Ben Roy
Who Ben Roy is
Ben Roy is a stand-up comedian, actor and musician who has been taking audiences by storm with his passionate, ranting style since 2004, when he started out at Denver's Comedy Works. He has played Montreal's Just for Laughs (New Faces, The Nasty Show and his own hour), Just For Laughs Toronto and Chicago, the New York Comedy Festival and South by Southwest, has been featured on HBO's Funny as Hell and on Comedy Central's Adam DeVine's House Party, Corporate, @midnight and This Is Not Happening, and was named one of Variety's Top 10 Comics to Watch.
With Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl, as The Grawlix, he created, wrote and starred in Those Who Can't, which ran for three seasons on truTV and HBO Max. He has released five stand-up albums, from I've Got Demons (2012) to Hyena (2023), whose special, released on YouTube by 800 Pound Gorilla, was one of NPR's top specials of 2023 and has streamed on Hulu and Disney+ since July 2024. He hosts the podcasts 97.9 The Rat Race and Advice Fight, sings in the bands Spells and Arson Charge, and his tracks were played on SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy channel in February 2023.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Hyena
- Albums
- I've Got Demons, Ooze Your Delusions, Take This Sandwich and 1 more
- Podcasts
- 97.9 The Rat Race and Advice Fight
- On screen
- Those Who Can't, Funny as Hell, Adam DeVine's House Party and 4 more
- Official site
- benroycomedy.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: benroycomedy.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Hyena 800 Pound Gorilla, YouTube, 2023; Hulu and Disney+, 2024
Albums
- I've Got Demons 2012
- Ooze Your Delusions 2018
- Take This Sandwich 2021
- Hyena 2023
On screen
- Those Who Can't co-creator, writer and star, truTV, three seasons
- Funny as Hell HBO Canada
- Adam DeVine's House Party Comedy Central
- Corporate Comedy Central
- @midnight Comedy Central
- This Is Not Happening Comedy Central
- Talk Show the Game Show truTV
Podcasts
- 97.9 The Rat Race host
- Advice Fight host
Comedians like Ben Roy
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Adam Cayton-Holland also in Those Who Can't
- Cy Amundson also in Adam DeVine's House Party
- Sean Donnelly also in Adam DeVine's House Party
- Annie Lederman also in @midnight
- Dan St. Germain also in @midnight
- Sean Patton also in @midnight
- Adam DeVine also in Adam DeVine's House Party
- Aparna Nancherla also in Corporate
Career timeline
- 2012I've Got Demons (2012) Album
- 2018Ooze Your Delusions (2018) Album
- 2021Take This Sandwich (2021) Album
- 2023Hyena (800 Pound Gorilla, YouTube, 2023; Hulu and Disney+, 2024) Special
- 2023Hyena (2023) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Ben Roy performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: benroycomedy.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Hyena.
What podcasts do they host?
97.9 The Rat Race and Advice Fight.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Those Who Can't, Funny as Hell, Adam DeVine's House Party, Corporate, @midnight and This Is Not Happening, among 7 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Adam Cayton-Holland (also in Those Who Can't), Cy Amundson (also in Adam DeVine's House Party), Sean Donnelly (also in Adam DeVine's House Party), Annie Lederman (also in @midnight) and Dan St. Germain (also in @midnight).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Official site (About) ↗ Taking comedy audiences by storm since 2004; compared to Lewis Black and Bill Hicks for his passionate, ranting approach; started at Denver's Comedy Works;…
- Official site (Albums) ↗ Hyena (2023), Take This Sandwich (2021), Ooze Your Delusions (2018), I've Got Demons (2012) and a 2014 album (as of 8 October 2026)
- Westword - Ben Roy on Those Who Can't, His New Album and Leaving Denver ↗ March 2015: Denver comedian Ben Roy, frontman of Spells and a touring headliner, recording a live album on Wednesday 11 March at Comedy Works; Those Who…
- The Laugh Factory ↗ An American comedian and musician originally from Winthrop, Maine; a member of The Grawlix; Those Who Can't on truTV; the photo (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist - Raw Dog Comedy newest tracks (Internet Archive capture, 18 February 2023) ↗ Two Ben Roy tracks, among them Motorcycle Gang, first heard on Raw Dog Comedy on 17 February 2023 (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026