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Former ‘Late Late Show’ Head Writer Ian Karmel Talks Losing 200 Pounds in New Memoir and Writing Jokes for Ellen’s Farewell Tour
Ian Karmel, comedian and Emmy-winning former co-head writer for "The Late Late Show With James Corden," describes his journey in a new book.
Ian Karmel, comedian and Emmy-winning former co-head writer for “ The Late Late Show With James Corden,” describes his journey from childhood to working through internal struggles that led him to drop 200 pounds in his recent memoir “T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People.” He says he prepares meals in advance, weighs himself regularly to check his progress and engages in his frequent “hot girl walks”—a phrase coined on TikTok to describe a stroll. When asked if there are misconceptions talk show hosts like Corden and Degeneres face, Karmel says, “I think people don’t appreciate how much pressure there is.
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