After graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Ben worked in television production on such shows as PBS' WordGirl, Comedy Central's Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist, NBC's Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and CBS' Late Show with David Letterman where, as Stupid Pet Trick Coordinator, Ben contributed to the show's 1998 Emmy win (Dalmatian riding a tricycle via satellite from the Nagano Winter Olympics).
Ben studied improvisation with Upright Citizens Brigade founding members Amy Poehler and Matt Besser, and has written comedy sketches for the likes of Martin Short, Robin Williams, Teri Garr, Laraine Newman, Andrea Martin, Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, Dana Gould and many more.
In his spare time, Ben co-produces and contributes special written material to the Dead Authors Podcast, the download-able version of the wildly popular stage show hosted by legendary time-traveling writer H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins). All proceeds from the show go to support 826LA, a non-profit writing and tutoring center dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18.
