Ben Karlin
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Ben Karlin (born c. 1971) is an American television producer.
He is an executive producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. He is one of three co-creators of The Colbert Report. On November 30, 2006, it was announced that Karlin will leave Comedy Central in December.[1] He is currently working on a collection of essays, that he and others wrote, titled "Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me" about failed relationships, done in the style of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction.[1]
Karlin is also the co-editor of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction alongside Jon Stewart and David Javerbaum. He wrote for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and The Onion from 1993-1996.
Karlin is a University of Wisconsin Alumnus. After leaving the The Onion, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a script doctor for movies, including Ice Age, Monkeybone and Titan A.E..
Karlin was co-Sports Director at UAHC Camp Swig in 1993.
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- ^ Producer of ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert’ Cites Other Projects as He Steps Aside, New York Times, Jacques Steinberg, 2006-12-04
