Intern at Onion AV Club
Greater New York City Area
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- Featured Writer at Buzzine.com
- Writer at Various
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- Intern at Onion AV Club
- Writer at Starpulse.com
- Assistant Editor/Writer at The Comedians
- Interviewer at Gothamist.com
- Writer at Upstage Magazine
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Ben Kharakh’s Summary
I have over five years experience in entertainment journalism. My writing has appeared in Time Out New York, NY Press, Philly City Paper, and many other publications and I am a regular contributor to Gothamist.com, which receives over 65,000 visitors per day. My interviews on Gothamist are consistently highly rated by visitors and have been linked to by Gawker, NY Mag, and the official blog of Comedy Central. I have been praised by my subjects. Comedian Marc Maron said my piece on him for Philly City Paper, " Was one of the best interview profiles on me I've seen," Comedian and former Simpsons Writer/Producer Dana Gould said, " You always make me seem smarter than I am," and musician Andrew WK said, " What I think makes you a great interviewer isn't just your preparation, but your own self and personality, which has always set me at ease and made for a great conversation."
Ben Kharakh’s Specialties:
Interviews with comedians, musicians, and writers. Reviews, articles, critical evaluation.
Ben Kharakh’s Experience
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Featured Writer
Buzzine.com
(Entertainment industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
Weekly column called Seriously Funny and other Q and A's
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Writer
Various
(Writing and Editing industry)
2004 — Present (5 years)
McSweeney's, Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category, Yankee Pot Roast, Opium Magazine, 5_Trope, Void Magazine, Sun Oasis, Time Out New York, NY Press, Philly City Paper, Pittsburgh City Paper, Austin's That Other Paper, High Society, Celebrity Skin, Modest Proposal, The Comedians, The Apiary, and Tastes Like Chicken
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Intern
Onion AV Club
(Entertainment industry)
September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)
Maintained comedy event listings and wrote comedy event picks.
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Writer
Starpulse.com
(Entertainment industry)
October 2007 — May 2008 (8 months)
Conducting Interviews and Providing Various Content
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Assistant Editor/Writer
The Comedians
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 2007 — March 2008 (7 months)
Providing articles, reviews, and editing copy.
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Interviewer
Gothamist.com
(Writing and Editing industry)
May 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 6 months)
Interviewed over 100 Entertainers, Authors, Musicians, and Activists including Curtis Sliwa, Steve Guttenberg, and Craig Ferguson
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Writer
Upstage Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
· Wrote Reviews and Interviews
· Edited Articles
· Maintained Events Calendar
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Ben Kharakh’s Honors:
2009 Outstanding Student in the Social Sciences and Education Division- Brookdale Community College
List Sexual Euphemisms That Won't Catch On featured in Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney's Humor Category, 2005
Nominated by the Emerging Comics of New York Committee of 2007 for outstanding contributions to the field of comedy news and commentary.
