Doc Brown

Ben ‘Doc Brown’ Smith originally made a name for himself as a rapper, known as much for his off-the-cuff freestyle rhymes on stage as for his self-deprecating style on record. A chance meeting with DJ/Producer Mark Ronson in 2004 struck up a relationship that led to Doc touring with Ronson’s band as their MC on a string of festival shows from 2006 – 2007.

On his return from tour, Doc began writing music and performing for a number of BBC Radio comedies, which in turn led to musical performances at live comedy nights. Since February 2008, these musical interludes have evolved into a unique brand of stand-up comedy which Doc took all the way to the grand final of the most prestigious UK competition for new comics, So You Think You’re Funny?, at the Edinburgh Festival 2008.

"Looks as if he was born on stage... with an irresistibly amiable demeanour that gives him an effortlessly charismatic aura- he could yet be the Bill Bailey or Tim Minchin of rap."
- Steve Bennet, Chortle April 09

Other

Production	Character	Director	Company
Nokia/Prince's trust Urban Music Festival
Sole support for Busta Rhymes UK Tour '02
Signed to Sony/BMG Feb 2001 - April 2002
Sole support for De La Soul on UK tour '05
Signed to Janomi Records June 2004 - Nov 2006

Radio

Production	Character	Director	Company
Radio 1 Pilot	Doc Brown		BBC Radio
7 Day Sunday			BBC Radio
The Now Show			BBC Radio
Arthur Smith's Balham			BBC Radio
Westwood	Various Sketches		BBC 1Xtra
4 Stands Up	Live Stand-up	Producer: Tilusha Ghelani	Radio 4
Danny Robins' One Click Comedy	Writer/Performer		BBC Radio 1
Do You Know What I'm Saying?	Contributor - Melvyn Bragg Documentary Series		BBC Radio 4
Fight the Power	Presenter		BBC 1Xtra
from J.A to U.K - Dancehall Influence in British Rap	Presenter		BBC 1Xtra
Music Therapy	Contributor		BBC Radio 4
Pioneers - The Biggest Black Music Labels in the World	Presenter		BBC 1Xtra
Rudy's Rare Records	Performer/ Script editor		BBC Radio 4
Still Solid? The Story of the so Solid Crew	Presenter		BBC 1Xtra
The Knowledge Podcast with Danny Robins	Contributor/ Panellist		The Times Online

Stage

Production	Character	Director	Company
Humanity	Tour Support	Ricky Gervais	Live Nation
Doc Brown			Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Give It Up For Comic Relief	Doc Brown		Comic Relief
Ricky Gervais Tour 2012	Support		European Tour
Latitude Festival	Writer/Performer		2012
Just For Laughs Festival	Doc Brown		Canada 2012
Comedy Reserve 2009			Pleasance JackDome
So You Think You're Funny	Finalist 2008		Guilded Balloon
Danny Robins: Dannyfest			Pleasance Courtyard

Television

Production	Character	Director	Company
Midwinter of the Spirit	Lol Robinson	Richard Clark	ITV
the John Bishop Show			Lola Entertainment
Live at The Apollo			Open Mike
Comic Relief 2015			BBC/ Comic Relief
Equality Street		Ricky Gervais	Comic Relief Sketch
Jonathan Ross' LoveFilm Movie Night	Doc Brown		Hot Sauce TV
The 4 O'Clock Club Series 3	Writer		CBBC
The 4 O'Clock Club Series 2	Writer/Performer		CBBC
Russell Howard's Good News			Avalon Television
The 4 O'Clock Club	Writer/Performer		CBBC
Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford	Comedian		ITV
The Slammer			CBBC
No Hats No trainers	Comedian		Lemonade Money/ BBC Switch
Redbull Music Academy	Stand-Up		Channel 4
Ed & Oucho			CBBC
Miranda Hart's Jokeshop		Juliet May	BBC2
The Antidote	Pilot	Gary Reich	Brown Eyed Boy
Get Rich			Brown Eyed Boy/ MTV
Sneaker Freaks	Documentary		Channel 4
Imagine	Documentary	Alan Yentob	BBC1
CD: UK	Rap Tutor/Lyric writer for Mylene Klass	Phil Heyes	ITV1
Never Mind the Full stops	Contributor	Liz Clare	BBC 2

Comedy - Stand-up, music, rap