January 2012
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Jake and Amir: Mountain Hiker- The Complete Series
It’s happened. I’m back on CollegeHumor’s Jake and Amir…but this time with a safari hat. I present to you Mountain Hiker: The Complete Series- Parts 1 and 2. Cows.
Part I
Part II
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Fridays at Galweather- Ep. 3- Blackout (with...
Here’s the third episode of our Showtime web series- Fridays at Galweather. This episode features the talented/beautiful/amazing Kristen Bell as Jeannie who gets trapped in an elevator with Clyde (Ben Schwartz) and Doug (Josh Lawson).
Watch previous Fridays at Galweather episodes below-
EPISODE 1- SEXUAL HARASSMENT
EPISODE 2- THE APPLICANT
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My Attack of the Show Live Interview
Yesterday I was the live guest on G4’s Attack of the Show. It was so much fun, everyone over there was amazing. A big thank you to Andrew Zilch, Nando Velasquez, Sean Jordan, Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey. In the show, there was a bit where a jacket was attacking the hosts…so we called that back at the end..that just wasn’t randomly out of nowhere…although that would be...
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Fridays at Galweather- Ep. 2- The Applicant
Here’s the second episode of our Showtime web series- Fridays at Galweather. This episode follows Clyde (Ben Schwartz) and Doug (Josh Lawson) as they haze a new applicant (Greg Tuculescu).
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FIRST EPISODE- SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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Fridays at Galweather- Ep. 1- Sexual Harassment
I am very excited to premiere the first episode of the Showtime web series Fridays at Galweather. The six episode series follows Clyde Oberholt (Ben Schwartz) and Doug Guggenheim (Josh Lawson) on the only day of the week management consultants spend at the office.
We’re thrilled that Showtime let us play around and make these and I can’t wait to release a new one every week. The web...
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I Get Interviewed by the Onion's Prestigious A.V....
Here’s an interview I did with the talented Steve Heisler for the Onion’s A.V. Club. We talk Jean-Ralphio, House of Lies, Baby Animals Books and coping with the anxiety of trying to find work. Click the photo below to read the full article.
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House of Lies: The Pod
It’s isn’t just one episode guys…it’s a SERIES of episodes! House of Lies continues with one of my favorite episodes this Sunday, 1/15 at 10PM on Showtime. Here’s a behind the scenes video on the pod of Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Josh Lawson and I.
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Glenn Howerton, Josh Groban, Steve Little and I...
I’m excited to announce that Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Steve Little (Eastbound and Down), Josh Groban (The Office and “Music”) and I will star in CollegeHumor’s first feature length film- “Coffeetown.” The movie is being written and directed by the talented Brad Copeland (Arrested Development) and produced by CollegeHumor and...
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NY Magazine Vulture Interview on Baby Animals,...
Here’s an interview I did with Steve Marsh from NY Magazine. We talk other Ben Schwartzes, Parks and Rec, Soapdish, my baby animal books and an array of other things. Big thanks to Steve, NY Magazine and Vulture. Click the photo below to read the entire interview.
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Complex Magazine Interview
Here’s an interview I did with the lovely Shante Cosme for Complex Magazine. We chat (for three pages) about House of Lies, Parks and Rec, UCB/long form improv and writing. Click the photo below to read the entire article.
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My LA Times Interview for House of Lies
Here’s an interview I did for the LA Times with the wonderful Judy Berman. We talk about my characters on House of Lies and Parks and Rec. Click the pic below to read the complete interview.
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House of Lies Red Carpet Interviews and Free...
Our beautiful little show, House of Lies, is premiering this Sunday at 10PM on Showtime! Please watch, it’s so very worth it. Now, I know what you are thinking- But Ben, we don’t get Showtime and I have to teach all these kittens how to dance. Well- A- that’s amazing that you train kittens how to dance, I’m not going to take that away from you and B- if you don’t get...
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CollegeHumor Releases Best of Ben Schwartz...
In celebration of the premiere of House of Lies this Sunday at 10pm on Showtime, CollegeHumor has released a “Best of Ben Schwartz” Playlist. CH took their favorite twenty one sketches I’ve done for the site over the past five years and served them up on an all you can eat buffet. Get ready for varying degrees of youth and hair. An enormous thank you to CollegeHumor’s...
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La Times Faces to Watch 2012
I made the LA Times list of “Faces to Watch in 2012”! An enormous thank you to the LA Times and Judy Berman who conducted the interview. We talked about Parks and Rec, House of Lies and the new animated show I’m voicing for Disney XD- Randy Cunningham: Ninth Grade Ninja. Click on the clip below to see the link at LATimes.com