Ben Kissel Age, Height, Wife Married【 Wiki Bio 】Birthday, College

Name Ben Kissel

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB July 21, 1981. As of 2024, he is around 43 years old.

Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Ben Kissel is an American podcaster, comedian, writer, actor, political speaker and aspiring politician.
He is the co-creator and co-host of The Last Podcast on the Left, which won a Webby and was one of the top 10 downloaded podcasts on iTunes in 2017.
A political expert who makes appearances on news networks such as CNN and Fox News Network, Ben is also a radio host who has worked on multiple radio stations.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Ben Kissel was born on July 21, 1981, in Steven’s Point, Wisconsin, where his father had settled after emigrating from Germany.
During his childhood, Kissel lived in a religious household that also hosted many foster children. He often took up the role as the diffuser in situations at home and grew up being known as the ‘class clown.’
He has two brothers, both of whom are gay.
Ben started to become interested in politics in the lead-up to the Iraq war in 2001 and 2002.
He attended the University of Wisconsin, from where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :

Kissel started his career as a stand-up comedian in 2005, a line of work that he still practices to this day.
In 2011, he created The Last Podcast on the Left with Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski, who joined after the third episode. The show covers fictional and real-life horrors, with topics including serial killers, conspiracy theories, UFO sightings, and ghosts. They also enact fictional characters such as “Detective Popcorn” and “Terry the Gnome.” Each episode is about one hour long and is released weekly on Fridays.
In 2017, he ran for Brooklyn Borough President with the Reform Party.
He also runs a weekly political podcast called Abe Lincoln’s Hat, where he discusses political topics and their social implications and speaks about sports and politics on Cave Comedy Radio.
Since 2013, Ben has appeared in several short films and TV series and writes for a comedy show called Red Eye.

Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :

In 2015, Kissel’s work as a political activist helped to overturn an anti-cross dressing law in New Jersey. He achieved this through his short documentary Lawbreaker,, which takes its premise from a book called 3 Felonies a Day in which it describes how there are so many laws in America that everyone is breaking them constantly, unconsciously. The documentary puts the theory into practice by cross-dressing in New Jersey, which was illegal at the time.
Kissel identifies as an atheist, which he sometimes mentions during his podcast.
In high school, Ben was spanked by the principal of his school for singing “All Along the Watchtower” on the stage where the school priest normally preached. It was at this moment that he realized he might have the potential in building a career in comedy.
How tall / Ben Kissel Height : 6′7″. Ben has admitted that as a stand-up comedian, he had difficulty dealing with how tall he was, that is the reason he loves doing podcasts.