Comedy

Ben Schwartz & Friends

Friday, October 6, 2023 at 8:00 pm

State Theatre

Ben Schwartz & Friends at State Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 6, 2023.

Ben can be seen in Lord & Miller’s AppleTV+ miniseries “The Afterparty,” as well as the second season of Greg Daniels and Steve Carell’s Netflix series “Space Force,” in which he stars opposite stars Carell and John Malkovich. Ben is also the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in both the original and sequel films for Paramount. Ben can next be seen starring in Universal Pictures’ Dracula reboot “Renfield,” set for release in April 2023.

Previous credits include the Disney feature “Flora and Ulysses,” based on the popular novel, the indie feature “Standing Up,” “Falling Down,” for which Ben received rave reviews for his lead performance opposite Billy Crystal; “Night School,” opposite Kevin Hart for Universal; “Happy Anniversary,” written and directed by Jared Stern for Netflix; “This is Where I Leave You,” directed by Shawn Levy, and many others.

Ben starred opposite Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell in the Showtime comedy series “House of Lies” and acted alongside Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, and Aziz Ansari as Jean Ralphio on “Parks and Recreation.” He co-created and stars in three improv specials on Netflix entitled “Middleditch and Schwartz” and has lent his voice to various animated shows such as “Ducktales” and “Rise of the TMNT.” As a writer, Ben has published four books and written television shows and movies for many major studios.

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