Doug Benson

At the age of twenty-two, Doug Benson began performing stand-up regularly in Los Angeles after he and two friends dared each other to go on stage. It turns out that Benson was the only one of the friends to actually make it to the stage, an event that set the wheels in motion for eventual performances on Comedy Central’s The A-List, Two Drink Minimum, and The TV Wheel in the 1990s. Benson is also known for being a contestant on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing.

Benson has released five comedy albums, including 2012’s Smuglife, and aims to record a new album every April 20 -- for release the following summer -- for the rest of his career. Benson starred in the 2007 documentary Super High Me – a takeoff of 2004’s Supersize Me – about the effects of smoking cannabis for thirty days.

Benson hosts a weekly comedy podcast called Doug Loves Movies, recorded at the Upright Citizens’ Brigade in Los Angeles, in which he brings on celebrity guests like Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, Jon Hamm, and others to talk about movies and comedy.

Benson continues to appear on many TV shows, particularly on Comedy Central, and to tour as a stand-up comedian.