He played "Weasel #3" in a high school production of The Wind In The Willows.He has had the immense pleasure of opening for Kyle Kinane, Cursive, Tig Notaro, Brody Stevens, The Sklar Brothers, Doug Benson, Judah Friedlander, The Whitest Kids U Know, Rory Scovel, The Grawlix, and many more amazing people. He has also performed at No Idea Records' The Fest in Gainesville Florida, the Laughtrack Comedy Festival in Denver, and The High Plains Comedy Festival also in Denver.Ian was a member of the OK Party Comedy collective and the founder of the yearly Crom Comedy Festival in his hometown of Omaha. He expanded the Festival in 2015 to “CromWest” in Denver, where he currently resides. He knows far too much about professional wrestling and loves gin.