Episode Synopsis
Comedian and writer of stand-up,Saturday Night Live, 2 Broke Girls, and fresh from releasing his record “100% Half-Assed” on Conan O’Brien’s record label, Ian Edwards discusses the business and fun of being funny for stage and screen. We talk about enjoying your work, podcasts, and look at his stand-up videos on this Lip Interview hosted by Gabriel Mizrahi.
Guest Bio
Ian Edwards is a stand up comedian and writer. He has appeared on Conan O’Brien, Family Guy, Live at Gotham, and HBO’s Bad Boys of Comedy. He has written on a number of television shows, including Saturday Night Live, 2 Broke Girls and Black Dynamite, and is now working on ABC’s ‘Black-ish.’ He performs all over the world, and is a regular at The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, CA.
Hosts
Lissette Padilla
Mark Sovel
Elliot Hill
Episode Breakdown
00:00 Introducing Comedian and Writer Ian Edwards
00:20 Stand up clip
01:50 Ian’s week
02:50 Studying your own sets.
04:00 Putting an album out, how it happened.
05:05 Developing your comedic style.
06:40 How has recording the album changed your comedy?
08:50 Enjoying performing.
11:20 Who are all the people you thanked on your album? Why?
12:50 Do you have to have all new material after you release an album?
14:40 Writing comedy for television: “2 Broke Girls”
17:50 Using the live audience for feedback.
19:30 The Comedy Store as a testing ground.
20:45 Pioneering in sketch comedy podcasting.
23:10 Thank you and outro.
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