Ben Schwartz

Ben Schwartz is the co-author of the bestselling humor postcard books Grandma’s Dead: Breaking Bad News With Baby Animals, and it’s follow-up Why is Daddy in a Dress? Ben was a staff writer on the third season of Adult Swim’s Emmy-nominated show Robot Chicken as well as a freelance writer for Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update and The Late Show with David Letterman’s monologue. Although many of his jokes made it to air, Ben created a website to give his rejected jokes and short films a home - www.rejectedjokes.com. He is a sketch and improv comedian at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and has acted in numerous television shows and feature films including Undercovers and  Peep World, and was nominated for two Emmy awards for his writing work on the 2009 Oscars.