Benedict Townsend is a writer, presenter and comedian born and based in London.

The show Scroll Deep (formerly YouTuber News) is created, written and hosted by Benedict. It has a global audience with over 3 million followers. It has 27m likes on TikTok.

Benedict has over 500,000 followers on his personal social media accounts and has gone viral many times.

Benedict started presenting on Radio X in 2024 and is now regularly on air nationally.

Along with his wife, Hannah, he hosts Talk Of The Townsends, which reached number 2 in the UK film and TV Spotify charts. On the show, they do episode-by-episode deep dives into popular shows like The Traitors and The White Lotus, interview stars like Seth Rogen, Bryan Cranston and Sigourney Weaver and frequently go viral on TikTok. They also hosted the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards red carpet with TikTok.