Ian Bagg
by Ali
Comedian
1. You live in Los Angeles, a town that focuses on looks. Though the pressure doesn’t fall on comedians you chose to get in shape and lost quite a bit of weight. What was your motivation and what did you do to lose it? Have you inspired anybody else?
I think it is true that LA is about looks but it’s an entertainment town and we all need to be different shapes and sizes and colors that’s what makes the movies come alive.
I am in a tough never ending process of losing weight and trying to be in shape. I have lost about 70 pounds but am not where I want to be. I struggle everyday with diet and exercise. It sucks but I got to a point in my life where I was tired and felt horrible and couldn’t stand being in my own skin and had to change some things. I feel much better and I think that is the biggest thing.
2. You’ve traveled the world telling jokes in Europe, the Middle East, China, and Australia and all over America? Does your routine differ depending on the city, country or continent? Do you get the same laughs in China?
My show changes every time I go on stage. I’m an interactive comic so people say I’m an insult comic kinda like Don Rickles but that’s not what I do. I do not try to put people down, I take information from the crowd and try to create stupidity. Think about the hardest you have ever laughed… you’re with a friend or group of friends and something starts and it bounces back and forth and then out of control. That’s how I try to make my show. I never want to be better or above the crowd I want to be there friend…. That being said... do not try to be above me or I will take you down.
And, China was fun, but it was for all the expats working over there. There were some Chinese nationals, but I am sure they were from the Chinese government so they were not laughing.
3. Where and what joke do you recall having the most laughs and what joke unexpectedly fell flat?
To be honest the stage is the safest place for me, I become very comfortable there. I fall into a trance and almost asleep. So I don’t really know how the crowd responds.
4. Is it true that Al Gore described your comedy as “controlled chaos?”
No he didn’t but I did work for current TV for a while and was not renewed so I guess I was thought of as chaos.
5. What do you find the easiest to ridicule--politics, religion, pop culture or everyday life? Do you have a favorite to knock and any you topics you steer clear of?
Humor is everywhere, the tough part is to relax a crowd so that they will follow you anywhere. Sometimes it’s just as fun when they fight you on it. I should probably steer clear but I’m dumb and don’t.
6. Besides making us laugh, what do you consider your best traits and what do you wish we’d forget?
That I am honest to a fault. I will help an old lady across the street and I brush my teeth three times a day. Forget that I am afraid of failure and I get my eyebrows waxed every 5 weeks plus my grammar sucks! Oh and that I don’t have a TV show.
7. What five things would you want if left stranded on an island for 30 days?
Water! Food! Sunscreen! Toiletries! A full improv club to perform every night.
How do you find out about where Ian Bagg is playing next?
I think it is true that LA is about looks but it’s an entertainment town and we all need to be different shapes and sizes and colors that’s what makes the movies come alive.
I am in a tough never ending process of losing weight and trying to be in shape. I have lost about 70 pounds but am not where I want to be. I struggle everyday with diet and exercise. It sucks but I got to a point in my life where I was tired and felt horrible and couldn’t stand being in my own skin and had to change some things. I feel much better and I think that is the biggest thing.
2. You’ve traveled the world telling jokes in Europe, the Middle East, China, and Australia and all over America? Does your routine differ depending on the city, country or continent? Do you get the same laughs in China?
My show changes every time I go on stage. I’m an interactive comic so people say I’m an insult comic kinda like Don Rickles but that’s not what I do. I do not try to put people down, I take information from the crowd and try to create stupidity. Think about the hardest you have ever laughed… you’re with a friend or group of friends and something starts and it bounces back and forth and then out of control. That’s how I try to make my show. I never want to be better or above the crowd I want to be there friend…. That being said... do not try to be above me or I will take you down.
And, China was fun, but it was for all the expats working over there. There were some Chinese nationals, but I am sure they were from the Chinese government so they were not laughing.
3. Where and what joke do you recall having the most laughs and what joke unexpectedly fell flat?
To be honest the stage is the safest place for me, I become very comfortable there. I fall into a trance and almost asleep. So I don’t really know how the crowd responds.
4. Is it true that Al Gore described your comedy as “controlled chaos?”
No he didn’t but I did work for current TV for a while and was not renewed so I guess I was thought of as chaos.
5. What do you find the easiest to ridicule--politics, religion, pop culture or everyday life? Do you have a favorite to knock and any you topics you steer clear of?
Humor is everywhere, the tough part is to relax a crowd so that they will follow you anywhere. Sometimes it’s just as fun when they fight you on it. I should probably steer clear but I’m dumb and don’t.
6. Besides making us laugh, what do you consider your best traits and what do you wish we’d forget?
That I am honest to a fault. I will help an old lady across the street and I brush my teeth three times a day. Forget that I am afraid of failure and I get my eyebrows waxed every 5 weeks plus my grammar sucks! Oh and that I don’t have a TV show.
7. What five things would you want if left stranded on an island for 30 days?
Water! Food! Sunscreen! Toiletries! A full improv club to perform every night.
How do you find out about where Ian Bagg is playing next?
That's easy !
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