Medium Stand-up Years active 2010–present Name Erez Ben–Ari | Nationality American, Israeli Genres Observational comedy Role Journalist | |
Born September 13, 1973 (age 51)
Tivon, Tivon, Israel. ( 1973-09-13 ) Subject(s) Everyday life, Immigrant life, religion, family Influences Anthony Jeselnik, Sarah Silverman Influenced by Anthony Jeselnik, Sarah Silverman Books Microsoft Forefront Uag 2010, Mastering Microsoft Forefront, Windows Server 2012 Unif, Microsoft Forefront Unified A Similar People Sarah Silverman, Anthony Jeselnik, Ben Affleck, Dennis Miller, Bill Hicks | ||
Hotze Israel with Erez Ben-Ari, Part 1
Erez Ben–Ari (Hebrew: ארז בן-ארי, b. 1973 in Tivon, Israel) is an influential journalist, author, technologist, comedian and producer. He also wrote, produced and hosted TV and Radio programs and formed several non-profit organizations and operations.
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Ben–Ari started his career as an independent writer in Israel, founding PCPhobia, the very first self-help website in Hebrew. Shortly after, he joined the technology section of Maariv, focusing initially on computer-related subjects, and later on writing in other sections as well. Later on, he wrote for almost all major Israeli newspapers and online portals including Yedioth, Walla, Calcalist and most recently Mako. Ben-Ari gained national fame for his analysis of the Israeli information technology and Information-Security market which have been published widely in the printed and broadcast media, as well as for his active role as the co-founder and spokesman for the Israeli chapter of Mensa. One of the key factors in his success was experience gained working for some of the leading hi-tech companies in the world, like Intel and Microsoft.
After having moved to the United States in August 2008, Ben–Ari wrote for JTNews, a bi-monthly newspaper dedicated to Seattle's Jewish community and TechFlash, a leading technology news source in Seattle. He also published multiple books about UAG and other Microsoft Remote-access products and technologies.
As of 2010, Ben–Ari has been an active stand-up comedian and producer. He has performed in multiple comedy venues in the Puget Sound area and produced comedy open-mic nights and shows.