Ben Willson

Komedy.io

Co-Founder | Head of Marketing & Creatives

AKA: HumorAdvertising.com


Stephanie Houng and Ben Willson created Komedy.io to answer the question:


"How could we help businesses meet the demand from consumers for brands to be more entertaining in their content interruptions (a.k.a: Ads)?"


My role was to get the message out on why comedians have the best skillset for out-of-the-box ideas, how to connect with new audiences regularly, and storytelling to keep a viewer's attention, even if they don't like you.


We initially built a marketplace for comedians to demonstrate their skills and availability for clients needing additional talent for projects.


Later, we pivoted to run it as an agency with more 'hand-holding' with the client from the ideation stage, to script writing, all way through to final production.


Below are some of our partnership projects, early work, and marketing materials.

Presentation delivered with Movers + Shakers to potential client.

Komedy.io collaborated with professional comedians to ideate ads that M+S could pitch to Hug-a-Pet.

Scentbird campaign with Comedian Cyrus McQueen

A Partnership

with WeWork


We put on Free comedy show’s for the startups in WeWorks buildings.


This allowed us to showcase local talent and pitch how we could help get more attention to their startup or product via humor advertising



Late 2019

Client: Arms Reach Industries

Product: The NightCaddy

Written, Edited, Directed, and Performed by: Ben Willson

Comedian Consultant: Jordan Makin

In the first 30-Days, this video generated total sales of: $210,898.96 (10x ROAS)

2-Page Infographic PDF for Marketing Material Created by Ben Willson

Launched a Podcast to promote Komedy.io by interviewing experts in the field of Advertising, Humor, and Storytelling, and Improv Theater.

Pitch Deck for Creative Directors To Learn How We Help Create "Idea Machines" For Their Organizations


Website written & designed by Ben Willson