D.C. Benny
Stand-up comedian · Brooklyn, NY

D.C. Benny

Also known as DC Benny and Ben Wartofsky

Who D.C. Benny is

D.C. Benny is a New York stand-up comedian and storyteller whose nickname was given to him by Harlem's legendary host 'Uncle' Jimmy Mack, and whose autobiographical stories, peopled with original characters, have been sharpened over almost thirty years on stage. His 'White Boy Rips The Apollo' clip has almost ten million views; he had his own Comedy Central Presents, was a top-eight finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing, and acted as Chaz on As the World Turns and as Caesar in John Singleton's Illegal Tender.

His weekly storytelling show Urban Myth at The Zinc in New York drew comics including Dave Chappelle, Jim Gaffigan and Kevin Hart, and his essays have appeared in New York Magazine and The New York Observer. He co-hosts the storytelling podcast Tall But True with Ben Bailey, and his track Open House was played on SiriusXM's Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio, the former Raw Comedy channel, on 1 May 2026.

At a glance

Based in
Brooklyn, NY
Stand-up specials
Comedy Central Presents
Albums
Live at the Fat Black... 10 Funny Stories, Adrift in Predicaments: Stories of Shoulda Known Better and You Don't Look Funny
Podcasts
Tall But True and Jim Breuer Unleashed
On screen
Last Comic Standing, As the World Turns, Illegal Tender and 5 more
Official site
dcbenny.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: dcbenny.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

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like D.C. Benny

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.

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Their stand-up

D.C. Benny broke into New York comedy writing and performing in two Comedy Central commercial campaigns, which led to development deals with ABC and NBC, for whom he created the pilot People Who Live in My Building, playing the whole cast himself. After a set at HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival he was hired to write for The Dennis Miller Show.

He has opened for Gilbert Gottfried, David Alan Grier, Bernie Mac, Kevin Pollak and Margaret Cho, his writing has also appeared in Narratively and Heeb Magazine, and he has starred in national commercials including Budweiser's 'How You Doin'?' Super Bowl campaign.

Career timeline

  1. 2018Live at the Fat Black... 10 Funny Stories (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2018) Album
  2. 2020Adrift in Predicaments: Stories of Shoulda Known Better (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2020) Album
  3. 2024You Don't Look Funny (EP, Comedy Dynamics, 2024) Album

Questions and answers

Where is D.C. Benny performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: dcbenny.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Comedy Central Presents.

What podcasts have they been on?

Tall But True and Jim Breuer Unleashed.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Last Comic Standing, As the World Turns, Illegal Tender, People Who Live in My Building, Friday Night Videos and The Dennis Miller Show, among 8 credits.

Where are they based?

Brooklyn, NY, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

John Heffron (also in I Love the '80s), Roseanne Barr (also in MTV Video Music Awards), Ben Bailey (also on Tall But True), Charles McBee (also in MTV Video Music Awards) and Chris Franjola (also in MTV Video Music Awards).

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.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026