# Ben from Cash Cab- funny stand up act? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558 "2009-11-14T16:34:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/1 "2009-11-14T16:34:57Z")
We decided on a whim to go see Ben Bailey from Cash Cab doing stand-up comedy at the Improv tonight. Anybody seen him? What did you think? ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/2 "2009-11-14T17:18:14Z")
Nope, but I’d imagine he’d be pretty good. Edit: Found some online: > **[Noolmusic](http://noolmusic.com)** > > Noolmusic blog for music information and update [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WT6tB6U_uc) ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/3 "2009-11-14T17:32:35Z")
I saw him on Comedy Central once. Had me laughing pretty consistently and heartily. Seeing him in person would rock. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/4 "2009-11-14T17:41:22Z")
His jokes aren’t always of the highest quality, but I love his delivery. He’s fun to listen to. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Medlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hi\_Medlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Medlo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/5 "2009-11-15T13:07:51Z")
We saw him in a comedy club in Greenwich Village a few years ago (pre Cash Cab) and he was very entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/6 "2009-11-15T15:58:57Z")
Well, last night was great- the guy was hilarious! We laughed almost non-stop, with only one groaner. He seems like a naturally funny guy. His opener was excellent as well- we want to call the club today and find out who he was. Check him out if you get a chance. You won’t regret it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/7 "2009-11-16T01:00:06Z")
Ben Bailey is one of the funniest stand up acts I have EVER seen. Infact I knew him from The Comedy Cellar before Cash Cab even started. The guy is nearly 7 feet tall too, so his head nearly touches the ceiling when he’s on stage there. A quote from his act used to be in my aim profile - “One thing I hate about this city is when I’m getting off the subway and it takes me forever to get up the stairs because of the slow pokes in front of me. What I want to know is…how do they keep beating me off the train?” The second time I saw him, a heckler yelled out “they were on the train that arrived before yours” and Ben spent the next 5 minutes tearing that guy a new asshole. It was legendary. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/8 "2009-11-16T19:53:32Z")
> [@Moirai](#): > > We decided on a whim to go see Ben Bailey from Cash Cab doing stand-up comedy at the Improv tonight. Hey, **Moirai,** where abouts in CA are you? I’m in SoCal, near Los Angeles, and would love to see Ben Bailey in person. It wasn’t the Irvine Improv, was it? ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Medlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hi\_Medlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Medlo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/9 "2009-11-16T20:35:38Z")
The Comedy Cellar…that’s where we saw him. Packed in like sardines, just around the corner from Cafe Wha? where Hendrix was “discovered”! ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-from-cash-cab-funny-stand-up-act/517558/10 "2009-11-16T20:55:29Z")
I saw him on Comedy Central once. Expected to like it, but found it to be, mostly, very unfunny. Maybe it’s just me. I think he does a great job on _Cash Cab_, though.