Person profile
Ben Karlin
59%MixedWoke score · lower is better40% personal • 93% work
- Published titles
- 1
- Crew roles
- 1
- Cast roles
- 0
- Profile updated
- July 2, 2026
- TMDB person ID
- 1224222
Creator Context
Summary
Eight-time Emmy-winning writer and producer best known for his work on *The Daily Show* and *The Colbert Report*, helping pioneer politically driven, left-leaning satire. More recently, he served as co-showrunner for *Bait*, a comedy exploring identity and the psychological toll of assimilation on a British-Pakistani actor.
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