The Ben Russell Comeback Special
After working in comedy for over 20 years and struggling with substance abuse for even longer than that, Ben Russell is now stone-cold sober and loving it. He's back baby, back in his hometown and raw dogging reality. Ben premieres his first hour of pure stand-up comedy, no bing bongs, dances, or "little skits", just Bon. A frank, honest, and stupid account of how he got to the point of walking away from the thing he loved doing the most, drinking.
Ben started in Perth but now lives in Melbourne and has starred in Channel 7's We Interrupt This Broadcast, appeared in Netflix's Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun, ABC's Coffee Cafe, Golddiggers and 10's Thank God You're Here.
★★★★½ - The Age
★★★★½ - Sydney Morning Herald
Presented by: Ben Russell
Ben grew up in Perth but moved to Chicago, where he studied and worked with famed comedy institutions, The Second City and iO. He now lives in Melbourne with his partner and tiny dog. He regularly works with sketch comedy group Aunty Donna and has appeared in their Netflix and ABC series. Ben starred in the Channel 7 sketch series We Interrupt This Broadcast and was a cast member of the new Thank God You're Here on 10.
His debut solo show The Tokyo Hotel was nominated for Best Independent at Melbourne Comedy Festival and adapted into a radio play series for ABC Comedy Podcasts. He is the co-creator of the award-winning web series Hug The Sun on Grouse House, a regular guest on Gamey Gamey Game, and co-host of the cult sketch podcast The Grub.