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Edwin Bryan Pence (born June 28, 1974) is an American stand-up comedian, podcast host, and actor.

Early life
Pence was born in Virginia and grew up in Chantilly. He attended Virginia Tech before receiving an MFA from Chapman University.

Career
Pence began dabbling in stand-up comedy while attending film school in Orange County before deciding to pursue it as a career. He received early acclaim for appearances at the Montreal Comedy Festival in 2004 and 2006, where The Hollywood Reporter recognized him with the "New Face" distinction. He appeared at HBO Aspen Comedy Arts Festival in 2007. He finished in fifth place at the 31st Seattle International Comedy Competition in 2010. He has also been featured on TruTv's "How to Be a Grown Up", Comedy Central's Live at Gotham,, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He released his first album "Tastes Like Pennies" in 2008 and his first filmed comedy special "The (Un)Special Comedy Special" in 2020.

Pence is a prolific podcaster. He has cohosted "The Ralph Report" with former Kevin and Bean contributor Ralph Garman since 2018. Pence had previously performed at Kevin and Bean's annual April Foolishness comedy show. He also cohosts "The Ramble" with comedian Jerry Rocha. He previously cohosted "Wake Up Hollywood" with Nikhil Korula, and "Swings and Mrs." with Cody Decker and Jenn Sterger. He has guested on countless shows, including Perfect 10 with Lahna Turner, Father Time with Jamie Kaler, and Live Action Star Wars with James Hewlett & Ralph Apel.

Pence has acted in a number of independent shorts, films and web series, most recently "The Get Lost Losers".

Comedy Special
Recorded in Washington, DC, "The Unspecial Comedy Special" is a one-hour special fully crowdfunded by Pence's fans, affectionately known as "Eddiots". It features Pence's comedic takes on geek culture, parenting, and ventures into the absurd.

It was filmed at The Comedy Loft of DC.

Personal life
Pence resides in North Hollywood, California with his wife Tracey and son Colton. Edwin has amassed a number of nicknames from The Ralph Report, including, but not limited to, the following; The Vice Host, Odie Gahuff, The DILF Pickle, The Mayor of Myrtle, and The Victim of Vandalism.