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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 …
Born in Britain, raised in both Jamaica and New York City, and now based in Los Angeles, Ian Edwards has been a successful comedian and TV writer for two decades, dating back to The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show in 1998. Since then, Ian has written for Saturday Night Live, black-ish, …
In this partnership video between Funny or Die and HBO’s Crashing, “What’s Your Worst Crashing Story?” finds comedians Beth Stelling, Ian Edwards, Jackie Kashian and Moshe Kasher sitting down with Pete Holmes (creator and star of Crashing) to talk about some of their most awkward encounters with strangers both on …
Black dudes in hoodies: A scary thing, but how scary, really? That’s the question Ian Edwards poses and answers in his stand-up set on Tuesday night’s Conan. Hint: Not as scary as white dudes in suits. And then there is the Rev. Al Sharpton, in a suit. Which is a …
Conan O’Brien recorded a couple of music sessions on vinyl in 2010 for Third Man Records when he was making the transition from NBC to TBS, from The Tonight Show to Conan. Now he and Team Coco are ready make their own records. Or CDs, mp3s or whatever you kids …
Ian Edwards was back on Conan last night. Edwards enjoyed telling the audience about a trip he took to Israel, and how it made him feel as a black American male. Good times. He also has a friend who sleepwalks and does strange things such as cook full meals, or …
