Ben Gleib is 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, and is known for his broad range, intelligent, high-energy performances, and quick wit. He was recently featured on NBC's LAST COMIC STANDING.
Gleib was also 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 the internets, Gleib's online videos have received a total of more than 10 MILLION VIEWS.
That's nothing to sneeze at. (Unlike allergens.)
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. He recently shot three pilots, including a BET improvised comedy called "Get It In," and "CQC" a Daily Show type show where he interviewed Barack Obama, Bill & Hillary Clinton, and ruined a John McCain press conference! 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 proudest that he can probably eat more than you.
Myspace News sent reporter Ben Gleib to cover the 10th Annual High Times Magazine Stony Awards. It's super potent, extremely satisfying and doesn't require a medical certificate...
There aren't many tragedies that really hit this close to home. So many college educations will now go unfunded. Where is the bailout for this, Washington? Ben Gleib reports:
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.
The Republican National Convention. We sent Gleib to find out what it's like to bleed red. He talks to Republicans about Palin, Jesus, and finds a member of Al Queda!
On today, Gleib's birthday, let's celebrate it with this very special poem about life and the dangers of living it and getting old and older and also old.
"Waffle Houses are the Starbucks of the South" comedian Marshall Chiles said to me, as we sat down yesterday at one of the many Georgia Waffle Houses you see in
I'm tryin to be healthy. It's my new thing. (That I've been trying to get going for the last decade.) But I've been doin better lately. Eating healthier, playin ball
Did you see the Super Bowl ad for CareerBuilder.com where a woman's live, beating heart JUMPS OUT OF HER CHEST and crawls across the office?So I guess what the FCC
