Here’s my standard biography in the third person. Every comic has one as their actual about page so I wrote one too, then I realized, if you’re on this page, I’d rather speak to you in the first person.

My name is Ben and I love stand up comedy.

My first time on stage was July 1, 2009. Ever since then, I’ve been recording and posting performance critiques of all of my sets. I’m pretty sure no other comic shows how “the sausage gets made” in so much detail. I try to be as honest as possible and know I have a long long way to go before I’m really good. I know I’ll get really good fairly soon because this is what I love doing; I even quit a fully funded PhD program at a top school to focus on comedy.

I respond to all email (even the occasional hate mail) and comments left on my blog. If you’re a comedian who wants me to critique a set of yours, just get in touch with me.

Besides writing performance critiques on this site, I try giving tips to new comedians (because I’m new too and it’s easier to remember what that’s like) and interview experienced comedians on how they use technology.

I’m also a sketch writer and improviser and you can find links to that on my sidebar too.

I’m currently based out of New York City, so if you’re in the area, contact me and I should be able to get you into a show for no cover at some point.