Day: July 12, 2019

In this age when comedians like to tease other comedians for delivering “TED talks” instead of stand-up comedy, it’s fascinating that nobody has actually used the TED talk format yet to both embrace and mock the trend. Until now. Thanks to Ian Edwards. And Bill Burr. Bill Burr Presents IanTalk: Ideas Not Worth Spreading, the second of three All Things Comedy produced specials previously announced by Comedy Central, premieres tonight at midnight. It’s set up to look like a legit TED talk, complete with the letters TED and a red circle onstage, with Burr using a headset mic to introduce...