Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Ben 'n' Arn's Big Top 1999 Best Newcomer Winner

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Arnold Widdowson, Ben Willbond with Bernard Hughes

A truly talented sketch trio Arnold Widdowson co-created the spoof French pop duo Priorité à Gauche. Other credits include performing in Roman's Empire (BBC2) writing on Not Going Out (BBC1) with radio credits including The Now Show, Loose EndsM and Front Row. Ben Willbond has performed numerous solo character shows while on screen he starred in the final episode of Extras (BBC Two), Katy Brand's Big Ass Show for ITV2, The Thick of It (BBC Four), and wrote and performed for the ITV2 sketch show called Laura, Ben & Him with Marek Larwood and 2005 Perrier winner Laura Solon. Meanwhile Bernard Hughes is a composer and his music has been performed at venues across the UK and aired on BBC Radio 3.