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Ben Karlin
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Ben Karlin (born c. 1971) is an American television producer.
He is an eight time Emmy-winning American writer and executive producer best known for his work in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. He is one of three co-creators of The Colbert Report (along with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart). Karlin left Comedy Central in December 2006.[1] He is currently working on a collection of essays, that he and others wrote, titled "Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me" about failed relationships, done in the style of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction.[1]
Karlin is also the co-editor of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction alongside Jon Stewart and David Javerbaum. He wrote for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and The Onion from 1993-1996.
Born and raised in Needham, Massachusetts, Karlin is a University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumnus. After leaving the The Onion, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a script doctor for movies, including Ice Age, Monkeybone and Titan A.E..
Karlin was co-Sports Director at UAHC Camp Swig in 1993.
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- ^ Producer of ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert’ Cites Other Projects as He Steps Aside, New York Times, Jacques Steinberg, 2006-12-04
- Ben Karlin at the Internet Movie Database
- From the Onion to Comedy Central to the Oscars...
- Article about Karlin
- Zulkey.com interview
- Article on Karlin's contributions to the Daily Show
- NPR audio interview with Karlin, including a recount of behind the scenes at CNN during Stewart's 2004 Crossfire appearance