Ben Target
Ben Target

Ben Target

  • Actor and writer

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Ben Target's perfect playlist

I've always tried to make performance art with punchlines.

Ben Target, Chortle, 15th August 2017

Ben Target interview

Maverick talent with a solid fanbase brings his new tale to the Fringe.

Kirstyn Smith, The List, 28th July 2017

#EdFringe17 Comedy Q&A: Ben Target

Ben Target's Orangeade is a gentle comedy, mellow drama featuring balmy ballgames from the maverick physical comedian and Best Newcomer.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 11th July 2017

Upstream Comedy review

This was the first show of what's planned to be regular new alternative comedy night... though few in the audience seemed aware that weird is what they'd signed up for.

Chortle, 24th April 2017

Can NextUp become the Netflix for British stand-up?

NextUp will stream live comedy sets for a low subscription fee. Stand-ups are excited, and will share 50% of the income - but will the new service attract a big enough audience to succeed?

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th November 2016

Comedy Central raises awareness about mental health problems

Comedy Central has teamed up with the charity Mind to help raise awareness about anxiety and other mental health problems. They've filmed a number of stand-up sets about the topic.

British Comedy Guide, 19th April 2016

Zen interviewing, with Ben Target

Edinburgh intros #9: Who says the Fringe is stressful for comics? For Ben Target, it simply involves choreographed lunging, games of Mahjong, and a goat called Sunshine.

London Is Funny, 24th July 2015

Edinburgh Fringe 2014 interview: Ben Target

After winning a lot of acclaim and a Best Newcomer nomination for his magnificent 2012 show, Ben made the wise decision to take a year off from Edinburgh and develop a show as unique and imaginative as that glorious debut. We don't know what to expect. This is probably for the best.

Laugh Out London, 16th August 2014

Target practice

Audience participation needn't mean putting the screws on the crowd. This year, lord of misrule Ben Target experiments with a new approach: being irresistibly nice.

Lyle Brennan, Fest Mag, 25th July 2014

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Jonny & The Baptists, Simon Evans and Ben Target.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 28th March 2014

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