Eddie ifft
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Eddie Ifft is an American
stand-up comedian and sitcom
writer
. He lives in Venice, California.
Ifft graduated with honors from Fox Chapel Area High School
in 1992. After graduation from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a brother of the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity and competed in Track and Field, he moved to New York City
and started doing stand-up comedy on the club circuit. He performed on many stand-up comedy specials including Comedy Central
's Premium Blend
, NBC's Late Friday Night, BET's Comic View, ABC's Comics Unleashed, NBC's Last Comic Standing
, and in July 2001 he performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs
Festival in "New Faces." In August 2008 he filmed his own 1/2 hour special for Comedy Central (Comedy Central Presents
). He also appeared in many national commercials, including, Nokia, KFC and Arby's. He was named one of the 5 finalists in the MySpace/TBS Stand-Up or Sit-Down Competition.
Ifft briefly worked on the Queen Latifah Show, doing man-on-the-street segments and has been featured on many other TV shows including Fuel TV's Daily Habit and Showtime's "The Green Room" with Paul Provenza
.
Ifft was also a co-host on the now-defunct New York City WNEW morning show Sports Guys. He still appears regularly on nationwide radio shows, including KROQ-FM
's Kevin and Bean
Show, the Bob and Tom Show, and San Francisco's Alice 97.3 Morning Show with Sarah and Vinnie. His podcast Talkin' Shit with Jim Jefferies
and Eddie Ifft charts regularly in the Top 10 comedy podcasts in the world on iTunes. The podcast features the Auer of Power Jason Auer.
In 2006, Ifft moved from New York to Los Angeles where he still resides, developing sitcoms with networks. He starred in a pilot for Comedy Central entitled Strap-On and created a show for the FX Network and performs stand-up comedy on a nightly basis.
One of a few American comedians to tour globally, Ifft has toured the UK and Australia extensively. In Australia he has been featured on Rove Live, The Glass House
, The Footy Show
, Stand Up Australia
, Wil & Lehmo
, The Sideshow
, Thank God You're Here
, Good News Week
, The Circle
, and Spicks and Specks . In June 2007 he taped his first live DVD at the Sydney Opera House to a sold-out crowd. He has recorded three live stand-up comedy CDs, "I Learned the Hard Way" in 2004, "Jokes That Make My Friends Laugh" in 2006, and "Live from Australia" produced by Roof Top Comedy in 2009.
In 2005 Ifft started filming a documentary about America's perception around the world, entitled America the Punchline. The film was released in 2008.
In March 2010 Ifft was criticized by the Herald Sun
newspaper along with comedian Fiona O'Loughlin
for mocking the death of the late Steve Irwin while performing on the comedy music quiz show Spicks and Specks on Australia's ABC network. The following year the same newspaper criticized Ifft for making jokes about Oprah Winfrey and the Pope.
Ifft was also featured in Paul Provenza
and Dan Dion's book, ¡Satiristas!.
His DVD, Eddie Ifft Live was recorded at the Sydney Opera House and was released in February 2011 by Punchline DVD.
United States
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stand-up comedian and sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
writer
Writer
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. He lives in Venice, California.
Ifft graduated with honors from Fox Chapel Area High School
Fox Chapel Area High School
Fox Chapel Area High School is a public school located in O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. It was recognized and honored with the title of "New American High School showcase site" in 1999 under the New American High Schools initiative.-Mission statement:-Accolades:In 2006...
in 1992. After graduation from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a brother of the Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta is a U.S.-based international secret letter college fraternity. Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, . It currently has around 125 student chapters nationwide, as well as more than 25 regional alumni groups. Its national community service...
fraternity and competed in Track and Field, he moved to New York City
New York City
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and started doing stand-up comedy on the club circuit. He performed on many stand-up comedy specials including Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's Premium Blend
Premium Blend
Premium Blend was a television show that aired on the American cable television channel Comedy Central from 1997 to 2005.The program features a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduces four or five lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television...
, NBC's Late Friday Night, BET's Comic View, ABC's Comics Unleashed, NBC's Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010.The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy...
, and in July 2001 he performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
Festival in "New Faces." In August 2008 he filmed his own 1/2 hour special for Comedy Central (Comedy Central Presents
Comedy Central Presents
Comedy Central Presents is a half-hour long stand-up show that features various stand-up comedians in each episode.-DVDs:Starting in 2008, Comedy Central started releasing "Best of" compilation DVDs, with uncensored audio...
). He also appeared in many national commercials, including, Nokia, KFC and Arby's. He was named one of the 5 finalists in the MySpace/TBS Stand-Up or Sit-Down Competition.
Ifft briefly worked on the Queen Latifah Show, doing man-on-the-street segments and has been featured on many other TV shows including Fuel TV's Daily Habit and Showtime's "The Green Room" with Paul Provenza
Paul Provenza
Paul Provenza is an actor, comedian and filmmaker, a self-professed skeptic currently based in Los Angeles.-Early years:...
.
Ifft was also a co-host on the now-defunct New York City WNEW morning show Sports Guys. He still appears regularly on nationwide radio shows, including KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
's Kevin and Bean
Kevin and Bean
Kevin and Bean is the morning show on KROQ-FM, an alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California. It is hosted by Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter. The show has been on the air since 1990 and intersperses music and news with comedy bits, celebrity interviews, listener call-ins,...
Show, the Bob and Tom Show, and San Francisco's Alice 97.3 Morning Show with Sarah and Vinnie. His podcast Talkin' Shit with Jim Jefferies
Jim Jeffries (comedian)
Geoffery James Nugent, aka Jim Jeffries is an Australian stand-up comedian .-Early life:...
and Eddie Ifft charts regularly in the Top 10 comedy podcasts in the world on iTunes. The podcast features the Auer of Power Jason Auer.
In 2006, Ifft moved from New York to Los Angeles where he still resides, developing sitcoms with networks. He starred in a pilot for Comedy Central entitled Strap-On and created a show for the FX Network and performs stand-up comedy on a nightly basis.
One of a few American comedians to tour globally, Ifft has toured the UK and Australia extensively. In Australia he has been featured on Rove Live, The Glass House
The Glass House (TV series)
The Glass House was a half-hour Australian comedy talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006.It was hosted by stand-up comedian Wil Anderson, and co-hosted by fellow television and radio comedians Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes...
, The Footy Show
The NRL Footy Show
The Footy Show is a Logie Award-winning Australian sports variety television programme, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. Following the success of the AFL program of the same name, the Nine Network quickly developed a version for the rugby league market. The rugby league version has...
, Stand Up Australia
Stand Up Australia
Stand Up Australia was an Australian comedy TV program locally produced by The Comedy Channel from 2006 to 2008.It was hosted by Cameron Knight, and featured four Australian or international comedians on each one hour show...
, Wil & Lehmo
Wil & Lehmo
Wil & Lehmo was an afternoon drive time radio program broadcast nationally on Triple M and was hosted by Wil Anderson and Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann. It began broadcasting on 2 April 2007....
, The Sideshow
The Sideshow
The Sideshow was an Australian television programme that was broadcast on ABC TV in 2007. The show was a mixture of stand-up comedy, sketches, live music, circus stunts, cabaret and burlesque. The hour long show was hosted by Paul McDermott...
, Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
, Good News Week
Good News Week
Good News Week is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that initially aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and resumed on 11 February 2008 to 9 May 2011. The show aired first on ABC TV before it was bought by Network Ten in 1999...
, The Circle
The Circle (TV program)
-Music from The Circle:Music from The Circle is a compilation album featuring 38 songs chosen by the hosts of The Circle. The album includes a special song recorded by hosts Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan titled "Circle Song"...
, and Spicks and Specks . In June 2007 he taped his first live DVD at the Sydney Opera House to a sold-out crowd. He has recorded three live stand-up comedy CDs, "I Learned the Hard Way" in 2004, "Jokes That Make My Friends Laugh" in 2006, and "Live from Australia" produced by Roof Top Comedy in 2009.
In 2005 Ifft started filming a documentary about America's perception around the world, entitled America the Punchline. The film was released in 2008.
In March 2010 Ifft was criticized by the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
newspaper along with comedian Fiona O'Loughlin
Fiona O'Loughlin
Fiona O'Loughlin is an Australian comedian, known primarily for her stand-up comedy; for her television performances, on ABC TV's Spicks and Specks, and Channel Ten's Rove Live and GNW; and a series of advertisements for Heinz soups...
for mocking the death of the late Steve Irwin while performing on the comedy music quiz show Spicks and Specks on Australia's ABC network. The following year the same newspaper criticized Ifft for making jokes about Oprah Winfrey and the Pope.
Ifft was also featured in Paul Provenza
Paul Provenza
Paul Provenza is an actor, comedian and filmmaker, a self-professed skeptic currently based in Los Angeles.-Early years:...
and Dan Dion's book, ¡Satiristas!.
His DVD, Eddie Ifft Live was recorded at the Sydney Opera House and was released in February 2011 by Punchline DVD.
External links
- Eddie Ifft official site
- Talking Shit With Jim Jefferies & Eddie Ifft Podcast official site
- http://www.americathepunchline.com/