| Dan Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daniel Mitchell |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Years active | 2005—present |
| Genres | Social satire, observational comedy |
| Influences | Vic and Bob, Graham Linehan |
| Notable works and roles | Show Me The Funny |
Dan Mitchell is a Welsh-born comedian originally from Brechfa, a village near Carmarthen. In his youth, Dan had a fascination with comics and comedy. Having had his comedy appetite raised by running the local pub quiz,[1] he started his career in comedy in 2005 and ran a regular stand-up night, which he compered, at Cardiff’s Pen and Wig pub. He also ran comedy panel show, "Panel 9 from Outer Space", with fellow comedian Clint Edwards and friend Laura Bryon.
Dan Mitchell finished 2nd in the 2011 ITV reality/talent series Show Me The Funny.[2][3]
He was diagnosed at age seventeen with Tonic Clonic epilepsy, the absurdities of which he often talks about in his comedy act.[4][5]
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He appears in the extras of Rhod Gilberts DVDs "The Award Winning Mince Pie" and "The Cat that looked like Nicholas Lyndhurst"