BENNETT ARRON

Bennett Arron

Bennett Arron is a past presenter of Big Brother’s Little Brother for Channel 4 and he was the host of Glee Time, a stand-up comedy series for ITV Wales.

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About Bennett Arron

Bennett presented the TV documentary The Kosher Comedian for BBC Wales in which he traced his family roots from Lithuania to South Wales. (He wanted to call it Jew Do You think You Are? but no one would let him…) In the documentary, Bennett found out the reason for the decline of Jews in Wales and discovered that every Saturday a young Anthony Hopkins used to light the fire for his grandparents.

Bennett presented and directed the Channel 4 documentary How To Steal an Identity. The program was chosen as ‘Pick of the Day’ in The Guardian and The Telegraph and described as “Fascinating and Disturbing” by the TV Times.

In the documentary, Bennett, rather foolishly, stole the identity of the Home Secretary. Bennett was BAFTA shortlisted for the programme, and arrested in a dawn raid by Scotland Yard.

Bennett has performed as a Comedian, Awards Host, and After-Dinner speaker at hundreds of events around the world. Being an Award-Winning Writer, Bennett is able to write bespoke material accordingly.

Previous very satisfied clients who have booked Bennett include:

  • The Royal Mail Group (12 separate events around the country)
  • Brains Brewery
  • Santander
  • Deloitte
  • Bristol Rovers Football Club
  • McAfee
  • Infosecurity Europe
  • Gartner
  • Thatcher’s Cider
  • Experian
  • Lloyds TSB
  • The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

TESTIMONIALS

“It seems to me that the art of the compere is a dying art. Too many performers ‘turn their hands’ to it as if it were a simple matter. However, in practice, the need for sharp awareness of the potential for dead spots, to playoff situations with a constant stream of ad-libs and to control an audience without presenting ‘the set’ is no mean feat and one that, as a booker, I can say is in short supply. However, in Bennett Arron, we have not only a gifted comedian, but also a man who appreciates just what it takes to compere a trade awards show, such as the Fraud Awards, and have the audience loving every single minute. Outstanding!”

“The funniest after-dinner speaker we have ever had”.
IA Practitioners’ Conference

“Excellent”.
Gartner Annual Event, London

“Entertaining, engaging and funny”
AusCERT Conference, Australia

“Fantastic”
LOCOG

“Very engaging and entertaining”
Experian

“Everybody loved you and wanted to see more of you”
McAfee International Ltd

SCRIPT WRITING

 Elaine Cameron, Producer of Sherlock

As well as having over 30 sitcom episodes and a movie produced on television, and written for a number of BAFTA-winning programs, Bennett also regularly works as a Script Editor for several production companies.

A SAMPLE OF BENNETT’S WRITING CREDITS

SITUATION COMEDY

  • Writer of Twenty Episodes of the No1 Sitcom on 
  • Writer of Seven Episodes for 
  • Writer of 2 Episodes for 
  • Writer of Episode Four for 
  • Script Editor on all episodes for 
  • FILM
  • Writer of TV Movie for 
  • Story Consultant

COMEDY SHOWS

  • Sketch Comedy for 
  • Comedy links and monologues for 
  • Comedy material for Jack Whitehall for 
  • Comedy material for 
  • Topical material for 
  • Writer and Script Editor for
  • Topical material for 
  • Comedy links and monologues for 
  •                              Topical comedy material for
  •                                             Comedy material for
  •                               Comedy material for 

TV DOCUMENTARY

  • How To Steal An Identity         Script and V/O Writer (BAFTA Shortlisted)

RADIO

  • Stand-up and Sketches for Radio Wales
  • Stand-up and Sketches for Radio Wales (CMA Finalist)
  •                             Co-devised and written Panel Quiz Show for
  •                                                Comedy sketch material for

ANIMATION

  • Pilot for Cosgrove Hall Films (co-written)
  • Series for Hahn Films (co-written)

AWARDS

Heard the one about identity theft
  • Winner of the
  • Winner of the 
  • Finalist of the 
  • Finalist of the

Identity Theft

Bennett Arron Author

  GARTNER   
  McAfee      

Bennett was one of the first major victims of Identity Theft in the UK. According to the Police and credit reference agencies, he owed thousands of pounds to phone companies, banks, and department stores. The only thing was, it wasn’t him.

This theft resulted in Bennett becoming penniless and homeless.

Years later, Bennett wrote a comedy show about his experience. The show was critically acclaimed at the Edinburgh Festival and led to Bennett being asked to direct and present the Documentary How To Steal An Identity for Channel 4.

In the Documentary, Bennett proved, through a series of stunts, how easy the crime of ID Theft is to carry out by first stealing the identities of the general public and then, rather foolishly, stealing the identity of the Home Secretary. The Documentary was Pick of The Week in The Guardian and The Telegraph and was called ‘Fascinating and Disturbing’ by the TV Times. Bennett was shortlisted for a BAFTA – and arrested in a dawn raid by Scotland Yard.

As a result of Bennett’s program, the UK Driving Licence Application Form had to be changed…

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Bennett now tours the world, telling his disturbingly true yet funny account of what it’s like to have your identity stolen and revealing the devastating consequences of making a documentary ‘in the public interest’.

He was the Guest Speaker at the International Fraud Convention in Italy, the International Congress on Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption in Poland (twice), the Security Forum in South Africa and he was the opening keynote speaker at AUScert, Brisbane in front of 2000 delegates.

In addition to this, Bennett also speaks to Management and Customer Service Staff (satisfying compliance requirements) showing how the repercussions from clerical, computerised or face-to-face errors can be devastating.

All talks are followed by a Q & A session – which are always fun.

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