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Ian Bagg began his comedy career in1992 in his native country of Canada. He moved through the ranks of the Canadian club circuit quickly and found himself headlining after only two years. In 1994 he made his first appearance at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. Seeking new challenges he moved to New York in 1995 and promptly became a regular at New York City's Comic Strip. You could say that making his home in the city caused a bit of culture shock considering that he hails from the small town of Terrace, 850 miles north of Vancouver (any time your reference point is 850 miles away, you know it's in the middle of nowhere). When he did his first show on Late Night with Conan O'Brien they aired a clip of it the next night on the 6:00 news in his home region. In 1995 he performed at The Toyota Comedy Festival in New York, in '96 he did the U.S. Comedy & Arts Festival in Aspen, CO, and in 2000 returned to The Just For Laughs Festival, where he was selected to perform on the "Best of the Fest" show filmed on the final night.

Ian has come a long way in a short time. He taped his third appearance on Conan O'Brien and his other television credits include "Late Night with Craig Kilborn," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," and "Late Fridays" on NBC. Ian has become a regular on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show." His feature credits include "Coyote Ugly," "The Purpose," "MVP II," and "MVP III."