Ben Alper is a freelance comedy writer who has written for some of the greatest, including Jay Leno, Joan Rivers, David Letterman and too many more to list off. He just recently released a hilarious new book called “Live From the Beginning of Time: Late Night Comedy Monologues Through the Ages” available on Amazon and everywhere you get your books. Ben joins the podcast today to discuss comedy writing, roasts, politics and more. Later, Franky gives five reasons why Shrek 5 will hit $1 billion and discusses and Alec Baldwin’s future post-trial.