Ben Bailey

Ben Bailey

Benjamin Ray Bailey (born October 30, 1970), aka Ben Bailey, is an American comedian, licensed cabbie, [cite news |title='Cash Cab' Can Be a Lucrative Ride |first=Jack |last=Coyle |work=Associated Press |publisher=MSNBC |date=2006-06-01 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12055144/ ] and Daytime Emmy Award-nominated game show host for Discovery Channel's "Cash Cab". [cite news |title=Daytime Emmys |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=2007-03-14 |url=http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/telebuddy/archives/2007/03/daytime_emmys_1.shtml ] He classifies his comedy as mainly "surreal observational"Fact|date=July 2008.

Originally from Chatham, New Jersey, he moved to Los Angeles in 1993.cite news |title=Local Comic Keeps the Big City Laughing |first=Prescott |last=Tolk |work=The Hudson Reporter |date=2001-09-02 |url=http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=2300568&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8 ] Before moving out west, Bailey lived in Virginia where he attended Old Dominion University. Standing at six feet, six inches, he was offered a job as a bouncer for a comedy club after borrowing a cigarette from a man in a parking lot. According to Ben Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after-hours when Lil Farrington found his stories humorous offered him an opportunity at stand-up.

Appearances

* Aspen Comedy Arts Festival in 2002/2004
* "Bad Meat" (Movie) as an FBI agent
* "Comedy Central Presents"
* "Hope & Faith" on ABC
* "Last Call with Carson Daly"
* "The Late Late Show" with Craig Kilborn
* ""
* "MADtv"
*"Premium Blend" on Comedy Central
* "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno
* Film adaptation of Terry Bisson's short story "They're Made Out of Meat"
* "Spiderman 2"
* "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn"
* "The World Stands Up" on Comedy Central
* "The Knights of Prosperity"
* "The Today Show" April 2, 2008
* Host of the American version of "Cash Cab"
* Narrator for the second season of "Smash Lab"

References

External links

* [http://www.therealbenbailey.com/ Ben Bailey's Official Website]
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