Benjamin Walker (actor) is a stand up comedian.
Candid Camera is an American hidden camera / practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt , which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone June 28 , 1947 .. Allen Funt. Allen Funt. hidden camera. hidden camera. practical joke. practical joke. reality. Reality television#Hidden cameras. television series. television series. radio. radio. After a series of theatrical film shorts , also titled Candid Microphone , Funt 's concept came to television on August 10 , 1948 , and continued into the 1970s .. Aside from occasional specials in the 1980s and 1990s , the show was off air until making a comeback on CBS in 1996 , before moving to PAX in 2001 .. CBS. CBS. PAX. Ion Television. This incarnation of the weekly series ended on May 5 , 2004 , concurrent with the selling of the PAX network itself .. PAX. Ion Television. Beginning on August 11 , 2014 , the show returned in a new series with hour-long episodes on TV Land .. TV Land. TV Land. The format has been revived numerous times , appearing on U.S. TV networks and in syndication -LRB- first-run -RRB- in each succeeding decade , as either a regular show or a series of specials .. Funt , who died in 1999 , hosted or co-hosted all versions of the show until he became too ill to continue .. His son Peter Funt , who had co-hosted the specials with his father since 1987 , became the producer and host .. Peter Funt. Peter Funt