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According to Bailey, he was telling stories with some comedians after hours at The Comedy Store when Skip E. Lowe, who was emceeing at the club, found his stories humorous and offered him an opportunity at stand-up.[6]
He also appeared on the new Shovio.com's TalkBackTV. He narrated the Discovery Channel's series Smash Lab.[7][8] From 2011 to 2012, Bailey was the host of Who's Still Standing? on NBC.[9] On May 13, 2012, it was announced that the show would not be renewed for a second season due to high production costs.
Bailey does television commercials for Michigan electric/natural gas company DTE Energy & ALDI.[10]
Bailey lives in Morristown, New Jersey.[11] He met his ex-wife, Laurence, in a pub in Morristown in the 1990s.[12] The couple married in 1997 and divorced in 2012.[12] They have two children.[13]
Bailey is a licensed taxi driver in New York City.[14]
As the host of Cash Cab, Ben received Daytime Emmy nominations in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 for "Outstanding Game Show Host", winning in 2010, 2011 & 2013.[15]
The show took home honors at the Daytime Emmy awards for Best Game Show in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
^Kuperinsky, Amy. "Cash Cab is back with N.J.’s Ben Bailey on a new network. Here’s a preview.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 6, 2019. Accessed October 6, 2019. "Bailey, 48, a stand-up comedian and actor (and yes, a former driver ... of limousines), lives in Morristown and grew up in Chatham (borough). He won three Daytime Emmys for hosting Cash Cab."
^"Chatham Borough has final graduation", Daily Record, June 30, 1988. Accessed January 27, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The borough's 76th class was the last to graduate Chatham High School.... As of July 1, the borough's and Chatham Township's school districts will merge, and the Chatham Township High School building will become the regional school.... Members of the graduating Class of 1988 are: Denise Marie Adams, Daniel Ralph Agostinelli, David Michael Allan, Troy T. Atterberry, Benjamin Ray Bailey..."
