Ben Gleib

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BEN GLEIB is the CEO of "Ben Gleib Global," one of the world's leading corporations that is also made up. Gleib is also a standup comedian, actor, writer, and director. A national headliner, Esquire recently named him one of "SIX COMEDIANS WHO COULD BE COMEDY'S NEXT BIG THING." He's a regular on CHELSEA LATELY on E! and at the legendary Hollywood Improv ImprovLogo.jpg, and is known for his broad range, intelligent, high-energy performances, and quick wit. He was just featured on the current season of NBC's LAST COMIC STANDING.
Gleib is best known as one of the stars of the NBC hidden camera comedy THE REAL WEDDING CRASHERS produced by Ashton Kutcher. On the show he played multiple characters in each episode, and got the chance to display his talent for improvisation. He has performed on THE LATE LATE SHOW on CBS and in 2006 released his first comedy album, titled "NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES." It is available online by clicking here.
No stranger to new media, Gleib's internet videos have received a total of almost 9 MILLION VIEWS.
In 2006 he sold a pilot called THE GLEIB SHOW to FOX produced by Saturday Night Live's Lorne Michaels and NBC/Universal. The show originally ran for 3 seasons as the #1 show on the National Lampoon Network, airing to millions of college students across the country. Gleib also can be seen in a supporting role in the feature film, "Bar Starz" a comedy starring Charlie Murphy.
A Los Angeles native, Gleib is one of the most versatile and unique voices in comedy today. Always keeping busy, his other accomplishments include frequent appearances on NPR, hosting several pods for CURRENT TV, having written a monthly column for "Saturday Night Magazine," appearing as a guest on FOX REALITY CHANNEL's REALITY REMIX, TV GUIDE CHANNEL's REALITY CHAT, and No Good TV's Up Close with Carrie Keegan(ngtv.com), writing for Collegehumor.com - one of the most popular sites on the internet, voicing Dirk Melvin on the animated series "THE MELVIN BROS." on gopotato.tv, and writing a "Celebrity Blog" for tvguide.com. Gleib is consistently in the Top 10 on the syndicated radio show "Comedy Countdown" (also on XM,) is one of the top comedians on myspace, and is a regular on SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO. In addition, he has written the RADIO MUSIC AWARDS for ABC, and hosted a pilot for E! called CASUAL FRIDAYS. He has also performed in the Vancouver Comedy Festival, and the Laughing Matters Festival in the Netherlands.
When he was still in college, Gleib also pranked his way onto THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, and a memorable episode of BLIND DATE, pretending he was an Israeli guy with no social skills. For his college talk show he had Carmen Electra as a guest, and was featured on her E! True Hollywood Story.
He is proud that at just 29 years old he's worked for all four major TV networks, and can also eat more than you.