Ben Blacker

Ben Blacker is a writer and producer, known for Drones (2010), The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015) and Thrilling Adventure Hour Live (2015).

Guest Appearances

March 28, 2019

Seth Rogen (Long Shot), Riki Lindhome (Another Period, Garfunkel and Oates), and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour, Hex Wives)  join Paul and Jason to discuss the 2004 period horror film Van Helsing. Recorded live from Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, they talk about Hugh Jackman’s wet pilgrim hat, Frankenstein’s tech, everyone being upside down, Carl the friar, and much more.

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December 11, 2018

Writer Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) joins Andrew and Tawny to discuss Hex Wives, a caller’s question about online mobs getting someone fired for blackface, a caller’s question about her son being dressed as a Native American for a field trip, and more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

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August 14, 2018

In part two of a special two-part episode, wonderful writer Ben Blacker (Hex Wives, Thrilling Adventure Hour) interviews Matt all about his experience hosting I Was There Too. Matt shares stories about the dream guests that got away, how he puts his guests at ease before interviewing them, and more as they look back at the some of the funny, weird, inspirational moments over the years.

July 18, 2018

In part one of a special two-part episode, wonderful writer Ben Blacker (Hex Wives, Thrilling Adventure Hour) interviews Matt all about his experience hosting I Was There Too. Matt shares where the idea for the show came from, his preparation process for interviewing his guests, and his dream guest list as they look back at the some of the funny, weird, inspirational moments over the years.

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July 16, 2018

Writer extraordinaire Ben Blacker joins us to deconstruct Connery’s unofficial return as Bond in the infamous Thunderball remake!

May 24, 2017

While Matt is off getting married and honeymooned, I Was There Too will feature a special run of guest hosted episodes! This week actor Peter Mayhew joins guest host Ben Blacker to discuss playing Chewbacca in every Star Wars movie. Peter tells us about how a photo of him in a local paper lead to him getting the role of a minotaur in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, receiving a phone calls months later being offered a role in a little movie called Star Wars, his working relationship with Harrison Ford, the different directing styles of George Lucas and J.J. Abrams, finding the roar, and much more. It’s a must listen for any Star Wars fan!