Ian Bagg (born November 15, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer.[1] He is known for bantering with audience members.[2] [3] He was a finalist on the ninth season of Last Comic Standing in 2015. Bagg has been a regular on Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club show in Las Vegas until it closed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He has also appeared on other shows.[5]
Bagg is a native of Terrace, British Columbia. He moved to New York City in 1996. Bagg previously lived in Washougal, Washington,[6] where he often performed at the local Grand Theatre.
Bagg has performed on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show and in films Cradle Will Rock, MXP 2 and MXP 3. He featured in specials on Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime.[7]
Bagg was interviewed on WGN in 2017[8] and in 2019.[9]
He appeared on Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzky’s podcast Your Mom's House in September 2020 and June 2021[10]
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 Jeff Sharples called 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."
Bagg lives in Long Beach, California.[11]
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | VTA - Disgruntled Worker #4 | ||
| 2001 | Olaf Shickedanz | |||
| 2002 | Purpose | Caddy #1 | ||
| 2003 | Gilfred | |||
| 2005 | The Life Coach | Ian | ||
| 2005 | Save the Mavericks | Artie | ||
| 2008 | Legacy | Security #1 | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | A Tale of Two Sillies | Mad TV / Radio Advertisements | Voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Fat Man | Television film | |
| 1998 | Missing & Presumed Funny | Himself | Comedy special | |
| 1999 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | Comedy Central Presents | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | History of the Joke | |||
| 2010–2011 | Two Worlds II: Sordahon's Journey | Sordahon | 8 episodes | |
| 2013 | Getting To F***ing Know You | Himself | Comedy special | |
| 2015 | Last Comic Standing | Himself | 4 episodes |