Alongside wife FRANCESCA CARNEY (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) Ben co-wrote, performed and produced the award winning OOBS Radio Comedy Show, which won 2012 NZ Fringe Festival Most Original Concept and Best Marketing awards and comedy DILF for the 2017 NZ Comedy Festival. 

Under their production company SUITE HABANA PRODUCTIONS they are producing several animated series. 

Ben is writer and lead story editor with Fran producing on animated series LITTLE BIG THINKERS for Rascality Studios, STINKY PITS for Floating Rock Studios and BLOKE OF THE APOCALYPSE, written by CHARLIE FAULKS, season 1 to be released on YouTube in 2025.