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When identity theft left comedian and writer Bennett Arron homeless and penniless, owing thousands of pounds to banks and phone networks, he turned his experience into an acclaimed documentary, which proved how easy it is for fraudsters to commit such a crime.
Bennett is perhaps the only Jewish/Welsh comedian on the circuit. He has written for The 11 O’Clock Show and V Graham Norton, and most recently presented Big Brother’s Little Brother.
In 1989 Bennett had his identity stolen. The devastating consequences of this were that he lost his home and had to live with family and friends. He wrote a one-man show based on this, which he performed at the Edinburgh Festival.
As a result of the show, Bennett was asked to direct and present a documentary on identity fraud for Channel 4. The programme, How To Steal An Identity, followed him in his attempts to impersonate Peter Parker. He failed to become Spiderman, but managed to successfully steal the identity of Charles Clarke, then Home Secretary (for which he was promptly arrested).
2010 sees a new sitcom written for the BBC, and support for Ricky Gervais on tour.
