Education
Ifft graduated with honors from Fox Chapel Area High School in 1992.
Ifft graduated with honors from Fox Chapel Area High School in 1992.
After graduation from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a brother of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and competed in track and field, he moved to New York City, New York, United States, and commenced performing stand-up comedy on the club circuit. Stand-up comedy Ifft was called "one of the most underrated comics in America" by the Onion AV Squadron He has performed on many stand-up comedy specials, including Comedy Central"s Presents, National Broadcasting Company"s Late Friday Night, Black Entertainment Television"s Comic View, American Broadcasting Company"s Comics Unleashed, National Broadcasting Company"s Last Comic Standing, and in July 2001 he performed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival in New Faces.
In August 2008 he filmed his own 1/2 hour special for Comedy Central (Comedy Central Presents).
One of a few American comedians to tour globally, Ifft has toured the United Kingdom and Australia extensively. His comedy has been performed in over 20 countries in theatres, clubs and television shows.
In June 2007 he taped his first live Digital Video Disc at the Sydney Opera House to a sold-out crowd. He has recorded three live stand-up comedy CDs: I Learned the Hard Way (2004), Jokes That Make My Friends Laugh (2006), and Live from Australia (2009), produced by Roof Top Comedy.
The Digital Video Disc, Eddie Ifft Live was recorded at the Sydney Opera House and was released in February 2011 by Punchline Digital Video Disc. In 2012, Punchline Digital Video Disc released, Ifft"s follow-up Digital Video Disc, "I Love Pussy".
Because of the obscenity in the name, the Digital Video Disc was banned from being sold in many outlets in Australia and also from being mentioned on radio and television Ifft claimed the title was about his love for cat"son Radio/ Podcasting Ifft co-hosted the now-defunct New York City WNEW-FM morning show Sports Guys. He still appears regularly on nationwide radio shows, including KROQ-FM"s Kevin and Bean Show, the Bob and Tom Show, and San Francisco"s Alice 97.3 Morning Show with Sarah and Vinnie, and the WODCast Podcast, a Crossfit podcast.
Eddie continues to host his own podcast the bingle business
In Australia he has been featured on Rove Live, The Glass House, The Footy Show, Stand Up Australia, Wil & Lehmo, The Sideshow, Thank God You"re Here, Good News Week, The Circle, and Spicks and Specks.