Ben Schwartz

I moved to L.A., and I got a job to write for his part of the Oscars. And then I got very lucky when I moved to L.A. A lot of things fell into place. I was in New York. I didn't want to leave New York. My family's here. I'm very close to my family. And I waited until literally the last second, and then I left New York. Were you happy you ended up leaving? Yeah, it changed my whole life.

I moved to L.A., and I got a job to write for his part of the Oscars. And then I got very lucky when I moved to L.A. A lot of things fell into place. I was in New York. I didn't want to leave New York. My family's here. I'm very close to my family. And I waited until literally the last second, and then I left New York. Were you happy you ended up leaving? Yeah, it changed my whole life.

You live in L.A. now. Yes, but also like I wasn't doing stand-up, so the options for me in terms of movement, like I wasn't going to be a writer on SNL. It didn't look like I wasn't going to be writing for Letterman at the time.

You live in L.A. now. Yes, but also like I wasn't doing stand-up, so the options for me in terms of movement, like I wasn't going to be a writer on SNL. It didn't look like I wasn't going to be writing for Letterman at the time.

You live in L.A. now. Yes, but also like I wasn't doing stand-up, so the options for me in terms of movement, like I wasn't going to be a writer on SNL. It didn't look like I wasn't going to be writing for Letterman at the time.

Oh, my God. Everybody who does sketch or improv, it's my head.

Oh, my God. Everybody who does sketch or improv, it's my head.

Oh, my God. Everybody who does sketch or improv, it's my head.

I didn't even get an audition. A shoo-in. I don't know if I'd be good because they do like characters and impressions. I don't know if I can do any impressions. Oh, okay. So I was like, I don't know like how, I mean, but writing, I didn't even get to really like give it a shot. Right.

I didn't even get an audition. A shoo-in. I don't know if I'd be good because they do like characters and impressions. I don't know if I can do any impressions. Oh, okay. So I was like, I don't know like how, I mean, but writing, I didn't even get to really like give it a shot. Right.

I didn't even get an audition. A shoo-in. I don't know if I'd be good because they do like characters and impressions. I don't know if I can do any impressions. Oh, okay. So I was like, I don't know like how, I mean, but writing, I didn't even get to really like give it a shot. Right.

So I was like, okay, if I want to act, I can go out there and there's an Upright Citizens Brigade out there so I can improvise and people who actually make decisions on TV shows can see me improvise. And then I had a lot of short films and that was the way I was going to show people like, so we just like, I got a job writing for Robot Chicken. That was my first writing job.

So I was like, okay, if I want to act, I can go out there and there's an Upright Citizens Brigade out there so I can improvise and people who actually make decisions on TV shows can see me improvise. And then I had a lot of short films and that was the way I was going to show people like, so we just like, I got a job writing for Robot Chicken. That was my first writing job.

So I was like, okay, if I want to act, I can go out there and there's an Upright Citizens Brigade out there so I can improvise and people who actually make decisions on TV shows can see me improvise. And then I had a lot of short films and that was the way I was going to show people like, so we just like, I got a job writing for Robot Chicken. That was my first writing job.

Hey, we just met Seth Green the other night. I heard that he was at the roast with Brecken. Brecken's the best. Yeah. So that's how I started. I started very much as a writer that did improv and slowly got into commercials and slowly got into all the other acting stuff.

Hey, we just met Seth Green the other night. I heard that he was at the roast with Brecken. Brecken's the best. Yeah. So that's how I started. I started very much as a writer that did improv and slowly got into commercials and slowly got into all the other acting stuff.

Hey, we just met Seth Green the other night. I heard that he was at the roast with Brecken. Brecken's the best. Yeah. So that's how I started. I started very much as a writer that did improv and slowly got into commercials and slowly got into all the other acting stuff.

Yeah. Man, what a career. Because your resume is bananas.

Yeah. Man, what a career. Because your resume is bananas.

Yeah. Man, what a career. Because your resume is bananas.