Martin White (comedian)

For other people named Martin White, see Martin White (disambiguation).

Martin White
On stage in Edinburgh, 23 August 2009

Martin White is an English musician, comedian and animator. As well as performing solo with an accordion around the London comedy circuit, White also fronts the Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra and the Karaoke Circus live bands.[1][2] He performs jingles regularly in the comedy podcast Answer Me This!.[3]

White co-wrote Psister Psycho – a musical about a killer robotic lesbian nun – with Danielle Ward for the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show was nominated for the Chortle Award for Best Full Length Show 2008.[4]

With Ward, White co-presented Dave Gorman's Sunday morning show on Absolute Radio, where White performed an improvised song, covering as many of the topics discussed on that week's show as possible, accompanied by a range instruments such as the accordion. His contract was not renewed by Absolute, and he left the show in April 2012.[5][6]

  1. ^ Chivers, Tom (26 January 2009). "The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra and Tim Minchin at the 100 Club, London – review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Time Out".
  3. ^ "ANSWER ME THIS! The Sony Award-winning podcast with Helen Zaltzman & Olly Mann". Answermethispodcast.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. ^ "comedycv.co.uk".
  5. ^ "Absolutely sacked". Chortle. 11 April 2012.
  6. ^ Stephenson, John-Paul (18 November 2012). "A tribute to The Dave Gorman Show". Giggle Beats. Retrieved 19 November 2012.