The Daily Show // Episode 31-118
Today I played a D.C. reporter for Episode ### of the television series The Daily Show.
Update: The piece my work appears in is here:
Video Presentation // “Extensional Devices Revisited”
Today, at the 2020 General Semantics Symposium hosted by the Institute of General Semantics, my video presentation titled “Extensional Devices Revisited” was released.
The presentation gives a brief overview of general semantics and its founder Alfred Korzybski’s vision, mentions five linguistic devices he recommended for making one’s language more correspondent with empirical reality, and introduces two new extensional devices to the list.
The 15-minute video was uploaded to the IGS YouTube channel here.
Improvised Sermon // Dixon Place
This evening I performed an improvised sermon as The Reverend Raymond Nader based on the audience suggestion of “Sucking on Peanut M&M’S” at Dixon Place, as part of Victoria Libertore’s burlesque showcase Liza Goes West (The Blowout Cabaret).
Click here to watch the sermon on YouTube.
Improvised Sermon // Dixon Place
This evening I performed an improvised sermon as The Reverend Raymond Nader based on the audience suggestion of “Napster” at Dixon Place, as part of Victoria Libertore’s burlesque showcase Liza Goes West (The Blowout Cabaret).
Click here to watch the sermon on YouTube.
Ben Hauck on “Momsters: When Moms Go Bad” Dec. 5th on Investigation Discovery!
My episode of Momsters: When Moms Go Bad, the new Investigation Discovery series starring Roseanne Barr, comes out at 10:30pm Eastern Time on Friday, December 5, 2014.
Improvised Sermon // The Back Porch
This evening I performed an improvised sermon as the Reverend Raymond Nader on the audience suggestion of “Dropping Water Bombs Out The Window” for Aaron Simms’s Inwood variety show The Back Porch.
Here is video of my sermon:
“State of Affairs” Debuts Nov. 17th on NBC!
State of Affairs, the new NBC series starring Katherine Heigl in which I play an aptly named CIA analyst named Ben, comes out at 10pm on Monday, November 17, 2014.
Reading // “Dewpoint” by Vincent Sessa // Block & Tackle Productions
This evening I played the role of Brian Hummel in a reading of the play Dewpoint by Vincent Sessa at the Bridge Theatre. The reading was produced by Block & Tackle Productions and directed by Elfin Vogel.
Improvised Sermon // The Back Porch
This evening I performed an improvised sermon as the Reverend Raymond Nader on the audience suggestion of “Big Mac” for Aaron Simms’s Inwood variety show The Back Porch.
Here is video of my sermon:
Performance // Comic Improvised Sermon as the Reverend Raymond Nader // Unscripted New York Improvised Theatre & Film Festival
Tonight I performed a comic improvised sermon on the audience suggestion of “trophy” for the Unscripted New York Improvised Theatre & Film Festival at Theatre 54 in Manhattan.
Performance as the Reverend Raymond Nader // Comic Improvised Sermon // Unscripted New York Improvised Theatre & Film Festival // Thursday, May 30, 2013 @ 7pm
On Thursday evening, May 30, 2014, at 7pm, I will be performing a comic improvised sermon as the Reverend Raymond Nader for the Unscripted New York Improvised Theatre & Film Festival at Theatre 54 in New York City.
I performed in the inaugural festival last year and I was invited to return this year for another rocking Pentecostal-style sermon.
The festival runs Wednesday-Sunday, May 29-June 2 at Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios, 244 W. 54th St., 12th Floor, in Midtown Manhattan.
For tickets and more information, please visit http://www.unscriptednewyork.com.
New Demo Reels
I have some new demo reels!
With the guidance of my manager Jenn Lederer, I’ve cut some new reels to showcase my fast-talking, comedic, energetic self. There is a short version (which serves as my main reel), and there is an extended two-minute version. See them both below.