October 2008
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MY ESSAY IN ESPN THE MAGAZINE
ESPN the magazine contacted some of the actors from Mayne Street for essays on what it was like working on the show.
The stories are running in this week’s NBA preview issue. My original submission was far too long for the magazine’s layout, so they made me cut it in half. But, thanks to the internet, I can copy and paste my original essay right here. Notice how my piece...
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Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals in Bookstores...
Grandma’s Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals is officially on sale! You can buy it in bookstores across America or on www.breakingbadnewswithbabyanimals.com. If you visit our adorable website, check out the FREE E-CARDS you can send to friends, family and/or coworkers.
The book is only $9.95 which is a steal when you think of all the time and anxiety you will save by having an...
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NY Mag Calls Ben's Book Low Brow and Brilliant
Grandma’s Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals made it into New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix! It’s on the lower right, under low brow and brilliant.
Here’s the HIGH RES LINK ON NYMAG.COM.
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Mayne Street - Human Resources
Here is a Human Resources video from the ESPN web series Mayne Street. The series premieres on November 11th.
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The Return of Teddy Saw
Last year I made a short film entitled Teddy Saw. It was the most fucked up short film I’ve ever done. As Halloween approaches, it only feels right to take the video out of the vault to breathe.
Watch the HIGH RES VERSION HERE
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Chief Magazine Interview
I was interviewed by the hilarious Drew Grant and photographed by the talented Erin Lynn Welsh for the latest issue of Chief Magazine. It was a lot of fun, about 90% accurate and if you read the words fast enough, you can pretend I talk like the Micro Machine guy.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE FULL INTERVIEW And here is a picture of me playing Rock Em Sock Em Robots with a gentleman from Albania. A...
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High Times - Episode 5 - Drought
Here is the fifth episode of CollegeHumor’s High Times Editorial Office. The episode was written by myself and Dan Gurewitch along with some help from the CHTV staff. I play the boss, Hegie.
Watch the widescreen, higher quality version HERE Here are the rest of the episodes if you missed them. Episode 1 - High Times Editorial Office
Episode 2 - Chicken Nuggets
Episode 3 - Mad as...
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Mayne Street Promo
Here is the official promo for ESPN’s new web series Mayne Street starring Kenny Mayne. I play Kenny’s 26 year old boss, Evan Mintz. The series premieres November 11th.