Episode #362
Eddie Ifft
Books mentioned
Republic Lost
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Eddie Ifft, an American stand-up comedian and host of Talkin’ Shit with Eddie Ifft, joins Joe for a wide-ranging conversation about comedy-club politics, career development, addiction, celebrity encounters, and the culture surrounding performers. They also discuss dangerous stunts, unusual medical and commercial topics, travel in Australia, fearsome animals, funeral practices, death customs, and viral internet oddities.
What they talked about
- Fake paraplegic story from National Geographic Taboo
- Comedian's experience with a crack-addicted radio host
- Stone Temple Pilots performing at a private party
- Eddie Ifft's lie to avoid a fight in Florida
- Comedy club dynamics and the comics-only table
- Tony Hinchcliffe punching Steve Byrne at the Comedy Cellar
- Drunk driving and fatal accidents from high school
- Brad Pitt's Chanel No. 5 commercial for $7 million
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