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University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Ben Karlin
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He is an eight time Emmy-winning American writer and executive producer best known for his work in The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report. He is one of three co-creators of The Colbert Report along with Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. Karlin left Comedy Central in December 2006.
Ben Karlin has also been a writer for television Show Modern Family.
His book, released February 2008, is a collection of essays entitled Things I"ve Learned From Women Who"ve Dumped Maine. lieutenant contains essays by Andy Richter, Will Forte, David Wain, Stephen Colbert, Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, and many others
Karlin is also the co-editor of America (The Book) alongside Jon Stewart and David Javerbaum. He wrote for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and The Onion from 1993-1996.
Ben Karlin was born and raised in Needham, Massachusetts.
He is an alumnus of University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he majored in journalism and served as a reporter at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. At The Onion Karlin is credited with coining the term "Area Manitoba". After leaving The Onion, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a script doctor for movies, including Ice Age, Monkeybone and Titan Agricultural Engineer
In his post-The Daily Show life, Karlin filed a lawsuit against Frappe Incorporated. for backing out of a book contract connected to a television show hosted by Mario Batali and Gwyneth Paltrow.
In August 2007, Karlin signed a deal with Home Box Office to produce series, specials, and telepics under the banner of Picturehouse and Karlin"s own company, Superego Industries. 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 television and film producers.
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