Ben Cumings
Acting
Biography
Ben Cumings is an LA-based actor, improviser and writer from Chicago, Illinois. He began improvising while attending Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and threatens to continue. In LA, he can be seen with UCB sketch team Lasers and as a frequent guest on the award-winning Twitch improv channel Everything Now Show. In Chicago, he performed with the Second City, where he was a Bob Curry Fellow and understudy for the Mainstage Revue, improvised with the Harold Team Crocodile Nasties at the iO Theater, and starred in numerous productions at the Annoyance Theatre including Splatter Theatre, Steamworks: The Musical, and the house improv team Fire & Beer. He was also a part of the nation's oldest all-Asian American comedy troupe, Stir-Friday Night.
Known For
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.
Chicago Med
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
The Bear
The Everything Now Show is an interactive comedy show that puts you, the viewer, in control! The show streams LIVE on Twitch every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Everything Now Show
An overnight hotel security guard wiles away the lonely hours listening to a radio show from the 1940s as a mysterious guest roams the property.