60 Seconds With… Ed Hill of heart-warming new comedy ‘Stupid Ed’

Briefly introduce yourself/your company…
I am a Taiwanese-Canadian Stand Up Comedian. I currently have a comedy special titled Candy and Smiley streaming on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

I also like puppies. They sometimes like me.

What is it that makes your work/company unique?
Stupid Ed is a show comprised of introspections about my relationships with the female figures in my life. The show explores the values that I have learned from my motherland, Canada. It is both a heartwarming and heartbreaking story.

It’s also all about me and there is only one of me on this planet, so I guess that’s either super unique or extremely egotistical.

What kind of experience do you hope audiences will have during your show?
I may not be perfect. I may mess up. I may be Stupid Ed. However, I promised myself that doesn’t matter what happens, I am willing to have a conversation with the women in my life about it. Because the simple fact of talking about it, takes the power away from the crisis.

These are those conversations, and I hope they become yours too.

Without spoilers, tell us what you think audiences will remember most about your show?
I hope they remember my name, because it is literally in the title of the show.

Oh, and I hope they remember the feelings we experience together during this hour.

What do you think is the best thing about the Fringe?
The Fringe provides me with a time and space to work out the show. I am utilizing this unique aspect of the Fringe to prepare for the filming of my second comedy special, which will occur early next year.

Some Fringes also give me free stuff. I like free stuff. A lot.

What is the most important thing you hope audiences will take away from your show?

I hope they take away any garbage they may have left behind. Other than that it’s up to every person individually. I am not your real dad.