Ben Schwartz

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Umbrella

Tv & Film, Music, Comedy

4.6 • 68.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation, House of Lies, Middleditch and Schwartz) is an actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. Ben joins the armchair expert to discuss starting off in improv comedy, how Eugene Cordero is the funniest person in the world, and dancing with Dax at a pajama birthday party. Ben recounts working as a camp janitor as a minor, the importance of separating his self-worth from the work he does, and his experience going on the Letterman show. Monica divulges her attraction to Ben and the lengths she would go to be near him at his shows and Dax tells him how special his hair thickness is. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome, welcome to armchair expert. I'm Dan Rather and I'm joined by Monica Monsoon,
0:06.3	multi-time Emmy award nominees.
0:09.2	Is it multi or just one?
0:11.2	It's just one.
0:12.4	Oh, well.
0:14.0	One time nominee.
0:16.0	Let it be said, let it happen or whatever the same is.
0:19.0	I like that.
0:20.0	Put it out there.
0:21.0	So it has said, so it'll happen.
0:22.0	Anyways, today we have a friend, then Schwartz, who
0:26.5	Monica has their own experience with him, which is going to be majorly titillating to here.
0:32.4	And then I know him because Kristen was on a show with him for years. majorly titillating to hear.
0:32.6	And then I know him because Kristen was on a show with him
0:34.7	for years, House of Lies.
0:36.0	And he's just a lovely, incredibly talented,
0:38.7	super funny actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer.
0:42.1	You probably fell in love with him on Parks and Recreation.
0:44.7	He was on House of Lies and he's got a great live show, Middle Ditch and Swarch.
0:50.5	Why can't I say it?
0:51.5	What is it? Middle Ditch and Schwartz.
0:54.0	Middle Ditz and, yeah.
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