
Mondo.NYC Speaker


Ben Rosenfeld
Comedian & IRL Artist Talk Performer
Ben Rosenfeld’s comedy is best described as “playfully dark, seriously smartass.” Ben’s main comedic topics include his experiences as a Russian-Jewish immigrant living in America, being married with a bilingual child and geopolitical jokes.
Ben has appeared on FOX’s Laughs, The Nick Cannon Show, FOX News Saturday Night, Amazon Sports Talk, BuzzFeed Video, Travel Channel’s Mysteries At The Museum, CBS This Morning, Nat Geo’s Brain Games, Netflix’s Brainchild, NPR’s Weekend Edition, SiriusXM Radio, The New York Post, a Spotify commercial, RTVI US (speaking Russian), CBC TV Azerbaijan (speaking Russian) and been featured as TimeOut New York’s Joke of the Week.
Ben twice headlined at Caroline’s on Broadway, hosted at the Lincoln Center and performs nightly in New York City. He has performed in many prestigious comedy festivals including The New York Comedy Festival, The Boston Comedy Festival and Laugh Your Asheville Off.
On social media, Ben has racked up over 18 million Instagram views, 100 million TikTok views, and a quarter million TikTok followers.
Ben’s last two comedy specials are available on Amazon Prime and he has five comedy albums: Geopolitical D*ck Jokes (2023), the Amazon #1 best-selling comedy album Don’t Shake Your Miracle (2020), the iTunes #1 best-selling comedy album The United States of Russia (2018), the Amazon Top 5 best selling comedy album The Russian Optimist (2016) and Neuro Comedy (2012).
Ben is also the co-author of Giving Mirth: Funny Thoughts on Pregnancy, Newborns and Tots and the creator of the illustrated coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 best seller in humor books.
Mondo 2025 Panels
My AI Is Funnier Than Your Boyfriend: What Comedy, IRL Vibes & Emotional Data Are Teaching Us About The Future of Music
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 3:00 PM
Real talk about what AI is actually replacing, what it’s already taken, and what’s still truly irreplaceable. A panel of creators, coders and lawyers dissect the emotional, legal and cultural edge of music, comedy and tech -- where vibes meet algorithms.