline|date=4 November 2011|publisher=Wales Online}}</ref> Bennett Arron moved to London to attend the drama school, the [[Academy of Live and Recorded Arts]]. After leaving drama school he formed the sketch group 4-Ply and toured venues around the country, appearing at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]].
 ==Career==
 In 1997 Arron was a finalist of the ''[[BBC New Comedy Awards]]'', alongside [[Peter Kay]]. He is a past winner of the ''BBC Wales New Writer's Award'' and the ''TAPS Comedy Writer of The Year Award''.
-He has written and starred in the BBC Radio series ''Bennett Arron is JeWelsh'' and ''Bennett Arron Worries About...'', both of which were nominated for a [[Celtic Media Festival|Celtic Media Award]]. He presented the BBC Television Documentary ''The Kosher Comedian'' in which he traced his family's roots from Lithuania to South Wales and described a reason for the decline of Jews in Wales. In 2007, he wrote, directed and presented the documentary ''How Not to Lose Your Identity'' for [[Channel 4]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gordonpoole.com/talent/bennett-arron/|title=Bennett Arron – Stand-Up Comedian|publisher=Gordon Poole Agency|accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref> which was based on his own experience of [[identity fraud]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/comedy-review-bennett-arron-glasgow-1-1546228|title=Comedy review: Bennett Arron, Glasgow|date=25 March 2011|work=The Scotsman}}</ref> In the programme he proved how easy it is to carry out the crime by [[dumpster diving]] and [[social engineering (security)|social engineering]]. He even went as far as setting up a stall at a shopping centre, supposedly selling identity theft insurance, but was, in fact, scamming people into revealing all their identity information. He also [[Identity theft|stole the identity]] of the then [[Home Secretary]], [[Charles Clarke]] and was subsequently arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anorak.co.uk/173111/news/identity-card-bennett-arron-is-charles-clarke.html/|title=Anorak – Identity Card: Bennett Arron Is Charles Clarke?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2010-03/03/gq-jokes-bennett-arron |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-12-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130091642/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2010-03/03/gq-jokes-bennett-arron |archivedate=30 January 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> Bennett wrote a memoir of his experience ''Heard the One About Identity Theft?''<ref>{{cite book |first1=Bennett |last1=Arron |title=Heard the one about identity theft? |date=2015 |isbn=978-0993357107|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/HEARD-ONE-ABOUT-IDENTITY-THEFT-ebook/dp/B00TCHB5AQ |accessdate=1 March 2019}}</ref>
+He has written and starred in the BBC Radio series ''Bennett Arron is JeWelsh'' and ''Bennett Arron Worries About...'', both of which were nominated for a [[Celtic Media Festival|Celtic Media Award]]. He presented the BBC Television Documentary ''The Kosher Comedian'' in which he traced his family's roots from Lithuania to South Wales and described a reason for the decline of Jews in Wales. In 2007, he wrote, directed and presented the documentary ''How Not to Lose Your Identity'' for [[Channel 4]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gordonpoole.com/talent/bennett-arron/|title=Bennett Arron – Stand-Up Comedian|publisher=Gordon Poole Agency|accessdate=16 January 2018}}</ref> which was based on his own experience of [[identity fraud]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/comedy-review-bennett-arron-glasgow-1-1546228|title=Comedy review: Bennett Arron, Glasgow|date=25 March 2011|work=The Scotsman}}</ref> In the programme he proved how easy it is to carry out the crime by [[dumpster diving]] and [[social engineering (security)|social engineering]]. He even went as far as setting up a stall at a shopping centre, supposedly selling identity theft insurance, but was, in fact, scamming people into revealing all their identity information. He also [[Identity theft|stole the identity]] of the then [[Home Secretary]], [[Charles Clarke]] and was subsequently arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anorak.co.uk/173111/news/identity-card-bennett-arron-is-charles-clarke.html/|title=Anorak – Identity Card: Bennett Arron Is Charles Clarke?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2010-03/03/gq-jokes-bennett-arron |title=GQ jokes: Bennett Arron - GQ.COM (UK) |accessdate=2011-12-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130091642/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2010-03/03/gq-jokes-bennett-arron |archivedate=30 January 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> Bennett wrote a memoir of his experience ''Heard the One About Identity Theft?''<ref>{{cite book |first1=Bennett |last1=Arron |title=Heard the one about identity theft? |date=2015 |isbn=978-0993357107|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/HEARD-ONE-ABOUT-IDENTITY-THEFT-ebook/dp/B00TCHB5AQ |accessdate=1 March 2019}}</ref>
 Bennett also wrote the romantic comedy novel ''The Girl From The Discotheque''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Arron |first1=Bennett |title=The girl from the discotheque |date=2015 |isbn=9780993357114 |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/GIRL-DISCOTHEQUE-Bennett-Arron-ebook/dp/B00SRALZCM |accessdate=1 March 2019}}</ref> which was described as "Funny from beginning to end" by [[Ricky Gervais]] and "A touching, funny, page-turning book about what the heart wants – no matter how irrational. This is romance and comedy with a bruised heart" by [[Tony Parsons (British journalist)|Tony Parsons]].
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 Bennett has written comedy material for [[Hale and Pace]], [[Freddie Starr]], ''[[The Real McCoy (TV series)|The Real McCoy]]'', Large, Stop the World, No Limit, ''The Varrell and Decker Show'', ''Samstag Nacht'', ''The April Hailer Show'', ''[[The 11 O'Clock Show]]'', ''[[Commercial Breakdown]]'', ''[[RI:SE]]'', ''[[V Graham Norton]]'' and [[Jack Whitehall]]'s ''Hit the Road Jack''.
+Bennett currently plays the part of Morris in the [[BBC Radio 4]] sitcom ''[[Alone (radio series)|Alone]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alone – Not Listening but Hearing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b0xbrt |website=BBC |accessdate=1 March 2019}}</ref> which is now in its 4th series
-Bennett wrote and starred in two radio series: ''Bennett Arron is JEWELSH'' and ''Bennett Arron Worries About'', both of which were nominated at the Celtic Media Awards.
-He recently played the part of Morris in the [[BBC Radio 4]] sitcom ''[[Alone (radio series)|Alone]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alone – Not Listening but Hearing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b0xbrt |website=BBC |accessdate=1 March 2019}}</ref>
 He has also written for situation comedies, including ''[[Ed Stone is Dead]]'' (starring [[Richard Blackwood]]) and ''[[Sam's Game]]'' (starring [[Davina McCall]] and [[Ed Byrne (comedian)|Ed Byrne]]). He was also one of the main writers on two children's series; ''[[The Slammer]]'' (BBC One) and ''[[Genie in the House]]'' (the highest rated programme on [[Nickelodeon UK|Nickelodeon]].) He also wrote several episodes for the children's sitcom ''Which Is Witch?''
 As a stand-up comedian, Bennett has performed at every major venue in the UK as well as performing in the [[United Arab Emirates]], Germany, Poland and Australia. Bennett recently supported [[Ricky Gervais]] on some of his tour dates.
+Most recently Bennett was a presenter on [[BBC Three Counties Radio]] and he presented the [[BBC Cymru Wales|BBC Wales]] Radio Documentary '''''Bennett Arron's Cymru Knish'''''
 He has been described as "Genuinely Original and Funny" by [[The Times]] and "One of the best on the Circuit..... a Welsh Seinfeld" by [[The Guardian]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
+==Publications==
+*{{cite book <!-- |last1=Arron |first1=Bennett --> |title=Heard the one about identity theft? |date=2015 |publisher=Silly Papi |isbn=978-0993357107}}
+*{{cite book <!-- |last1=Arron |first1=Bennett -->|title=The Girl from the Discotheque |date=2015 |publisher=Silly Papi|isbn=9780993357114}}
 ==References==
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