Today, Emma is joined by Dean Edwards. A Saturday Night Live alum, vocal mutant and stand-up master— Dean’s got no shortage of gems to drop about the industry.
A week after seeing Delirious in ‘83, Dean had his Edy Murphy impression down pat. Since then, he’s been on an upward trajectory, picking up some tips on the way. Listen in to hear what it takes to book shows like SNL and MAD t.v. The lessons he’s learned from comedy and how he’s staying on top of washing his goddamn hands in this pre-COVID-19 pandemic episode.
Episode Timeline:

[00:00] Intro
[00:09] Meet Dean Edwards
[01:47] Dead porpoises and eating shit in Vegas
INTERVIEW
[04:08] Getting his start in comedy in 1992 and learning his super power
[05:06] Mutant voice powers, impressions and How to audition for SNL 
[10:10] When good news throws off your set
[11:42] Check your id when you’re dong comedy
[15:52] Dean’s message for his past self 
[18:37] Booking MAD t.v
[20:00] Impressions for his wife and thoughts on Coronavirus
DREAM ANALYSIS
[25:58] Mystical dreams
[29:01] How comic books built Dean’s vocabulary
[30:34] Malcom X, Sinbad and swearing off swearing
[32:32] What it all means: Spiders and Ice cream parlors
[37:30] Find @iamDeanEdwards
[47:43] Dean’s new podcast The Dean Edwards Show
[38:47] Outro

Resources Mentioned:
Esoteric
@Behindthesmoke
Standout Quotes:
“I decided, in 83 I saw Murphy… when I saw Delirious. I ran to my parents room and said I wanna do. I wanna be just like Eddy. I wanna be Eddy. I wanna wear a red leather suit. I wanna be on Saturday Night Live. My family was like you need to get a job, you know.” -Dean Edwards [04:45]  
“The thing about entertainment is, you either mature or you regress to your worse self because you lean on all the vices… your id becomes magnified or you find a way to check your id.” - Dean Edwards [11:43]

Connect:


Find | Emma Wellmann
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Find | Dean Edwards 
At Digitalpodcastnetwork.com
On Instagram: @iamdeanedwards
On Twitter: @iamdeanedwards
On Youtube: @deanedwardscomedy



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