Ben Karlin
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Ben Karlin (born c. 1971) is an American
Karlin was tapped to serve as writer, producer and showrunner of a new TV series set within the
His book, released February 2008, is a collection of essays entitled Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me. It contains essays by
Early life
Ben Karlin was born and raised in Needham, Massachusetts. He is an alumnus of University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he majored in journalism and served as a reporter at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. At The Onion Karlin is credited with coining the term "Area Man". After leaving The Onion, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a script doctor for movies, including Ice Age, Monkeybone and Titan A.E..[citation needed]
Career
In his post-
In August 2007, Karlin signed a deal with HBO to produce series, specials, and telepics under the banner of Picturehouse and Karlin's own company, Superego Industries.[7] In December 2008 it was revealed that SuperEgo Industries was the company behind WonderGlen, a comedy website purporting to be the company intranet for an eccentric group of Los Angeles TV and film producers.[8]
References
- ^ "ABC Prepping Marvel Comedy 'Damage Control'". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 October 2015.
- ^ 'Daily Show' Alumnus Sues Over Batali Show from The New York Sun
- ^ Writer sues over Paltrow, Batali TV road trip from the Reuters
- ^ Ben Karlin: "I Can Be an Asshole. I Recognize That." Archived May 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine from the Vanity Fair
- ^ N.Y. State Supreme Court Records (e-mails provided on page 20 of July 1, 2008 filing)
- ^ Oenophile Row: Brooklyn Stoopmates Race to Produce Wine-Fraud Flick Archived March 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from The New York Observer
- ^ "Daily Show" writer heads to HBO from Variety
- ^ Former Daily Show Producer Karlin is Humorist Behind WonderGlen Comedy Site from Xconomy
External links
- Ben Karlin at IMDb
- Ben Karlin on National Public Radio in 2009
- From the Onion to Comedy Central to the Oscars...
- Article about Karlin
- Audio interview with Karlin on public radio program The Sound of Young America
- Interview with Karlin about leaving the Daily Show and his 2008 book Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me. From the University of Wisconsin–Madison's alumni magazine.
- Interview with Karlin about the WonderGlen project from Xconomy