Eating Contest w/ Amir Blumenfeld and Ben Schwartz

Last night CollegeHumor put together another one of their All-Nighters, where they film and release a video every hour for an entire night. I dropped by the office and made another contest video with the genius Amir Blumenfeld of Jake and Amir fame. We wrote it in an hour and a half, shot it in an hour and a half and edited it in two hours. It also includes an ending for a short film I’ve wanted to use for years. I present to you…The Eating Contest.

Click below to see the other contest videos.

STAY AWAKE CONTEST

DRINKING SODA CONTEST

Jean-Ralphio in the Parks and Rec Finale and Season Five Pick-Up!

Parks and Recreation has officially been picked up for a fifth season! This news makes me so incredibly happy. Everyone involved with this show is so talented and amazing. If you missed Jean-Ralphio in last night’s finale, here is the quick twenty second scene. I am in love with this television program.

Got Off on a Technicality!

No Hearts Club- My Next Screenplay

I’ve officially sold the pitch for my next screenplay. This one will be for Brian Grazer and Kim Roth at Imagine for Universal. It’s a romantic comedy idea I’ve had for a while now called No Hearts Club and I’m excited to get started. Here’s the announcement in the Hollywood Reporter.

And here’s a link to another announcement that I loved because it had the Jean-Ralphio phrase “Make that Paper” in it. Click the below link.

MAKING THAT PAPER: Ben Schwartz Sells Pitch No Hearts Club to Universal

Happy 4/20- High Times Editorial Office

Five years ago, I made my first appearance on CollegeHumor in a short film entitled High Times Editorial Office. CollegeHumor and I have been close ever since, making something like thirty more short films together. Here is the glorious five part High Times Office saga in one beautiful playlist for 4/20. Enjoy and smoke responsibly? Is that something people say? I don’t know. Watch below.

Me Writing Horoscopes for Elle Canada

Elle Canada asked me to write something for their magazine, so I went to my friend Sophia Rossi for advice as to what was in “Elle Canada.” She said, “Ben, you should write fake horoscopes.” So I did…and here they are. Enjoy and thank you to Sophia for the advice and Susan Hale for showing me that this craziness was actually printed. Click on the photo below to see the horoscopes in higher resolution.

Me on Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show

Here I am on the wonderful Kevin Pollak Chat Show. A huge thank you to Kevin who is unbelievably kind, warm and hilarious. He has been doing comedy and acting in film for generations and it was an honor to sit down with him. The show is an hour and a half long, so stretch out before pressing play. We cover all sorts of topics including how I came up and some stories from when I was paying my dues in NY that I’ve never shared before. A huge thank you to Samm Levine for helping set this up. He was a guest on RejectedJokes years ago, so it was awesome to play with him again. Click the YouTube video below to watch OR if you want to listen to it as a podcast in your car, CLICK HERE FOR THE AUDIO ONLY ITUNES LINK.

My latest screenplay!

Just finished writing my latest screenplay! Pic below!

ALSO LOCATED ON MY INSTAGRAM HERE

Porn Rental has been honored by the Webbys!

The short film I did with Michael C. Hall is an honoree for the Webbys this year. It’s called Porn Rental. Watch below.

TVLine Interview on the House of Lies Finale, Parks and Rec Finale, Hunger Games and Sloths

Here’s an interview I did with the fantastic Alyse Whitney for TVLine.com about the House of Lies season finale, the Parks and Recreation season finale and Jean-Ralphio’s Hunger Games. Click the photo below to read the entire interview.