Benedict Cumberbatch steals the show at the Letters Live finale in London

Benedict Cumberbatch stole the the show at the finale of the Letters Live event in London.


The Sherlock actor, 39, made a surprise appearance in the second half to perform a foul-mouthed exchange with comedian Matt Berry.

Benedict also read the final letter of the night ‎by artist Sol Lewitt to fellow artist Eva Hesse, imploring her and the audience to “Do!”

Keeping it in the family, his father Timothy Carlton read two letters – one, a heartwarming open letter from Juan Gelman to find his missing grandchild and another in honour of the late Michael White, who died last week.


The letter was from Mark Forstater and had the audience giggling with his reference to the Monty Python And The Holy Grail film.

Letters Live, held at the Freemasons’ Hall, also featured letters read by Jude Law, kicking the night off with a hilarious insurance complaint written by Fred Allen.