Ben Palmer

Ben Palmer has a tip line for reporting people in the United States without legal status.

If you're not familiar with Ben Palmer, you might have felt discomfort listening to that call.

And then maybe it dawned on you.

This tip line is a bit.

This Ben is a comedian.

Ben is a United States Air Force veteran.

He also drove for Uber.

He worked at a car emissions testing company.

And his comedy often leans into the banality and the brutality of customer service.

Another side hustle Ben had while trying to make it?

Appearing on court TV.

Ben's friend tells him that if they're chosen, they'll get flown out to L.A.

and then they can split the winnings 50-50.

So Ben and his friends come up with a fake dispute.

A comedian who walked off stage because he was getting heckled and was now in breach of contract for not completing his set.

They got picked and flown out to a Hollywood studio for the taping, where Ben told the judge that his friend, the comedian, was heckled because he wasn't very funny.

But it all worked out for Ben.

He doesn't need those court TV payouts anymore.

Coming to you from WBUR, Boston's NPR.

Today's episode, Ben Palmer's Brain.