"I did Def Comedy Jam and didn't curse," he said. "And I ripped it up as well as anyone."
Another reason for the lack of lewdness in his show is that his content focuses more on pop culture, particularly hip-hop icons such as Jay-Z and 50 Cent.
"Rappers have crews and posses ... the only thing that's got my back is my duffel bag," Edwards said.
Edwards mocks the glamorous life pop stars live, finding his inspiration in the absurdity embodied by the MTV elite, he said.
"The fact that everyone's miserable but also rich is kind of an oxymoron," he said.
"Also some of these pop singers just can't sing."
Edwards said he is different from "pop performers" because he brings to the table a wide array of talents as a performance entertainer.
"I'm a high-energy cat. I do voices, impressions, I was blessed with all these gifts so I put it all out on the table and let people eat what they want ," Edwards said.
Edwards compared his style to that of Breuer, who he described as "even more off the wall" -- something he thinks will attract students.
"If you go to dinner, you're going to want different flavors," he said.
Edwards said he is not nervous about performing after Breuer, who many students may recognize more easily because of his appearances in movies such as Half Baked.
"I've had to follow Chris Rock," he said.
"You can flip that and say that's the only time in my career that Chris Rock opened for me."
Opening for all the performers will be co-MC's Cassie Funk (graduate-college student affairs) and Sarah Lloyd (graduate-higher education), both of whom work for Late Night Penn State.
Although Funk said she had never been to a stand-up comedy show before, she said she was looking forward to seeing these two performers she had watched on Saturday Night Live.
"I've followed Jim Breuer for a while. He's sporadic. He does what comes to mind and he's spontaneously funny," she said.
Funk said she and Lloyd would try to follow the performers' lead and keep the evening light and moving along smoothly.
Funk said she hopes the performers' celebrity status will attract a large crowd.
Adam Freedgood (senior-marketing) Late Night Penn State's director of marketing and communications, said the show will be a huge event.
"This probably will be the biggest thing we do at late night all semester," Freedgood said.
"But, hopefully it sets the stage for other big events later down the road.
Freedgood said Late Night Penn State is trying to break away from an image that they are only arts, crafts and board games, and he hopes an event like this one will get students energized about the program.
"Students are going to be excited about this because it's free [with a student ID] and it's in the heart of campus in the HUB," he said.
Edwards agreed students would be eager for a show such as this since colleges like Penn State are "college towns."
Edwards said students are usually more starved for big-name entertainment.
"I do my best to personalize it at each school," Edwards said.
"At Penn State I want to make my lasting mark. A couple a years ago I did some satellite campuses and I hope they're still talking about me there."
As opposed to a club atmosphere, which comes off as more formal, Edwards said college shows are usually more relaxed.
And it is this element of free speech that Edwards said yields itself to a lively show that everyone will enjoy.
"We're getting to the mid-point of the semester where heads are stressed out," Edwards said.
" I want people to leave their stress at the door. I'm up on stage wildin' out really having fun. Everyone else should be, too."
