Ben Roy (born June 18, 1979) is an American comedian and musician originally from Winthrop, Maine,[1] who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

A Comedy Works manager snuck him into a professional competition a few months later, where he placed second to comedian Josh Blue, who would go on to national fame as winner of Last Comic Standing.

The troupe performs a monthly show at The Bug Theatre in Denver, consisting of standup sets from each of the principals, a variety of national guest comedians, and screenings of their web series "The Grawlix", produced by The Nix brothers.

The Grawlix also teamed with The Nix brothers to produce a pilot for Amazon in June 2012 called Those Who Can't, about three inept Denver high school teachers.

[9] Roy now fronts the band SPELLS that formed in 2012 with guitarist Chuck Coffey, bassist Don Bersell, and drummer Rob Burleson.

[9] Ben started his musical career as the original singer of the 90s band Dishwalla Roy was married to photographer Crystal Allen for 19 years.