Alex Edelman in conversation with Dr. Charles Steinberg

Comedian, writer, actor, Alex Edelman was named Best Newcomer at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his show Millennial. He has toured three shows since 2014: Millennial; Everything Handed to You, and Just for Us, which premiered on Broadway in 2023 at The Hudson Theatre; it was named a NYT Critic's Pick and earned him a 2024 special Tony Award and an Emmy Award. In 2024, he was named to the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. As a comedy writer, he has contributed to the American television shows The Great Indoors and Teenage Bounty Hunters. As an actor, Edelman starred as Adam Cooper in the Peacock mockumentary series The Paper.

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