Extremely Funny, Smart and Clever…

Ben Alper
Mar 22, 2024

…is my new book “Live From the Beginning of Time: Late Night Comedy Monologues Through the Ages” Amazon https://tinyurl.com/3krv7h36 .

Imagine since the beginning of time, late-night talk show hosts walked the earth while commenting on the day’s events. I look at history through the delightfully distorted lens of these evening comedic commentators.

Their monologues crack wise about then-current events — From 2,000,000 BC when Homo Erectus first rose up on two legs and cried, “I have extra sandals for sale,” to 1892 AD when Lizzie Borden introduced America to anger management.

Comedy writer Ben Alper has written for Jay Leno, David Letterman and is the author of Live From the Beginning of Time: Late Night Comedy Monologues Through the Ages”

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Ben Alper

Ben Alper has written for late night comedians and many others. He is the author of “Thank You for Not Talking: A Laughable Look at Introverts.”