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Ben Gleib

Utica, Michigan, United States | SELF | AFTRA

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"Will the Next Dane Cook Please Stand Up"

Brilliant new-alt comics, all of whom are launching careers the same way Cook did -- using the Internet and bubbling up from the underground. So, who’s the next Dane Cook? Here are six candidates:

David Cross: The Front-Runner
Aziz Ansari: The Internet Sensation
Demetri Martin: The Straight Man
Flight of the Conchords: The Musical Duo
Patton Oswalt: The Best Part of Anything He's In
Ben Gleib: The Hidden Camera Guy

You know him ‘cause: He was the only funny part of The Real Wedding Crashers.

Why this is his time: He’s been performing on the Los Angeles comedy circuit for years, and his brand of biting comedy’s just now going mainstream.

His funniest bit involves...: Calling a random audience member out for a gaudy piece of clothing – and then biting on him for the entirety of his set.

What’s next: Two shows on July 14 at the Palms in Vegas.
- Esquire Magazine


"Will the Next Dane Cook Please Stand Up"

Brilliant new-alt comics, all of whom are launching careers the same way Cook did -- using the Internet and bubbling up from the underground. So, who’s the next Dane Cook? Here are six candidates:

David Cross: The Front-Runner
Aziz Ansari: The Internet Sensation
Demetri Martin: The Straight Man
Flight of the Conchords: The Musical Duo
Patton Oswalt: The Best Part of Anything He's In
Ben Gleib: The Hidden Camera Guy

You know him ‘cause: He was the only funny part of The Real Wedding Crashers.

Why this is his time: He’s been performing on the Los Angeles comedy circuit for years, and his brand of biting comedy’s just now going mainstream.

His funniest bit involves...: Calling a random audience member out for a gaudy piece of clothing – and then biting on him for the entirety of his set.

What’s next: Two shows on July 14 at the Palms in Vegas.
- Esquire Magazine


"Cascadia College recommendation"

September 19, 2007

To Whom it May Concern:

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter on behalf of Ben Gleib. As the Associate Dean at Cascadia, I had the opportunity to work with Ben when he performed at Cascadia Community College in the spring quarter 2005.

Members of our Cascadia Activities Board met Ben at the West Regional NACA conference, where he had a booth. The students talked to him and really enjoyed his friendly personality and became familiar with his comedy. They invited him to come to our campus to be our main performer at our spring festival event.

The students had a great experience working with Ben, not only during the pre-planning work to get the contract and travel arrangements made, but also at the event. Ben was really easy to work with and was great with the students at the event. I really appreciate performers who are really friendly to our students and our student/staff organizers and he was definitely one of the best we have had.

If you have any questions regarding Ben’s performance at Cascadia, please contact me.



Sincerely,


Erin Blakeney
Associate Dean for Admissions & Retention
eblakeney@cascadia.edu
425-352-8534


- Cascadia Community College


"Cascadia College recommendation"

September 19, 2007

To Whom it May Concern:

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter on behalf of Ben Gleib. As the Associate Dean at Cascadia, I had the opportunity to work with Ben when he performed at Cascadia Community College in the spring quarter 2005.

Members of our Cascadia Activities Board met Ben at the West Regional NACA conference, where he had a booth. The students talked to him and really enjoyed his friendly personality and became familiar with his comedy. They invited him to come to our campus to be our main performer at our spring festival event.

The students had a great experience working with Ben, not only during the pre-planning work to get the contract and travel arrangements made, but also at the event. Ben was really easy to work with and was great with the students at the event. I really appreciate performers who are really friendly to our students and our student/staff organizers and he was definitely one of the best we have had.

If you have any questions regarding Ben’s performance at Cascadia, please contact me.



Sincerely,


Erin Blakeney
Associate Dean for Admissions & Retention
eblakeney@cascadia.edu
425-352-8534


- Cascadia Community College


"Arizona State University recommendation"

ASU Programming & Activities Board
P.O. Box 871001
Tempe, AZ 85287

To whom it may concern,

I am writing you in regards to the outstanding performance that Mr. Ben Gleib put on for the students and faculty of Arizona State University. On August 22nd, we began our stand-up comedy series during the first week that school was in session, and wanted to program an event that would help students relieve the stresses of college life, especially for the incoming freshmen. Ben did just that!

His presence on the stage was one that every student in the audience could connect with and relate to. Immediately, he had each member of the audience engaged to the witty and outrageous stories and scenarios that he was presenting to them. But, his show was unlike most comedians’ shows that I have seen. The way in which he incorporated audience participation was a crowd favorite. By simply asking what a student’s major was, he immediately sparked a conversation with the student that had the crowd rolling in laughter. He must have called out at least eight students, from Tommy the artist, all the way to Sean the dancer.

Since the show, our listserv has increased drastically due to the fact that the student body is so extremely excited to see what we will bring next. Ben’s performance was an amazing way to start off the year. He did exactly what we wanted; he sparked the students’ excitement for what we will bring in the future.

We would not be in this position right now if it weren’t for our first show of the year headlined by Ben. He was a great comedian to work for and associate with and all other shows this year have an extremely difficult act to follow!


Sincerely,
Douglas Owczarczak
Comedy & Lecture Series Director
ASU Programming & Activities Board
Douglas.owczarczak@asu.edu
716.440.4109
- Douglas Owczarczak


"Arizona State University recommendation"

ASU Programming & Activities Board
P.O. Box 871001
Tempe, AZ 85287

To whom it may concern,

I am writing you in regards to the outstanding performance that Mr. Ben Gleib put on for the students and faculty of Arizona State University. On August 22nd, we began our stand-up comedy series during the first week that school was in session, and wanted to program an event that would help students relieve the stresses of college life, especially for the incoming freshmen. Ben did just that!

His presence on the stage was one that every student in the audience could connect with and relate to. Immediately, he had each member of the audience engaged to the witty and outrageous stories and scenarios that he was presenting to them. But, his show was unlike most comedians’ shows that I have seen. The way in which he incorporated audience participation was a crowd favorite. By simply asking what a student’s major was, he immediately sparked a conversation with the student that had the crowd rolling in laughter. He must have called out at least eight students, from Tommy the artist, all the way to Sean the dancer.

Since the show, our listserv has increased drastically due to the fact that the student body is so extremely excited to see what we will bring next. Ben’s performance was an amazing way to start off the year. He did exactly what we wanted; he sparked the students’ excitement for what we will bring in the future.

We would not be in this position right now if it weren’t for our first show of the year headlined by Ben. He was a great comedian to work for and associate with and all other shows this year have an extremely difficult act to follow!


Sincerely,
Douglas Owczarczak
Comedy & Lecture Series Director
ASU Programming & Activities Board
Douglas.owczarczak@asu.edu
716.440.4109
- Douglas Owczarczak


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Ben Gleib is a standup comedian, actor, and TV host, perhaps best known as a round table regular on the hit show CHELSEA LATELY on E! appearing on the show over 85 times. Esquire named him one of Six comedians who could be comedys next big thing. He is the voice of Marshall the Sloth in 20th Century Foxs ICE AGE CONTINENTAL DRIFT which is now the #1 animated movie of all-time internationally. He just worked for THE OSCARS, hosting The Academys first ever Oscar Roadtrip, which was featured on ABCs OSCARS PRE-SHOW. Ben was also a guest star this season on the popular E! scripted series AFTER LATELY and is one of the stars of Kevin Smiths new movie JAY AND SILENT BOBS SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE. Gleib also makes appearances as a guest correspondent on CNN, sharing his comedic take on politics.

His weekly podcast, LAST WEEK ON EARTH WITH BEN GLEIB, on the Smodcast Network, debuted on iTunes as the #9 Comedy Podcast in the world, and was #1 on Stitcher for over 20 straight weeks. He was recently on tour performing to sold-out Arenas all over North America opening for Dane Cook. Gleib was one of the stars of the SyFy series INSANE OR INSPIRED? hosted DOG PARK SUPERSTARS and GSN LIVE for GSN, hosted the webseries BEHIND ENEMY LINES for Yahoo!, IS IT MANLY? for Egotastic, and the official LIVE RED CARPET for The Grammys. He also starred in the NBC primetime comedy series THE REAL WEDDING CRASHERS, recently hosted DOG PARK SUPERSTARS and GSN LIVE for GSN, and has appeared on GOOD MORNING AMERICA, SPORTSCENTER, VH1'S BIG MORNING BUZZ LIVE, EXTRA, ACCESS HOLLYWOOD LIVE, and THE GREENROOM with PAUL PROVENZA on SHOWTIME. He will also be voicing two characters in the popular Disney animated series PHINEAS AND FERB,

Gleib has performed his standup on THE LATE LATE SHOW on CBS, and on NBC on LAST CALL with CARSON DALY and LAST COMIC STANDING. He also makes frequent appearances talking politics on NPR on PATT MORRISONS COMEDY CONGRESS, for which they recently won a prestigious GOLDEN MIC Award.

When in Los Angeles, he can often be seen performing at the legendary Hollywood Improv.

No stranger to the internets, Gleibs online videos have received a total of more than 15 MILLION VIEWS. In 2010 he did comedic news pieces for Myspace. This was the first time they have ever given anyone a talent deal, and his videos were reviewed as The best thing Myspace has ever done.

In 2006 he sold a pilot called THE GLEIB SHOW to FOX produced by Saturday Night Lives Lorne Michaels and NBC/Universal. Before that The Gleib Show ran for 3 seasons as the #1 show on the National Lampoon Network, airing to millions of college students across the country. And even before that, he did it for 4 years in college, at The University of California, San Diego, where his show was the subject of his Honors Thesis, and even became a class that students could take for 4 units. This helped several of his close friends graduate. He was asked to speak at his graduation, and filled it with lots of inappropriate jokes and a Bill Clinton impression.

An LA native, Gleib is a unique voice in comedy, known for a wide range of material, and quick improvisational skills. A versatile performer, he recently shot five other pilots, including a pilot for FOX called Naked But Funny, WTF? for GSN, a BET improv comedy show called Get It In on which he was the only white cast member, and CQC a comedic news show where he got to mess with with Barack Obama, Bill & Hillary Clinton, and ruined a John McCain press conference, getting kicked out by the secret service. Gleib can also can be seen in a supporting role in the feature film, Bar Starz a comedy with Charlie Murphy that can be seen on Netflix.

A workaholic, he has also hosted several pods for CURRENT TV, hosted a webseries called COUCH CRASHERS for Playboys non-adult division, wrote a monthly column for Saturday Night Magazine, and appeared as a guest on FOX REALITY CHANNELs REALITY REMIX , TV GUIDE CHANNELs REALITY CHAT, and No Good TVs Up Close with Carrie Keegan(ngtv.com).

He used to write for Collegehumor.com one of the most popular sites on the internet, and was the voice of Dirk Melvin on the animated series THE MELVIN BROS. on gopotato.tv (and youtube.) Gleib is consistently in the Top 10 on the syndicated radio show Comedy Countdown (also on XM,) and is a regular on SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO. In addition, he has written the RADIO MUSIC AWARDS for ABC , and hosted a pilot for E! called CASUAL FRIDAYS.

He has performed in the Vancouver Comedy Festival, the Laughing Matters Festival in the Netherlands, and was selected Best of the Fest at the Just For Laughs Chicago Comedy Festival. He has also performed with The Satiristas, alongside Janeane Garofalo, and Henry Rollins.

In 2006 he released his first comedy album, titled NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES. His second album is due out soon. As soon as he can decide on