Ben Karlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benjamin Miles Karlin 1971 (age 52–53) Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA) |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse |
Paola Guastini
(m. 2006; div. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
Benjamin Miles Karlin[1] (born c. 1971) is an American television producer and writer. He has won eight Emmy awards, and is 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. He has also been a writer for TV show Modern Family.
Karlin was tapped to serve as writer, producer and showrunner of a new TV series set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe titled Marvel's Damage Control, based on the Marvel Comics' team with the same name. The series was ordered by ABC Network for consideration in 2017, but not picked up.[2]
His book, released in February 2008, is a collection of essays entitled Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me. It contains essays by Andy Richter, Will Forte, David Wain, Stephen Colbert, Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, and many others. Karlin is also the co-editor of America (The Book) alongside Jon Stewart and David Javerbaum. He wrote for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and The Onion from 1993 to 1996.