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 Eddie
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Eddie is one of the youngest
working comics on the New York satnd-up scene. Always looking for the easy
way out, he has been described as an almost fgrown-up Dennis the Menace.
A product of Generation X, Eddie downplays the negative stereotyping of his
generation, shying away from the self-deprecating humour of his slacker peers.
He claims to be a scammer, not a slacker. His humour concetrates mostly on
the pranks and chicanery of his pursuit through life.
Graduating college with
a degree in Political Science left Eddie with a dilemma. I was either to
be a Politican or a comedian, which, in Eddie's words are basically the same
thing. From his expoerience interning in the United States Senate, he quickly
realised that poolitics was not the route for him. Eddie attmepted many jobs
from ocean lifeguarding to ski instructing before settling on stand-up comedy.
So he moved to New York City right after graduation.
He wasn't in New York long
before he was noticed winning an Off-Broadwaysatd-up contest and received
a chance to perform at Caroline's Comedy Club on Boradway. It was there that
Eddie was discovered by Louis Feranda, Director fo Talent for Caroline's.
Soon enough he was working clubs all over the city. His success carried over
to television commercials when he booked his first audiiton ever. He went
on to host Shark Week on the Doscovery Channel and appeared on MTV and Seagrams
commercials. He was also in a feature film entitled Colin Fitz, which starred
William H. Macy of Fargo and Martha Plimpton of Beautiful Girls. The film
showcased at the Sundance Festival. He has performed sketches for Judy Gold,
the producer of the Rosie O'Donnell Show, and with Andy Dick of News Radio
in the 1998 Toyota Comedy Festival.
Eddie now calls New York
his home but is busy splitting his time between working the clubs there and
travelling to clubs and colleges all over the country.
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