The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
#513 - Alex Edelman
Apr 8, 2025
47:06
Comedian Alex Edelman is a star on the rise. In 2024, he won an Emmy and a Tony for his special, Just For Us. And he was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People. He chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining show at the Paramount Theatre on April 9th, to kick off Moontower Comedy Festival. Topics include:
- Performing in Austin (0:00)
- Club comic (1:54)
- Favorite place to perform (5:18)
- Boston comics (7:21)
- An incredible 2024 (12:50)
- The key to a good story (14:41)
- Standup epiphany (16:42)
- Eddie Murphy (21:47)
- First pitch at Fenway (24:50)
- Working for the Red Sox (28:55)
- Working for the Dodgers (30:49)
- Improving NASCAR (37:54)
- Vin Scully & Tommy Lasorda stories (40:18)
- An ode to standup (44:36)
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