What is Owen Benjamin?
{{Infobox comedian | image = Owen Benjamin in November 2017.png | caption = Benjamin in 2017 |birth_name=Owen Smith | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|5|24}} | birth_place = [[Fulton, Oswego County, New York|Fulton, New York]], U.S. | active = 2006 &ndash; present | medium = [[Stand-up]], [[television]], [[film]], [[internet]] | nationality = American | education = [[State University of New York at Plattsburgh|SUNY Plattsburgh]] | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Observational comedy]] }} | spouse = | children = | notable_work = ''[[Sullivan & Son]]''<br/>''[[The House Bunny]]'' | website = {{official website|http://owenbenjamin.com/}} }} '''Owen Benjamin''' (born '''Owen Benjamin Smith'''; May 24, 1980) is an American [[comedian]]. He is known for his [[hatred]] of [[political correctness]] as he believes it is a [[euphemism]] for [[censorship]]. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-24|title=Banned 'alt-right' comedian returns to spread coronavirus misinformation|url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/owen-benjamin-youtube-twitter/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US}}</ref> He often discusses [[Alt-right|radical right-wing]] [[conspiracy theories]]. == Early life and education == Owen Benjamin was born in 1980. He went to Plattsburgh State University. He started out as an actor in [[television]] in 2006. In 2008, Benjamin played a [[supporting character]] in the [[movie]] The House Bunny. In 2009, he starred in the [[movie]] All's Faire in Love, co-starring [[Christina Ricci]]. In 2012, Benjamin started playing the [[protagonist]]’s [[best friend]] in the [[sitcom]] Sullivan and Son. == Comedy == Benjamin modelled his [[comedy]] after that of [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Vince Vaughn]]. He says the most offensive things he can think of about everyone because he wants to show that no one gets to tell him what he can or cannot say, and to destroy [[Sacred cow|sacred cows]]. == Politics == Owen Benjamin says that the [[transgender]] movement is just a modern day version of [[eugenics]] and that [