A TOP comedian is set to bring the laughs to Basingstoke during an exciting show.

Recently described by the Evening Standard as “live comedy’s best-kept secret” Scott Bennett has been blazing a trail through the stand-up circuit for the best part of a decade.

He will headline the Apollo Hotel on Thursday, November 17.

He’s written for many high-profile acts such as Chris Ramsey and Jason Manford, and recently recorded his debut on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo. In massive demand as a comedy writer and with regular appearances on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show, Scott is an act on the verge of breaking through into the big time.

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His last two shows Leap Year and Relax were nominated for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival and have been named by Chortle as One To Watch for 2018 and 19.

His debut hour stand-up show About a Roy was nominated for the highly acclaimed Amused Moose Comedy Award and was selected as one of the top ten shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2015.

During the lockdown of 2020, Scott pioneered the viral hit, Stand up from the Shed, a weekly topical live-streamed stand-up show from his actual garden shed. The show achieved national coverage in the press, Sky News, BBC News and Five Live and has had over 150,000 views.

At the end of 2020, at the Comics Comic award Scott was voted “Best Act” a prestigious award decided by comedians and promoters in the industry. Previous winners include Mick Ferry, Zoe Lyons and Ian Stone.

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In addition to his stand-up work, Scott is also a talented writer. He was a programme associate on First and Last with Jason Manford for BBC One, and a writer for The Chris Ramsey Show on Comedy Central. He’s written stand-up for big touring acts including Jason Manford and Rob Brydon and has worked extensively for BBC Radio 4, with writing credits including The News Quiz, and Citizen of Nowhere with Daliso Chaponda. He was also one of the main writers on the prime-time BBC One Show, Little Mix – The Search hosted by Chris Ramsey.

As a filmmaker and writer of comedy shorts, Scott has had his work officially selected for The Beeston Film Festival 2019 and the New York City Comedy Shorts Festival 2020.