Ben Blacker
Ben Blacker is a writer best known as the creator, with his writing partner Ben Acker, of the Thrilling Adventure Hour, a staged show in the style of old time radio, which ran monthly for ten years to sold out crowds and became an LA staple. The show’s regular cast included Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Marc Evan Jackson, Busy Philipps, and James Urbaniak, and its recurring guest stars included Nathan Fillion, Emily Blunt, Zack Levi, Neil Patrick Harris, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Joe Mantegna, and Jon Hamm. The show ran as a podcast for five years and won awards and garnered acclaim everywhere from the LA Weekly to Rolling Stone.
With Acker, Blacker has sold pilots to USA, Fox, Nickelodeon, Spike, and other networks. He’s written on the shows Supernatural, Puss in Boots, and more. Acker & Blacker are the authors of the Star Wars: Join the Resistance series, canonical young adult novels set in the Star Wars universe. On his own, Blacker is the writer and creator of the DC/Vertigo comic HEX WIVES, which is Bewitched plus The Stepford Wives, available as a trade paperback.
Guest Appearances
October 6, 2024
Seth Rogen (Long Shot), Riki Lindhome (Knives Out, Wednesday), and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour, Hex Wives) join Paul and Jason to discuss the 2004 period horror film Van Helsing.
March 28, 2019
Seth Rogen (Long Shot), Riki Lindhome (Another Period, Garfunkel and Oates), and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour, Hex Wives) join Paul and Jason to discuss the 2004 period horror film Van Helsing. Recorded live from Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, they talk about Hugh Jackman’s wet pilgrim hat, Frankenstein’s tech, everyone being upside down, Carl the friar, and much more.
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December 11, 2018
Writer Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) joins Andrew and Tawny to discuss Hex Wives, a caller’s question about online mobs getting someone fired for blackface, a caller’s question about her son being dressed as a Native American for a field trip, and more. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.
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August 14, 2018
In part two of a special two-part episode, wonderful writer Ben Blacker (Hex Wives, Thrilling Adventure Hour) interviews Matt all about his experience hosting I Was There Too. Matt shares stories about the dream guests that got away, how he puts his guests at ease before interviewing them, and more as they look back at the some of the funny, weird, inspirational moments over the years.
July 18, 2018
In part one of a special two-part episode, wonderful writer Ben Blacker (Hex Wives, Thrilling Adventure Hour) interviews Matt all about his experience hosting I Was There Too. Matt shares where the idea for the show came from, his preparation process for interviewing his guests, and his dream guest list as they look back at the some of the funny, weird, inspirational moments over the years.
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July 16, 2018
Writer extraordinaire Ben Blacker joins us to deconstruct Connery’s unofficial return as Bond in the infamous Thunderball remake!