It's Show Business with Latif Tayour

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It's Show Business talks money, business, investing, and retirement with comedians & musicians. With host Latif Tayour (@latiftayour).

Latif Tayour


    • Apr 10, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 134 EPISODES

    5 from 37 ratings Listeners of It's Show Business with Latif Tayour that love the show mention: drop, comedy, view, awesome, show, great.


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    The It's Show Business with Latif Tayour podcast is an absolute gem for anyone interested in the comedy business and seeking valuable financial tips. Hosted by Latif Tayour, this podcast offers a unique blend of insightful commentary on the comedy industry and practical advice for improving one's financial well-being. With each episode, listeners are treated to fascinating stories about how comedians got their start and how they navigate the financial aspects of their careers.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the wealth of knowledge it provides about both the comedy business and personal finance. Listeners not only gain deep insights into the world of comedy but also receive invaluable tips and strategies for managing their own finances. This combination makes the show stand out from others in the genre, as it offers a well-rounded perspective on both entertainment and money matters. The guests on each episode bring their unique experiences and viewpoints, enriching the listener's understanding of various aspects of show business.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is its ability to showcase the hustle and determination that performers go through in pursuit of their dreams. Listeners get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to succeed in show business, including the challenges faced by comedians as they prepare themselves financially. This insight not only entertains but also inspires listeners to pursue their own passions with vigor and dedication.

    While it's challenging to find any major flaws in The It's Show Business with Latif Tayour podcast, some minor drawbacks can be pointed out. First, as with any interview-style podcast, there may be episodes where certain guests don't resonate with all listeners. However, this is subjective and doesn't detract from the overall quality of the show.

    In conclusion, The It's Show Business with Latif Tayour podcast is a must-listen for comedy enthusiasts and anyone interested in improving their financial situation. With its unique blend of insider perspectives on show business and practical money management advice, this podcast offers a refreshing take on the genre. Listeners are treated to hilarious and enlightening conversations with talented comedians, gaining valuable insights into the industry while also learning how to live a better financial life. Overall, it's a highly enjoyable and informative podcast that deserves a spot in your regular listening rotation.



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    #134: Eli Leonard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 58:00


    Eli Leonard is a comedian, clown, improvisor, and writer.  Eli wrote one of the plots for the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

    #133 Jacquelyn Landgraf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 64:52


    Jacquelyn Landgraf is the Artistic Director of The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles and an Acting Teacher at NYU and the Atlantic Theater.

    #132 Chad Damiani

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 86:35


    Chad Damiani is a clown and standup comic in Los Angeles.  He hosts Stand Up and Clown and Rory and Chad Save comedy at The Elysian Theater.

    #131: Casey Kent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 57:50


    Event producer extraordinaire Casey Kent. She taught me everything I know about putting on great shows! Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3cuh6j3 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3cAfx35 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eFmeTJ

    #130: Ashoka Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 48:43


    Ashoka is an LA based comedian from DC.

    #129: Valerie Tosi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 37:41


    Comedian, Podcaster (Family Gems), and Actor Valerie Tosi.

    #128: Paul Elia of Low Key Outside

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 58:01


    Comedian and Actor Paul Elia (Conan, Hulu's Ramy)

    #127: Jordan Peele vs. M. Night Shaymalan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 53:46


    Josh Edelman returns for an in depth discussion of the films of Jordan Peele and M. Night Shaymalan.  

    #126: D.J. Demers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 42:27


    D.J. Demers is a comedian who was recently on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and released a comedy special "Born in 1986."

    #125: Nikki Bon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 47:11


    Comedian and Podcaster Nikki Bon of Whoa, Dad!

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    #124: Josh Edelman returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 60:53


    Comedian, director of Mentally Al, and producer of Well Dressed and Undiscovered Genius, Josh Edelman.

    #123: Julia Austin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 46:56


    Julia Austin is a comedian and podcaster who was featured in Vulture's comedians to watch.

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    #122: Meredith Casey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 46:10


    Meredith Casey is a comedian, actor, and writer who can be seen regularly at The Hollywood Improv.

    #121: Subhah Agarwal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 49:41


    Subhah Agarwal is a comedian, actor, and writer for Arsenio Hall on Netflix.

    #120 JD Witherspoon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 50:26


    Comedian, actor, gamer, and YouTuber JD Witherspoon joins Latif Tayour to talk comedy, gaming, and YouTube video production.

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    #119: Noah Copfer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 44:08


    Noah Copfer is a comedian and actor who just shot his first comedy special "Deep Breaths" which drops April 12th on YouTube.

    #118 Benji Aflalo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 43:46


    Benji Aflalo is a comedian, writer, and actor.  He joins Latif to talk comedy and they both find out they are half-morrocan!

    #117: Ahmed Al-Kadri

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 53:57


    Ahmed is a standup comedian who recently used his TikTok following to quit his job.

    #116: Ari Mannis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 60:12


    Ari Mannis of Unlicensed Therapy talks comedy and shares his expert knowledge on podcasting.

    Richard Sarvate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 80:06


    Richard Sarvate is a comedian who recently came out with a Dry Bar special.  He also founded The Setup comedy club in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

    Sarah Lawrence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 69:30


    Australian Comedian and DJ Sarah Lawrence joins Latif to talk about the biz and her new cocktail show.

    Ketra Long

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 58:15


    Comedian and actor Ketra Long joins Latif to talk about opening for Moses Storm for his HBO special, comedy, music and rap (her freestyle is on the Patreon!)

    #112: Casey Kent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 49:50


    Casey Kent is an experiential events producer and membership manager at Soho House.

    #111: Nick Simmons

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 55:21


    Comedian Nick Simmons of Sets and Reps Podcast joins Latif to talk comedy and fitness.

    #110: Sam Britton / Best Daniel Craig James Bond Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 63:28


    Actor, Producer, and Writer Sam Brittan Joins Latif Tayour to talk about their favorite Daniel Craig Bond films and who will be the next James Bond?

    #109: Josh Edelman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 96:32


    Director of Mentally Al, Josh Edelman (also a comedian).

    #108: Dave Ross

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 54:04


    Comedian and Podcaster Dave Ross (Comedy Central, Drunk History) joins Latif Tayour to talk about the history of the legendary Good Heroin show at Stories Cafe, and how to make yourself a business in comedy (or not).

    #107: Todd Glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 72:43


    It's Comedian Todd Glass! Todd has inspired many of our show biz conversations all the way back to the beginning of the podcast! Checkout Todd's hilarious Netflix special Act Happy.

    #106: Tori Piskin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 59:25


    Comedian Tori Piskin of MTV's Wild'N Out and her Got It From My Mama Podcast.

    #105: Grant Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 42:09


    Comedian, writer, and actor Grant Gordon on literature, commercials and the Pomodoro writing system.

    #104: Francisco Ramos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 59:23


    Francisco Ramos is a comedian and actor featured on Shameless, HBO Max, Netflix, and Last Comic Standing.

    #103: Keith Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 42:44


    Comedian, producer & podcaster Keith Johnson.

    #102: John Hastings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 52:06


    John Hastings is a comedian featured on America's Got Talent and Just For Laughs.

    #101: Chris James

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 48:15


    Chris James is a comedian and model from the U.K.  His career took off while he was in South Africa and he now lives LA.  Chris and Latif talk about the modeling business, college touring and more.

    #100: Chad Goes Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 41:45


    On our 100th episode Chad Kroeger, of Going Deep with Chad & JT, joins Latif Tayour to talk about creating viral videos, standup comedy, guesting on Howard Stern and Ellen, podcasting, and the origins of the name Chad Kroeger and how it relates to Nickelback.

    #99: John Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 32:25


    John Taylor is a comedian featured on Iliza's Locals and is part of the team behind Low Key Outside outdoor comedy shows in Los Angeles.

    #98: Amir K

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 52:17


    Amir K is a comedian, podcaster, and actor from the show MadTV.

    #97: Luke Schwartz

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 40:30


    Luke Schwartz is a comedian featured in The Comedy Store documentary, on Bill Burr's The Ringers and Iliza's Locals.

    #96: Aaron Mliner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 77:22


    Aaron Mliner is a comedian and founder of The Nitecap and The Southland Comedy Festival.  Listen for great advice on booking and getting booked.

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    #95: Mary Romeo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 56:38


    Mary Romeo is a comedian and the founder of the Ocean Mic, which kept comedy alive in LA during the pandemic.  We talk marketing, setting up your first tour and building relationships.

    #94: Gianmarco Soresi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 47:32


    Gianmarco Soresi is a New York based comedian and actor.  He's been on Huster's, The Last OG, and the Billy Crystal/Tiffany Haddish film Here Today.

    #93: Fizaa Dosani

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 52:50


    Fizaa Dosani is a comedian and actor who can be seen on Snowfall on FX & Dear White People on Netflix.  She is the founder of Facial Recognition Comedy that promoted brown female comics.

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    #92: Steph Tolev

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 34:19


    Steph Tolev is a Juno Nominated (Canadian Grammy) comedian who was featured on Comedy Central's Bill Burr presents.

    #91: Robby Hoffman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 42:19


    Emmy award winning writer, comedian and camera angle specialist Robby Hoffman.

    #90: Andrew Michaan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 39:50


    Andrew Michaan is a comedian, actor and host of A Podcast But Outside.

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    #89: Ron G

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 50:40


    Ron G is an Emmy award winning comedian and actor in Los Angeles.  Latif & Ron discuss the benefits of working clean and where the opportunities are in the new entertainment business.

    #88: Rob Pugliese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 62:35


    Comedian Rob Pugliese talks about selling The RedRobRoy Show and getting it on Amazon Prime.

    #87: Cobaine Ivory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 60:16


    Grammy nominated producer Cobaine Ivory (Luke James, H.E.R., Jorja Smith, Rhapsody, Action Bronson) talks about music production and psychology.

    #86: Sue Obeidi of MPAC

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 47:47


    Sue Obeidi of MPAC (Muslim Public Affairs Counsel) joins Latif to talk about how Muslim writers can break into film and television.

    #85: Emma Willmann

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 43:42


    Comedian Emma Willmann of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend talks about the return of comedy in New York, LA love, podcast strategy, and the importance of managing your calendar.

    #84: Mike Turner of Don't Tell Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 96:03


    Comedian and Don't Tell Comedy producer Mike Turner discusses the Arizona comedy scene and what you need to know about booking as a comic and as a producer.

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