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Undercovers Premieres September 22 at 8pm on NBC!
Undercovers will air Wednesdays at 8PM on NBC starting on September 22nd! I could not be more excited. Can’t wait for everyone to see the show. Here’s a pic from today’s TCA panel. Thank you to all of the wonderful people who interviewed us throughout the day.
Peep World gets a Red Carpet Gala Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival
Last year, I acted in a film alongside Michael C. Hall, Sarah Silverman and Rainn Wilson entitled Peep World. Today, Variety announced that our movie was selected for one of the highly sought after Red Carpet Gala Premieres at the Toronto Film Festival.
I’m incredibly excited. The cast of this movie is fantastic. It includes the Meyerwitz family mentioned above (Michael, Sarah, Rainn and me) as well as Taraji P. Henson, Kate Mara, Ron Rifkin, Lesley Ann Warren, Judy Greer, Alicia Witt and Stephen Tobolowsky.
Here’s a quick description from the Toronto Film Festival website. I play the youngest sibling, Nathan.
Peep World
Barry Blaustein, USA
World Premiere
On the day of their father’s 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling that exposes the family’s most intimate secrets.
My interview with Jordan Farmar (World Champion Los Angeles Lakers)
In celebration of the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA championship, I’m reposting an interview I did for last year’s ESPY Awards with Los Angeles Lakers point guard Jordan Farmar. In the same video, I interview Los Angeles Dodgers’ Golden Glove winner Matt Kemp, so if you like LA sports, this video is kinda perfect for you. The short was one part of a series of interviews I did with pro athletes last year entitled- “ESPN’s Conversations with Ben Schwartz”.
Variety: Universal Acquires Feature Pitch from Ben Schwartz
This morning, Variety made the announcement about the feature script I am writing for Universal Pictures titled “Would You Rather”. The movie is being produced by Imagine Entertainment and is based on an idea from the brilliant Brian Grazer. I’ve been writing on the project for a few months now and everyone has been amazing. A big thank you to Brian, Kim, Karen and Erin at Imagine as well as Peter and everyone else at Universal. Here is the article from Variety. Click on the picture below to see a larger readable version.
Jake and Amir: Office Painter- The Complete Saga
Here’s my latest appearance on CollegeHumor’s wonderful Jake and Amir series. This time I play a painter. Enjoy!
JAKE AND AMIR: OFFICE PAINTER- PART 1
JAKE AND AMIR: OFFICE PAINTER- PART 2
OFFICE PAINTER- PART 2 OUTTAKES
Chasing Laughter with Ben Schwartz: My Interview with the Huffington Post
A few days ago, Nick Kreiss interviewed me for the amazing Huffington Post. He wanted to do a piece on how I got to where I am and how the internet can aid in one’s career…but what he got…was so much more.*
*not really. He pretty much got what he wanted.
A big thank you to Nick for being wonderful and turning an hour of my rambling into an actual article. You can read the full interview here- CHASING LAUGHTER WITH BEN SCHWARTZ or by clicking the photo of the beginning of the article below.
Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals T-SHIRTS!
Amanda McCall and I wrote a book a few years back entitled Grandma’s Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals.
It was selling so well over at Urban Outfitters that they wanted to design T-shirts around a few of the postcards. Well the dream is alive and the first T-shirt just went on sale!
You don’t have to be nearly as depressed or frail as the woman in this picture to look great in this shirt. Buy it at any Urban Outfitters or online by clicking the link below.
Official Trailer for Undercovers- soon to air on Wednesdays at 8pm on NBC!
NBC announced that Undercovers will air on Wednesdays at 8PM starting this Fall. I can’t wait! Until then, here is the official trailer and a teaser made for NBC’s Upfronts.
Full Length Trailer
Preview Clip
Jean Ralphio Goes Clubbing on Parks and Rec
Last night, Jean-Ralphio made his sleazy return to Pawnee in a hilarious episode of Parks and Recreation (which featured Rob Lowe and Adam Scott) titled “The Master Plan.” As always, everyone on set was amazing. It was so much fun coming back for a third time. Here are Jean-Ralphio’s scenes from last night.
That Guy is a Total Douche
Here are links to the rest of the scenes:
Jean-Ralphio Finds April (Extended Producer’s Cut)
Jean Ralphio Let’s Get Outta Here
Lastly, here is a GIF some fantastic Parks and Rec fan made before the show even aired on the west coast.
Assorted Jelly Beans- Freddy Krueger
Here is the sixth installment of Assorted Jelly Beans, the one panel comic written by myself and brilliantly illustrated by Steve Dressler. In this installment, we cover the quick fix to taking care of Freddy Krueger.
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