Ben Price - Comedian & Impersonator
Known as Australia’s Best Impersonator, comedian Ben Price has his audiences rolling in the aisles with his spot on impersonations of personalities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Owen Wilson, Homer Simpson or Dr Phil.
A national talent at an international level, Ben has performed overseas on many occasions, most recently wrapping up a comedy tour of New York at Dangerfield’s Comedy Club. A recent career highlight was performing a warm up gig for the Global Financial Education Summit in Sydney & Melbourne as the Terminator- in front of Arnold Schwarzenegger himself! Ben recently went to LA and featured in Ray Comfort’s new movie, Audacity.
Since competing in the Grand Final of the 2011 season of Australia’s Got Talent, Ben has become a highly sought after comedian, heard around the country on various FM stations. His recent one-man show, Celebrities Got Talent sold out every performance and now he’s a regular guest on Kids WB on Go Channel. He was also a special guest on Channel 10’s Studio 10 and Planet unEarth as Arnie on Go Channel.
Discovering his talent for impersonating voices at the age of 10, Ben used his amazing talent to entertain classmates and pull pranks. Since starting out he has developed an impressive repertoire of over 100 character voices, including Dr Phil, Liam Neeson, Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Sir Sean Connery, Australian PM Tony Abbott, Kevin Rudd, John Cleese, Barack Obama, Tom Cruise, Donkey, Shrek, Homer Simpson and many more. His impersonations are exact in sound, and in full costume and make-up, Ben can also look the part, mimicking his subject’s exact mannerisms.
Ben’s material is clean and can adapt to any organisation or event. He is a versatile talent who can appear in character if requested, or perform MC work as himself, while incorporating many characters into a routine.
