Ben Karlin (born c. 1971) is an American

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and writer. He has won eight Emmy awards, and is best known for his work in ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is one of three co-creators of ''The Colbert Report'' along with

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and Jon Stewart. Karlin left Comedy Central in December 2006. He has also been a writer for TV show ''

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''. Karlin was tapped to serve as writer, producer and showrunner of a new TV series set within the

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titled ''

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'', based on the

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' team with the same name. The series was ordered by ABC Network for consideration in 2017, but not picked up. His book, released February 2008, is a collection of essays entitled ''Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me''. It contains essays by

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, David Wain,

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, Bob Odenkirk, and many others. Karlin is also the co-editor of ''

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'' alongside Jon Stewart and

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. He wrote for '' Space Ghost: Coast to Coast'' and ''

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'' from 1993-1996.

Early life

Ben Karlin was born and raised in Needham, Massachusetts. He is an alumnus of

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, where he majored in journalism and served as a reporter at the

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in Barcelona. At ''

'' Karlin is credited with coining the term "Area Man". After leaving ''

'', he moved to

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and worked as a script doctor for movies, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Titan A.E.''.

Career

In his post-''

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'' life, Karlin filed a lawsuit against Frappe Inc. for backing out of a book contract connected to a TV show hosted by

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and Gwyneth Paltrow. In a counter-complaint filed on behalf of Frappe, Inc., e-mails are revealed as court evidence in which Ben Karlin is self-described as an “asshole” and “difficult.” Additionally, Karlin has been involved in public conflicts with creative peers/partners such as Benjamin Wallace over ownership of production rights to a wine-fraud related movie. In August 2007, Karlin signed a deal with HBO to produce series, specials, and telepics under the banner of Picturehouse and Karlin's own company, Superego Industries."Daily Show" writer heads to HBO
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In December 2008 it was revealed that SuperEgo Industries was the company behind WonderGlen, a comedy website purporting to be the company intranet for an eccentric group of Los Angeles TV and film producers.Former Daily Show Producer Karlin is Humorist Behind WonderGlen Comedy Site
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References

External links

* * in 2009
From the Onion to Comedy Central to the Oscars...

* ttp://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2008/03/podcast-ben-karlin-of-onion-daily-show.html Audio interview with Karlinon public radio program The Sound of Young America
Interview with Karlin about leaving the Daily Show and his 2008 book ''Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me''.
From the University of Wisconsin–Madison's alumni magazine.
Interview with Karlin about the WonderGlen project
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