Ben Winebarger

Comic, actor, writer…hippy.

The Hippy

Ben Winebarger is a 21 year old multi-disciplinary artist best known for his captivating storytelling. He got his start as a comic in North Carolina where he performed with a local comedy troupe known as 910comedy. He went to the University of Kansas in pursuit of a film degree. In Lawrence he fell in love with movie making and started producing sketch comedy. His first notable work was Pursuit of Tastiness(2023). Beyond that he has also written a number of screenplays and works as an actor on indie films. He studied film at the University of Kansas and is a proud Jayhawk. He studied under notable film professors such as Laura Kirk, John Niccum and Robert Hurst. He also received the music enterprise certificate offered at KU, studying under Brandon Draper, Edward Moore, and Derek Kwan. With these skills he currently does freelance work as a comic, actor and writer.