Alex Edelman on Winning a Tony Award: "I Never Thought it Was Possible" | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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Alex Edelman chats with THR on the red carpet at the 2024 Tony Awards and shares his reaction after receiving his first win. Plus, he reveals who he is most excited to see at the award show.

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00:00Word on the street is you just won a special Tony.

00:02Yes, you're very well.

00:03You're more prepared than other reporters.

00:06Oh no, how special is that for you?

00:09And what does that mean for you to be able to...

00:11For a comedian to get an award like this is huge.

00:14And the specials come out and it's gotten some nice acclaim.

00:18So to be able to be...

00:20I don't know, it's just...

00:20I never thought it was something...

00:22I never thought it was possible.

00:23And this thing has...

00:25Just for us, my show, it's...

00:27It's just gone way better than I thought it could possibly do.

00:32I wrote it in a small room.

00:33I was doing it to a dozen people.

00:35So to get a Tony for it is like...

00:38I'm a little verklempt.

00:39A little emotional.

00:40Why didn't you think that this would happen for you?

00:42Was there like a sense of imposter syndrome?

00:44No, no.

00:44I mean, well, there is that.

00:45Especially now that you mention it.

00:47But no, it doesn't happen to comedians much.

00:50It's happened to like maybe five or six in the history of the main stem.

00:55In the history of Broadway.

00:55So for a comedian to get a special Tony...

00:59I mean, the comics that I worship, like Leguizamo and Billy Crystal...

01:05Like, it's something that's reserved for your influences.

01:08So to get one yourself is gobsmacking.

01:10It's really cool.

01:11Is there anyone that you're particularly excited to meet?

01:14Maybe for the first time tonight.

01:15Oh my gosh.

01:16I mean, look.

01:17I have always, always, always wanted to meet Angelina Jolie.

01:23And she just walked by.

01:24So that's pretty cool.

01:25So that'd be really neat.

01:27But yeah, there are a bunch of people.

01:28But mostly it's my friends.

01:29Like Dan Radcliffe and...

01:31I mean, I call him Dan.

01:32No, but yeah.

01:33Daniel Radcliffe is really lovely.

01:35And like, Lindsay's here.

01:37And like, it's just seeing my pals.

01:39That's the thing.

01:39Like, it's a big night to celebrate your buddies and stuff like that.

01:42But if John Leguizamo is here, I am genuinely going to jump on top of him.

01:44I've never met the guy.

01:45I love him.

01:46He's such an influence.

01:47And so yeah, probably John.

01:48And any words of advice for aspiring performers, comedians, artists that are watching tonight?

01:54Go to where you think your people are.

01:56If you go to where your people are, the chances are you're right.

01:59If you go to where your people are, like, I went to England because I felt like that's where my people were.

02:04And I found comedians who were like most like me, I thought.

02:07And like, and it just paid off big.

02:10There are three things every young artist should know, which is, according to this guy named John Baldessari, which is talent is cheap.

02:15You have to be possessed.

02:16And you have to be in the right place in the right time.

02:18And the third thing is the only one that you can like really control.

02:21So like go to where you think all of the opportunity is creatively.

02:26And like, sorry to give you like a real thing I feel instead of, but yeah.

02:30We need it.

02:31Thank you so much for stopping by.

02:32Yeah.

02:32Nice meeting you.

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