Ian Bagg (born November 15, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. [1] He is known for bantering with audience members. [2] [3] He was a finalist on the ninth season of Last Comic Standing in 2015. Bagg has been a regular on Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club show in Las Vegas until it closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] He has also appeared on other shows. [5]
Bagg is a native of Terrace, British Columbia. [5] He moved to New York City in 1996. Bagg previously lived in Washougal, Washington, [6] where he often performed at the local Grand Theatre.
Bagg has performed on The Tonight Show , The Late Late Show and in films Cradle Will Rock , MXP 2 and MXP 3 . He featured in specials on Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime. [7]
Bagg was interviewed on WGN in 2017 [8] and in 2019. [9]
He appeared on Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky’s podcast Your Mom's House in September 2020 and June 2021 [10]
In July 2021 Ian Bagg began co-hosting (with Matt Fondiler) the Sword and Scale Rewind Podcast, a comedy aftershow for the popular true-crime podcast Sword and Scale.
Since 2021 cohosts a podcast with Jeff Sharples called Enjoying Orange Slices with Jeff & Ian that is described as: Two kids grow up in Terrace, B.C. with dreams of playing in the NHL. One of them is drafted by the Detroit Red Wings and the other becomes a comedian and ends up in a hockey movie involving a chimpanzee. This is their podcast discussing all things hockey and maybe a couple other things."
Bagg lives in Long Beach, California. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | VTA - Disgruntled Worker #4 | |
| 2001 | MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate | Olaf Shickedanz | |
| 2002 | Purpose | Caddy #1 | |
| 2003 | MXP: Most Xtreme Primate | Gilfred | |
| 2005 | The Life Coach | Ian | |
| 2005 | Save the Mavericks | Artie | |
| 2008 | Legacy | Security #1 | Direct-to-video |
| 2018 | A Tale of Two Sillies | Mad TV / Radio Advertisements | Voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Fat Man | Television film |
| 1998 | Missing & Presumed Funny | Himself | Comedy special |
| 1999 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Comedy Central Presents | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2008 | History of the Joke | ||
| 2010–2011 | Two Worlds II: Sordahon's Journey | Sordahon | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Getting To F***ing Know You | Himself | Comedy special |
| 2015 | Last Comic Standing | Himself | 4 episodes |
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