Ninia
Benjamin
“The
Comedy Assassin”
- The
Voice
Ninia
Benjamin is one of the
UK
’s hottest female comedians with a wealth of television, stage and
live stand-up experience.
Ninia
was catapulted to stardom as one third of BBC3’s 3 Non-Blondes,
which later transferred to BBC2 and BBC America before going to a second
series, shown internationally. From this, her talents have been
showcased across all the major
UK
channels in a variety of roles, as a presenter, studio guest, actress
and reality TV star. Ninia
was crowned the Winner of Celebrity
Scissorhands 2007 (BBC3) in which she and a host of celebrities cut
and styled their way through two weeks in a televised salon, raising
thousands of pounds for Children in Need.
She was recently seen in the hit Living programme, The
Underdog Show in which celebrities were paired up with rescue dogs
which they had to train in preparation for a number of obedience tests
in front of an experienced panel of judges. With
an infectious sense of humour and effervescent screen presence, Ninia is
a favourite guest and commentator for many popular discussion shows, for
example Sky Comedy Close Up. Other
recent television appearances include Celebrity
Masterchef and Hole in the
Wall whilst her vocal talents can be heard in CBeebies’ Tinga Tinga Tales. A
talented actress, Ninia performed in Eve Ensler’s The
Vagina Monologues at the New Players Theatre as part of the
London
celebration of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women.
While
Ninia’s popularity on television continues to soar, her stand-up
remains at the highest level. She is a regular headliner at all the top
venues across the
UK
, such as Jongleurs, Up the Creek, The Banana Cabaret, Glee Clubs and
Bound & Gagged. She has also spread her talents overseas and has
enjoyed a successful run at the Cape Town Comedy Festival in
South Africa
in addition to appearances at the ‘Big Night of Comedy’ festival in
Holland
.
Television:
- Hole
in the Wall (BBC1, 2008)
- The
Underdog Show (Living, 2008)
- Celebrity
Masterchef (BBC, 2008, 2009)
- 50
Greatest TV Endings – Guest (Sky, 2008)
- Sky
Comedy Close Up – Guest (Sky Movies Premiere and Sky Movies
Comedy, 2008)
- Celebrity
Ready Steady Cook (BBC2, 2008)
- Celebrity
Scissorhands – Winner (BBC3, 2007)
- The
Weakest Link – Contestant (BBC1, 2001, 2007)
- Cirque
De Celebrity – Contestant (2006)
- Big
Brother’s Little Brother - Guest (C4, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Big
Brother’s Big Mouth – Guest (E4, 2006)
- Now
that’s embarrassing: The 80s – Guest (C5, 2006)
- Street-Cred
Sudoku – Guest (UKTV, 2006)
- Morning
Glory - Guest (C4, 2006)
- Richard
& Judy - Guest (C4, 2005)
- Back
in the Day – Guest (C4, 2005)
- Twisted
Tales - Actress (BBC3, 2005)
- The
100 Greatest TV Treats of… - Guest (C4, 2004)
- Gory
Greek Gods - Presenter (BBC3, 2004)
- Len
on the One – Performer (BBC1, 2004)
- Liquid
News - Guest (BBC3, 2004)
- R1SE
– Guest (E4, 2004)
- Celebdaq
– Guest (BB3, 2003)
- 3
Non-Blondes – Performer (BBC3, 2003)
- My
Kind of People – Performer (LWT, 1995)
Radio
- The
Big Night In (BBC Radio 4 - Stand Up and Interview Guest)
- Silver
Street (BBC Radio, 2007)
Voiceover
- Tinga
Tinga Tales (various characters, CBeebies, 2008)
- Mcdonalds
Happy Meals (Television adverts, 2007-2008)
Live:
- Support
act for Puppetry of the Penis (Cape
Town International Comedy Festival and
Johannesburg
, 2008)
Stage:
- The
Vagina Monologues (New Players Theatre)
- Woman
on Top (Hackney Empire)
- Waiting
to Inhale (Theatre Royal)
- A
Yorkshire Tragedy (
Royal
Court
Theatre
)
- Malcolm
X
Awards:
- Best
UK
Comedy Entertainment Programme:
BECA (Black Entertainment Comedy Awards) 2004
·
British
Comedy Award Nominee 2003:
Best Newcomer
·
EMMA
Award Nominee 2003
·
Best
Comedy Award Winner
for ‘Three Non-Blondes’: Screen Nation Awards
Bursting onto the stage in an explosion of energy, bombastic Benjamin
certainly makes an attention-grabbing entrance
- Chortle
Scorching
material. Gold
- City
News
Three Non-Blondes is an absolute coup for BBC3. It pisses all over Smack
the Pony so cleanly and comprehensively that it’s impossible to
believe they’re female.
- Zoe
Williams, The Guardian
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