Doug Benson
Stand-up comedian

Doug Benson

Who Doug Benson is

Doug Benson is a stand-up comedian, podcaster and television host from San Diego who began performing stand-up regularly in Los Angeles at 22. He has hosted the podcast Doug Loves Movies since 2006, has released ten comedy albums beginning with Professional Humoredian in 2008, and was a contestant on the fifth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2007. He starred in the documentary Super High Me, hosted Comedy Central's The Benson Interruption and The High Court with Doug Benson, and was a regular panelist on @midnight.

At a glance

Born
1962
Came up through
Last Comic Standing
Stand-up specials
Doug Dynasty
Albums
Professional Humoredian, Unbalanced Load, Hypocritical Oaf and 7 more
Podcasts
Doug Loves Movies, The Benson Interruption and Getting Doug with High
On screen
Last Comic Standing, Best Week Ever, Comedy Central Presents and 11 more
Next on stage
28 December 2026 — Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA
Official site
douglovesmovies.com ↗

On stage

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

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Last Comic Standing:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Doug Benson

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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Career timeline

  1. 1962Born
  2. 1995Mr. Show with Bob and David (HBO, 1995–1997) On screen
  3. 2006Doug Loves Movies (host, podcast, since 2006) Podcast or book
  4. 2007Last Comic Standing (contestant, season 5, NBC, 2007) On screen
  5. 2007Super High Me (documentary, 2007) On screen
  6. 2008Professional Humoredian (2008, Aspecialthing Records) Album
  7. 2009The High Road with Doug Benson (documentary special, G4, 2009) On screen
  8. 2009Unbalanced Load (2009, Comedy Central Records) Album
  9. 2010The Benson Interruption (host, Comedy Central, 2010) On screen
  10. 2010Hypocritical Oaf (2010, Comedy Central Records) Album
  11. 2011Potty Mouth (2011, Comedy Central Records) Album
  12. 2012Smug Life (2012, Comedy Central Records) Album
  13. 2013@midnight (panelist, Comedy Central, 2013–2017) On screen
  14. 2013Getting Doug with High (host, YouTube, 2013–2019) On screen
  15. 2013Gateway Doug (2013, Aspecialthing Records) Album
  16. 2013Getting Doug with High (host, video podcast, 2013–2019) Podcast or book
  17. 2014Doug Dynasty (2014) Special
  18. 2014Gateway Doug 2: Forced Fun (2014, Aspecialthing Records) Album
  19. 2015Promotional Tool (2015, Aspecialthing Records) Album
  20. 2015Doug Dynasty (2015, Aspecialthing Records) Album
  21. 2016Trailer Park Boys (2016) On screen
  22. 2016You're the Worst (2016–2019) On screen
  23. 2017The High Court with Doug Benson (judge, Comedy Central, 2017) On screen
  24. 2017The Lego Batman Movie (Bane, voice, 2017) On screen
  25. 2017Lexington, KY 5/7/17 (2017, Aspecialthing Records) Album
  26. 2024After Midnight (2024) On screen

Questions about Doug Benson

Where is Doug Benson performing next?

Monday 28 December 2026, 8:00 PM (Doug Benson & Friends) at Irvine Improv, Irvine, CA. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Doug Dynasty.

What podcast do they host?

Doug Loves Movies, The Benson Interruption and Getting Doug with High.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Last Comic Standing, Best Week Ever, Comedy Central Presents, Super High Me, The High Road with Doug Benson and The Benson Interruption, among 14 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (competed).

When were they born?

In 1962.

Who are some comedians like them?

Matt Braunger (also in Comedy Central Presents), Amy Miller (also in Comedy Central Presents), Brendon Walsh (also in @midnight), Chris Porter (also in Comedy Central Presents) and Greg Warren (also in Comedy Central Presents).

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 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026