38D - Ben Cumings

About this episode

Matt suggests an unconventional guest, leading to a discussion with Ben about his political background and comedy career.

Matt has an outside-of-the-box suggestion for a guest booking, and tries to convince Jimmy it's a good idea. Then, Ben reveals which high-profile political campaign he worked on before transitioning to a career in comedy. If you'd like a second full episode every week, plus video of every episode and monthly bonuses, head over to  nevernotfunny.com  and sign up for a Platinum subscription. Plans start at $6/month and more perks, like access to our back catalog and game nights on Zoom, are also available. Sign up today! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Jimmy

Guest: Ben Cumings

Topics covered

• comedy
• politics
• guest booking

Keywords

• guest booking
• political campaign
• comedy career

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