Comedy Central Presents: Ben Bailey

Before he became known as the guy handing out money in a trivia taxi, Ben Bailey was just an unusually tall, highly aggravated club comic. His half-hour captures a guy entirely fed up with the friction of living in a crowded city. He uses his physical frame to act out the indignities of daily life, delivering high-volume routines about subway misadventures and the inescapable stench of New York. A standout bit features a surprisingly logical breakdown of why married life ruins strip clubs, comparing the futile experience to tracking unicorns.

Airing in April 2006 as part of Comedy Central Presents Season 10, the special catches Bailey at a distinct career pivot. Cash Cab had premiered only months earlier, meaning this set lacks any mainstream game show polish.

It is simply a road-tested snapshot of a working comic explaining the exact sequence of events that once provoked him to punch a woman in the face.