2006 Catch a "New" Rising Star Comedy Champion.......
Rhode Islands Funniest Comic 2006
Website
benhaguecomedy.com
Influences
So many people have influenced my comedy career, mainly my parents, family members, and my cousin Curt. Every member in my family I find funny in some way or another. Comics like Dane Cook, Seinfeld, Chappelle, Attel, Louis CK, Billy Burr,Eddie Izzard, NYC comics like Dov, Bobby Kelly, Giraldo, Naturman, friends like Dave McDonough, Geoff Keith, Pat Austin, old school guys, Cosby, Carlin, and Robert Klien. And people that support me, Buff, Jamie, my boys, and most of all your mom. Thanks to my clothing sponsors O’Neil and Vestal. Love the free stuff!
TV Shows
Catch a Rising Star Twin Rivers Feature
Films
The Lamb (lead) 2005, director Chris Kinsella.
New Material "The Birth of a Stand Up Comic" (lead, producer) 2003, director Brendan Mitchell
Albums
Buy my new CD "Proceed with Caution" taped live at Salem St College
Ben Hague's Interests
General
Benhaguecomedy.com
Ben Hague started writing comedy at the age of 16 while in high school. After attending acting school in New York City, he took the stage at the World Famous Laugh Factory in Los Angeles where he began his stand up career. Within just a few years he's become a college and club headliner throughout the country and has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy such as, Dane Cook, Dave Attel, Gilbert Gottfried, Dom Irrera, Louis CK, Jim Norton, Robert Kelly , and many others. Ben won the 2006 Catch a "New' Rising Star competition, and as a result made the cover of POINT magazine for their first issue of the new 2007 year!
Music
OAR, classic rock, hip hop,the band, green day,weezer,van Morrison, biggie,atmosphere,beatles,CCR,the boss,joeywonk,styles of beyond,jedi mind tricks,7l & esoteric,rolling stones,bob dylan,journey,billyjoel,the killers,franz ferdinand,modest mouse,beat junkies,dialated peoples,NAS,nirvana,lynard skynard,david bowie,jurassic 5,jay-z,Rod Stewart,QUEEN, guitar hero! anything i do in the shower is an instant classic
Movies
The Departed,Good Will Hunting, Rounders,Goodfellas, Godfathers 1 &2, Blood Diamond, Top Gun, Comedian, The Prestige, Feild of Dreams, Gladiator, Scarface, The Never Ending Story, Back to the Future, Jaws 1, Hoosiers, Fight Club, Few Good Men, Old School, Napolean Dynamite, Wedding Crashers, Caddy Shack, Ferris Buellers Day Off,Alfie, Catch Me if You Can, Bronx Tale, When Standup Stood Out, Pulp Fiction, Snatch, Batman, Easy Rider, all 3 Bournes and so many more
Television
BIGGEST SEINFELD FAN EVER!!! dont test me with trivia...actually test me, go ahead, send me a question...ENTOURAGE, best show on tv! sports 24/7... desperate houswives, but only for eva longoria....howard stern late night, viva la bam...o and fine ill confess.. "Laguna Beach" hahahah those young girls get me every time...curb ur enthusiam and THE SOPRANOS...comedy central i live and die by the stand up specials..
Books
The DaVinci Code, Angels and Deamons, Bringing Down the House, and I Killed.
Heroes
JERRY SEINFELD, LARRY DAVID, ROBERT KLINE, LOVE ALL THE NYC COMICS...ken griffey jr, john gotti RIP, golfer's who dress wild on the course, family, and the man who rescued me from a burning car when i was 6, the one and only DAN BALDELLI
About me: It's 9:56pm back stage at the Funnybone in Des Moines, Iowa, just minutes before he is going to take the stage and attempt to entertain the sold out room of patrons who are well into their third hour of drinks. While most performers would be pacing the halls, this particular comic is in an intense debate about why fancy restaurants should start offering buffalo sauce as a condiment.
Here begins our journey into the slightly twisted mind of Ben Hague, one of the hottest young talents on the comedy scene today. Always looking to be the center of attention, and born with the gift of gab (often funny gab), Ben decided to start a career path in the business of show. After attending Florida Southern College where he majored in Broadcast Journalism, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, he began his comedy career at the age of 21 in Los Angeles. Ben's first stand-up performance was at the world famous Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard. Since then, he has shared the stage with such stars as Dane Cook, Dave Attel, Louis CK, Robert Klein, Jeffrey Ross, Gilbert Gottfried and many others. Ben was a finalist in the Orange County Laff Down and Orange County California's funniest person 2004 & 2005, respectively. Closer to home, Ben recently won the Catch A "New" Rising Star competition in his home state of Rhode Island. He headlines comedy clubs throughout the US, and has performed at over 35 Colleges nationally.
Ben originates from Cranston and currently resides in East Greenwich. When his old teachers from Bishop Hendricken heard about Ben getting into comedy, it's safe to say none of them were a bit surprised. Hague has done some acting as well, being featured with small roles in several of the projects that have been filmed in the Ocean State over the past few years. He has also contributed blogs and articles to many local publications, and was featured on the cover of POINT magazine in 2007 being dubbed the "RI King of Comedy"
In his free time Ben enjoys writing, golf, the beach, traveling, Hollywood gossip, and experiencing RI's restaurant scene. He is of course a devoted follower to all New England sports teams. Deep down he wishes he could juggle, speak to dolphins, and have X-ray vision. Hague has also been overheard at bar's telling women he wrote and produced the soundtrack to Mama Mia.
Check out Ben on youtube.com and Facebook. His show schedule can be found at myspace.com/benhague
Who I'd like to meet: Borat, Tom from myspace, Kobyashi the hot dog eating champ, the parrott from Berretta, Larry David and Jerry Seinfelds housekeepers, and the asshole that stole $200 from me at the gym.....he'll have his day
yo so you're performing in princeton? uhh why don't i just come there to claim my tshirt youve promised my sister and i! haah how much are tickets? i forreal might come cause thats only like an hour from here!
So I was just looking through old myspace messages and on Oct 15th, 2005 you promised my sister and I t-shirts! I'm going to hold you to that fly fly buddy! :) Hope all is well!
my mom is now your biggest fan lol she said her throat her from laughing so hard and that she almost peed her pants. i hope it went well, sounds like it did hope it was worth your while...talk to you soon! =)
okay so first, i got 2nd in my competition wooooo! 2nd, what the fuck do you think youre doing coming to fort myers and not telling me until the day youre here? ass. my love and i were doing heavy drinking in ybor city for his birthday...he got me a canoe for christmas we could have gone out and had some beers on the boat! ah well maybe next time. i <3 u
Hi boo boo i love and miss you very much i hope everything in your world is wonderful...got a comp in st. augustine soon gonna re-claim my title i'll let you know how it goes =)
hey cutie. How was CA? Just wanted to tell you that I found some YouTube clips of you and....well.....let's just say that I had to smoke a cig afterwards. ;-)
i'll never forget...when you lived with me and you thought i locked the front door and i woke up to really loud noise and walked into the living room and just saw your big afro with your red sweatband coming through the kitchen window. and then having to hide any sign of you staying there when my dad was in town. rory misses you ben and so do i
benny whats up kid? i will be in attendance on friday night... hope you throw in a little donnie armstrong material for me...good times to be had by all.. see u then... debitttttttttttttt
