The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

261 - Alex Edelman

Responsible for the best reviewed comedy show at Edfringe 2018, Alex Edelman is an irrepressibly funny comic, with a grasp of joke structure and narrative arc that is both innate and studied. We cover his Modern Orthodox Jewish upbringing, and as well as identifying a "a confessional arms race" in modern comedy, he reveals a desperate need to be accepted by his peers. But is he really "solicitous and pandering"? Extra content for this episode includes Alex's hypothetical "formula" for an award-winning first hour, and why although prescriptive it isn't actually that formulaic. We also get to hear him review himself honestly...  Sign up for all the extras at <a href="http://www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com/insiders</a>  Find out more about Alex at <a href="http://www.alexedelmancomedy.com/" target="_blank">www.alexedelmancomedy.com</a> <a href="http://WWW.TWITTER.COM/@ALEX_EDELMAN" target="_blank">@alexedelman</a> <a href="http://www.comedianscomedian.com/" target="_blank">www.comedianscomedian.com</a> <a href="http://WWW.TWITTER.COM/@STUGOLDSMITH" target="_blank">@StuGoldsmith</a> <a href="http://WWW.TWITTER.COM/@COMCOMPOD" target="_blank">@ComComPod</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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