Ian Bagg

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Ian Bagg 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]

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Early life

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.

Career

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.

Personal life

Bagg lives in Long Beach, California. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
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
2005The Life CoachIan
2005Save the MavericksArtie
2008 Legacy Security #1Direct-to-video
2018A Tale of Two SilliesMad TV / Radio AdvertisementsVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble Fat ManTelevision film
1998Missing & Presumed FunnyHimselfComedy special
1999 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Himself1 episode
2007 Comedy Central Presents Himself1 episode
2008 History of the Joke
2010–2011Two Worlds II: Sordahon's JourneySordahon8 episodes
2013Getting To F***ing Know YouHimselfComedy special
2015 Last Comic Standing Himself4 episodes

Discography

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