From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Mitchell (comedian)
Dan Mitchell (comedian)
Dan Mitchell Radio
Birth name Daniel Mitchell • He was a regular panellist on the BBC Radio Wales
comedy program What’s the Story?[9]
Medium Stand-up, television
• The Rhodri Williams Show
Nationality Welsh
Years active 2005—present
Theatre
• In July 2011 he performed in the Comedy play
Genres Social satire, observational ’Humanzee’ as part of Cardiff Comedy Festival 2011.
comedy
[10]
Influences Vic and Bob, Graham Linehan • He co wrote and appeared in sell out murder
mystery play "And the Killer is..?" with Becky
Notable works and Show Me The Funny
roles Brynolf.[11]
Dan Mitchell is a Welsh-born comedian originally from Competitions
Brechfa, a village near Carmarthen. In his youth, Dan had • Finalist - Budweiser’s Legends of Laughter (2006)[12]
a fascination with comics and comedy. Having had his • Welsh Comedy Festival - Filmed by the BBC as part of
comedy appetite raised by running the local pub quiz [1], their Funny Business series, screened in Autumn
he started his career in comedy in 2005 and ran a regu- 2007. This series highlighted the burgeoning comic
lar stand-up night, which he compered, at Cardiff’s Pen scene in Cardiff and also followed the ups and downs
and Wig pub. He also ran comedy panel show, "Panel 9 of hundreds of comedians all hoping to secure a
from Outer Space", with fellow comedian Clint Edwards £30,000 contract.[13]
and friend Laura Bryon. • Welsh Unsigned Stand-up Award (2010) [14]
Dan Mitchell finished 2nd in the 2011 ITV reality/tal-
ent series Show Me The Funny. [2][3]
He was diagnosed at age seventeen with Tonic Clonic
References
epilepsy, the absurdities of which he often talks about in [1] http://www.itv.com/showmethefunny/comics/
his comedy act.[4][5] dan-mitchell/
[2] http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/d/33230/
Career [3]
dan_mitchell
http://www.itv.com/showmethefunny/comics/
dan-mitchell/
Television [4] http://www.actionwork.com/mpower/
• 2011 - In late 2011, he featured as a commentator on mpowerissue2bSmall.pdf
’Most Annoying People 2011’ [5] Dan Mitchell discusses epilepsy on Wales Today
• 2011 - He was a contestant in the UK TV comedy (08/02/08)
competition "Show me the Funny" and finished [6] http://www.itv.com/showmethefunny/comics/
2nd.[6] dan-mitchell/
• 2007 - The Comedy Club ’Funny Business’ final which [7] http://www.hahaheehee.co.uk/comedians/dan-
aired on prime-time BBC2 Wales in Jan/Feb 08. [7] mitchell.html
• The Big Welsh Joke [8] http://www.giggle-magazine.co.uk/more.php
• Pobol y Cwm[8] [9] http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0112c30
[10] http://www.chapter.org/23399.html
DVDs [11] http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-
He appears in the extras of Rhod Gilberts DVDs "The lifestyle/showbiz/2010/08/02/theatre-preview-
Award Winning Mince Pie" and "The Cat that looked like and-the-killer-is-91466-26975649/
Nicholas Lyndhurst" [12] http://bigheadmedia.buildingmy.com/#/lol-2006/
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[13] Welsh Comedy Festival
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Mitchell (comedian)
[14] http://www.buzzmag.co.uk/uncategorized/wusa- Persondata
heat-one-a-summary/
Name Mitchell, Dan
Alternative names specileptic
External links Short description Comedian
• Dan Mitchell on Twitter Date of birth 1977
• Dan Mitchell’s Blog
• His ’ask me anything page’ Place of birth Wales
• His Youtube channel Date of death
• Dan’s MySpace page Place of death
• Dan’s routine in Episode 2 of Show me the funny
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