Ian Bagg (born November 15, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for bantering with audience members. He was a finalist on the ninth season of ''

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'' in 2015. Bagg has been a regular on

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's Comedy Club show in

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until it closed temporarily due to the

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. He has also appeared on other shows.

Early life

Bagg is a native of

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. He moved to

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in 1996. Bagg previously lived in

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, where he often performed at the local Grand Theatre.

Career

Bagg has performed on ''

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'', '' The Late Late Show'' and in films ''

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'', '' MXP 2'' and ''

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''. He featured in specials on

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and

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. Bagg was interviewed on WGN in 2017 and in 2019. He appeared on Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky’s podcast ''

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'' in September 2020 and June 2021 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

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calle
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."

Personal life

Bagg lives in

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Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

*2012- It Takes A Village *2018- Conversations *2020- Everybody Wants Some

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagg, Ian Living people People from Terrace, British Columbia Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States 21st-century Canadian comedians 20th-century Canadian comedians Canadian male comedians Comedians from British Columbia Male actors from British Columbia 1969 births