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According to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when Skip E. Lowe, who was emceeing at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at stand-up.[6] He soon after returned to the East Coast where he quickly became a crowd favorite at the clubs in New York City. He has since gone on to perform at major festivals such as Montreal and Chicago (Just For Laughs) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He currently tours as a headliner.[7]
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Bailey streamed comedy on his YouTube channel from his basement, with his girlfriend as co-host and producer.[8]
In 2006 Bailey starred in his first special on Comedy Central, Comedy Central Presents Ben Bailey.[9] In 2011 Bailey released a two part special Road Rage and Accidental Ornithology.[10][11] In 2016 he released Ben Bailey Live & Uncensored and most recently in 2024, Bailey released the please tell me what to say special on his YouTube channel.[12][13]
Cash Cab and other endeavors
Bailey is the host and producer of the American version of Cash Cab, a TV game show played in a taxicab that Bailey drives around New York City, broadcast on the Discovery Channel and Bravo. Bailey hosted the show for all 14 seasons from 2005 to 2012 and its comeback from 2017 to 2020. He also hosted the short-lived 2007 spin off Cash Cab After Dark.
Bailey has had several film appearances most notably in Bad Parents, he was also set to appear in Spider-Man 2012 however his scene ended up being cut from the final film.[18]
Bailey also does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company DTE Energy and ALDI.[19]
Bailey also hosted a few short-lived podcasts including Tall But True, where he had special guests and told stories,[20] as well as The Big New Show. He has since made appearances on other comedians' podcasts.[21]
From 2022 to 2023 Bailey hosted Money Grab in the Cab, a show very similar to Cash Cab as he drives around pits farmers[clarification needed] asking them questions as they earn money for their local FFA chapter.[22][23]
In 2023 Bailey appeared in The Game Show Show, a documentary about the history of game shows.
Personal life
Bailey lives in Morristown, New Jersey.[24] He met his ex-wife, Laurence, in a pub in Morristown in the 1990s.[25] The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012.[25] They have two children.[26]
Bailey is a licensed taxi driver in New York City.[27]
Awards
As the host of Cash Cab, Ben received Daytime Emmy nominations in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for "Outstanding Game Show Host", winning in 2010, 2011 and 2013.[28]
The show took home honors at the Daytime Emmy awards for Best Game Show in 2008, 2009, and 2010 and winning Most Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show in 2010.
↑ Kuperinsky, Amy. "Cash Cab is back with N.J.’s Ben Bailey on a new network. Here’s a preview.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 6, 2019. Accessed October 6, 2019. "Bailey, 48, a stand-up comedian and actor (and yes, a former driver ... of limousines), lives in Morristown and grew up in Chatham (borough). He won three Daytime Emmys for hosting Cash Cab."
↑ "Chatham Borough has final graduation", Daily Record, June 30, 1988. Accessed January 27, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The borough's 76th class was the last to graduate Chatham High School.... As of July 1, the borough's and Chatham Township's school districts will merge, and the Chatham Township High School building will become the regional school.... Members of the graduating Class of 1988 are: Denise Marie Adams, Daniel Ralph Agostinelli, David Michael Allan, Troy T. Atterberry, Benjamin Ray Bailey..."
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