Best known as one of BBC Three’s award-winning hidden-camera comedy 3 Non-Blondes, stand-up Ninia Benjamin has also featured in Lenny Henry’s BBC One show Len on the One.

She is also becoming a reality TV regular, appearing in Sky One’s Cirque Du Celebrity and BBC Three's Celebrity Scissorhands, both in 2007.

Her acting credits include the BBC Three drama Spinechillers, a theatrical production of Malcolm X and the lead role in the stage show Waiting To Inhale.

She also filmed a BBC Three show Gory Greek Gods in Greece in July 2004.

Original Review:

Bursting onto the stage in an explosion of energy, bombastic Benjamin certainly makes an attention-grabbing entrance.

The content , though, is inconsequential and derivative stuff, mainly about her appearance, and too frequently relying on shock value alone to get a laugh.

Though delivered with undeniable verve, it's really just a parade of uninspired knob gags (such as "Ever met a guy whose dick's so big it's like wanking a lamppost") lacking any real merit.

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Excellent performer, she was born for the stage. Made the funniest, raunchiest jokes with no apologies. She's a brat, she's entertaining, she doesn't apologise. Self deprecating wit mingled with obtuse sex gags had our whole audience in stitches. Alot of her jokes were intelligent too, I mean she was making fun of an obtuse local newspaper we have in a small town in Galway. Definitely like her....

Clara, Ireland. Roisin Dubh Gig 30 April, April 2009

With a relentless energy and ferocious stage presence, Nina Benjamin is a barn-storming comic. She somehow manages to sport a different haircut every single night, and comes on-stage with an East End attitude that takes Bow by storm every night she's on. Top-notch.

Alain English, June 2008

I've seen her up and down the country in front of a wide varied crowd. But at SoHOHO on Saturday night, she didn't seemed to bothered throughout the act. She didn't link the jokes together and it didn't seem to flow... It was almost like she had somewhere else to be (she was doing a few gigs that night!) I was really surprised as there was no big belly laughs from the crowd and lots of unfunny lines used that I heard over three years ago. It's a real shame as last time I saw her she brought the roof down but nowadays all her jokes seem to be about men, swearing, being a Cockney and being black!

shredbetty, January 2008

An absolute hilarious joy. A few of the men looked uncomfortable but the women loved it. Negative comments come from the blokes who don't seem to mind wanking jokes when they're coming from a man but can't handle women getting down and dirty. Bring it on!

Liz, April 2007

Excellent. Seemed to have a bit of a dodgy start but won the crowd round in no time at all. Very likeable and makes men and women alike laugh with her in-your-face attitude

Ben, June 2006

Pant-wettingly funny.

Amanda, May 2006

Love this woman! Yes she may be crude and in your face - but she really is just piss funny in a brash and wonderful way.Stop being so snooty!

Lucy Smith, May 2006

She was boring, unfunny and relied on childish toilet humour for the very short time she was on.

Dave, March 2006

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