Ben Paddon

British writer, comedian and internet person. Out on her Fanny, The Game of Rassilon, Jump Leads, and more.  Non-binary, they/them.

[benpaddon]

Updated: January 8th, 2026.

I'm at slightly over 1,900 followers, so it probably doesn't hurt to do this again.

Anyway, I'll reintroduce myself. Hello! My name is Ben, I'm non-binary (they/them pronouns), and I'm a British-born writer, comedian and occasional voice actor living in Los Angeles.

In 2023 I released the first season of Jump Leads, which is an audioplay reboot of a webcomic I created back in 2007. The second season premiered in October 2025. I'm also a player in the actual-play podcast Good Chaotic.

In the game dev space, I'm a Consultant Producer on the 2025 update of Worms: The Director's Cut, the last version of the original Worms released for the Amiga. I was also a consultant on Worms Armageddon Anniversary Edition, available now on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, and Switch (I personally recommend the Switch version).

Previously, I did a little YouTube show called PortsCenter which was reasonably popular for a while. I also co-wrote a Left 4 Dead parody YouTube series called Boomer's Day Off, and a six-episode Doctor Who parody called Dalek Gary. It's about a Dalek named Gary.

I was the GM for the first three seasons of the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game actual-play podcast The Game of Rassilon, and was a player for seasons 4 and 5. I also DM'd Hot Quest for Filmjoy, which was my first and, to date, only paid DMing gig - a lifelong dream!

What else? I co-host Out On Her Fanny: A Podcast About The Nanny with my wife, though that's currently on hiatus. My friend Alys and I used to do a podcast called The Life Toyetic about movies based on toys or games, and we reviewed a Barbie movie every 5 episodes.

I have a Patreon, and I'm holding steady at around $80 a month. I'd love to cross the hundo mark someday.

I'm queer, I'm married, and I'm disabled. I have very strong opinions about cheeseburgers (short version: the brioche bun has single-handledly ruined the American dining experience).

Find me on other socials media! I am only on these platforms - if you see me elsewhere, it ain't me.

Instagram

Bluesky

[covid-69]

this looks like a fake ad you’d see in the background of a movie but its real

[butch-king-frankenstein]

my orc bard in Pathfinder is named Gronk Ballspeaker

[fforsythiaaa]

Once when I was in undergrad, someone described something as “problematic” in class and our professor was like, “That’s cool, but ‘problematic’ doesn’t really mean anything. It means that the thing you’re describing has a problem, and in and of itself that’s not bad. Art, especially, should always have problems, or else it’s not interesting and not art, either. It sounds like you’re trying to say that this is bad, but you don’t want to say ‘bad.’ Is that right?”

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

Anyway. Whenever I see the word problematic, I can’t help but think of this professor being like, “Good starting point, now let’s get specific.” I think when we have to commit to saying “that’s ___” it requires a lot more careful thought about the truth and impact and complexities of whatever we’re claiming. Sometimes there really is some bullshit afoot, and also sometimes it’s art, and it should be full of problems, because that’s what art is.

[hypokeimena]

#'this is present in the text' is often a good first step #but those second and third ones (naming it; describing its function) are vital (via @elucubrare)

[benpaddon]

Nice.

[weterpete]

Um no I'm pretty sure those are both switches

[spookyscarysnails]

[neckfat]

[tastefullyoffensive]

[nedroid]

[goth-queen]

[omtai]

Normal groceries like milk or bread or whatever running out is whatever. Just anotha day. But when stuff like salt or cooking oil or rice runs out it feels like You’re supposed to be here for me and you’re leaving. You’re just like everyone else

[benpaddon]

One must imagine Sisyphus happy. One must imagine him giving in to the repetitious monotony and droll, endless cycle of his existence. One must imagine him acquiescing, not even daring to dream of a better existence. Succumbing to numbness, like the slow warmth of hypothermia.

But, y'know. Smiling.

[the-dalm]

So Microsoft just released Microsoft 3d movie maker opensource… how cool!!! I’m so excited to see all the weird shit folks make with it… I think this’ll be the next source filmmaker.

Source: https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/1521698902579159040

Github repo here: https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft-3D-Movie-Maker

[benpaddon]

Somehow I'd entirely forgotten that 3dmm was open source now. Amazing.

[bandaalarga]

I should watch more classic episodes with these two

+ flats and lineart :3

[wifegideonnav]

“bits to use in everyday conversations”

[ralfmaximus]

Younger folk are getting really good at spotting AI slop, to the consternation of marketing execs.

Found on Mastodon.

[sunderwight]

From what I remember of back when Millennials were outpacing Boomers at internet and tech stuff in general, this is going to cause a lot of issues for companies angling to use slop in marketing because the younger set are always going to be better at spotting it than the older, but the older are going to be the ones approving marketing campaigns and ads and etc. Meaning, the older people will not ever be able to tell what might actually convince the younger.

The good news is that if it persists and Gen Z and Gen Alpha continue to scoff at the generated stuff, then marketing departments aiming at them will just have to give up on using it because they won't be able to figure out how to fool their targets with it.

The bad news is that this won't apply to scams and campaigns aimed at older people, so once again we're going to have a situation where the kids will be the ones lunging across the coffee table to stop Mom from giving her financial info to that really obvious fake scam mom oh my god do NOT buy that it isn't even a real thing.

Anyway godspeed to the younger generations.

[carry-on-my-wayward-butt]

“i also choose this guy’s dead wife” was easily the #1 funniest thing to ever be written on the internet.

[carry-on-my-wayward-butt]

you can know the punchline but you can’t stop it from punching you.

[mighty-meerkat]

i do also feel the need to add that phil8248 really liked the joke. he said his wife had always had a dark sense of humour, even about her illness and death, and seeing the joke made him feel like he was laughing with her one last time.

[moonlitstargazer]

[crimsonclad]

I saw a bumper sticker and thought “is that seductive Daffy Duck” and then when I looked closer I realized it was actually a fishing bumper sticker but also. also it is still very much seductive Daffy Duck???? somehow????????

[tatzelwurming]

listen i consider myself an empathic person but after a certain point i get sick of other people’s problems. my friend is always talking about how the jewel-eyed skull on their mantlepiece is tormenting them w its sinister beauty and im over it. like dude i don’t want to talk about this anymore. get rid of the fucking skull

[e-102]

you’ are biased against my skull

[tatzelwurming]

i’m not having this argument again man