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052 Joe Lowers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 13:54


Host Tom Simes talks to Joe Lowers, the CEO of the World Series of Comedy.

051 Casey Courier / Hillary Hutson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 20:02


Host Tom Simes sits down with Casey Courier and Hillary Hutson. They're the owners of Mic Drop Comedy in San Diego. Casey is the fomer manager of Stand Up Live and the Tempe Improv and Hillary is the producer of the Big Pine Comedy Festival. They discuss how things are going after opening 5 months ago.

051 Mark Masters

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 22:21


Host Tom Simes talks to Denver comedian Mark Masters. Mark took off a week from work, packed up his car and went on the road performing comedy. He explains how he set it all up, breaks down the income and expenses, and takes along on the adventure.

049 Hosting In Clubs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 80:19


A hosting workshop given at Stir Crazy Comedy Club followed by a chat about hosting with veteran comedian and actor Mark Cohen. Mark's the house emcee at the Comedy Cellar in Las Vegas.

048 Barry Katz

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 34:47


Host Tom Simes talks to legendary agent, club owner, producer Barry Katz. They discuss the current state of the comedy business and many other things.

047 Matt Komen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 61:10


Host Tom Simes sits down with Matt Komen. Matt is a partner and talent booker for Stand Up Live, CB Live and the Tempe Improv in Arizona, and the Improvs in Dania Beach, Miami and Palm Beach in Florida. The wide-ranging conversation covers booking, the differences between big clubs with big name acts versus smaller clubs, the challenges of running a club and filling seats, and the need for comedians to use social media to break through and create fans.

046 Booking Emails

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 52:27


Host Tom Simes breaks format a bit to discuss booking emails. We hear from Danielle Alfano from the Comedy Catch, Jenny Canfield from Laughs Unlimited, Dustin Kaufman from the Comedy Club of Kansas City, Hillary Hutson from Mic Drop Comedy, and Barry Neal of Entertainment Max.

045 Jann Karam

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 14:27


Host Tom Simes chats with actor/comedian/writer Jann Karam about her appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and on 'Seinfeld' playing Jerry's girlfriend Sandi in the season 6 episode 'The Switch'.

044 Susan Thompson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 26:22


Host Tom Simes talks to Susan Thompson about booking comedians. Susan is the support talent booker for the House of Comedy in Vancouver, BC and is responsible for talent networking/coordinating for William Hirsch Entertainment.

043 Jack Assadourian Jr

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 15:13


Host Tom Simes talks with comedian Jack Assadourian Jr. whose parents own the HaHa Comedy Club in North Hollywood. Jack talks about his experience growing up in the business and deciding to becoming a comedian.

042 Thai Rivera

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 25:22


Host Tom Simes sits down with comedian Thai Rivera about how his outspokenness on social media impacts his career.

041 Dave Burleigh

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 35:23


Host Tom Simes chats with comedian/impressionist Dave Burleigh about impressions and his experience on America's Got Talent.

040 Byron Kennedy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 24:50


Host Tom Simes sits down with comedian Byron Kennedy to learn about the inner workings of his record/development deal.

039 Willie Barcena / Quinn Dahle

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 32:17


Host Tom Simes sits down with comedians Willie Barcena and Quinn Dahle to discuss green room etiquette.

038 Jackie Kashian

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 23:47


Host Tom Simes sits down with comedian Jackie Kashian to discuss the opportunities and the economics of streaming your stand up online.

037 Craig Gass

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 58:56


Host Tom Simes sits down with comedian/impressionist/actor Craig Gass for a free-wheeling conversation about impressions, stories about his time on The Howard Stern Show and The Family Guy, and all sorts of adventures.

036 Kirsten Alvarado Valkingburg

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 23:02


Host Tom Simes talks to Kirsten Alvarado Valkingburg about her career as a producer in the comedy business, comedy for television and how comedy has changed over the years.

The Business of Comedy Update

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 1:53


A quick update on the status of the podcast

035 Brian Kiley

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 29:44


Host Tom Simes sits down with writer/comedian Brian Kiley about his long career writing for Conan O'Brien

034 Dan Schlissel

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 13:59


Host Tom Simes talks to Dan Schlissel, owner of Stand Up! Records about the comedy album business.

033 Brent Weiss

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 27:30


Host Tom Simes talks to Brent Weiss from Facet Wealth about financial management and planning for freelancers and gig economy workers.

032 Jill Kimmel / Stu Golfman

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 27:16


Host Tom Simes talks to comedian Jill Kimmel about the pros and cons of having a famous sibling in the industry. Then we chat with agent Stu Golfman about what agents do and when you need one.

031 Brian Regan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 24:50


Host Tom Simes talks with comedian Brian Regan about the transition from comedy clubs to theaters, building a fan base solely on his stand up, and performing after a long break.

030 Jeff Schimmel

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 52:04


Host Tom Simes talks to writer/producer Jeff Schimmel about his time at In Living Color and Mind of Mencia and we also hear his hilarious stories of working with the great Rodney Dangerfield.

029 Ritch Shydner

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 22:35


Host Tom Simes talks to legendary comedian Ritch Shydner about the history of stand up and what the business was like when he started in the late 1970s.

028 Steve Hofstetter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 31:12


Host Tom Simes talks to comedian Steve Hofstetter about his YouTube success, dealing with hecklers, taking control of your career, and owning comedy clubs.

027 Ron Placone

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 21:53


Host Tom Simes discusses content creation and social media with comedian Ron Placone.

026 Matt Markman

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 13:31


Host Tom Simes chats with comedian Matt Markman about his self-produced tour.

025 Josh Sneed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 29:33


Host Tom Simes talks to comedian Josh Sneed about doing a Dry Bar special and the role of serendipity in his career.

024 Naela Durrani

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 25:05


Host Tom Simes sits down with Naela Durrani, casting producer at America's Got Talent about the process of performing on the show.

023 Hillary Hutson / Genevieve Rice

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 22:03


Host Tom Simes talks about comedy festivals with Hillary Hutson, the executive producer of the Big Pine Comedy Festival, and Genevieve Rice, producer of the Bird City Comedy Festival.

022 Howard Hughes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 27:30


Host Tom Simes talks to comedian and former owner of Stand Up Scottsdale comedy club, Howard Hughes. Howard talks about the experience when the club was featured on the TV show "Bar Resuce".

021 Jake Johannsen

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 32:01


Host Tom Simes talks to comedian Jake Johannsen about how the comedy business has changed during his long career.

020 Gary Bynum / Wende Curtis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 42:27


Host Tom Simes interviews two longtime club owners, Gary Bynum of Laffs Comedy Cafe in Tucson and Wende Curtis of the Comedy Works in Denver.

019 Shane Mauss

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 30:28


Host Tom Simes talks to comedian Shane Mauss about his show "Standup Science" and the experience of touring with a non-traditional stand up show.

018 Cyndi Nelson Sherwood

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 33:43


Host Tom Simes joins Cyndi Nelson Sherwood to chat about booking. Cyndi is the former general manager of Zanies Comedy Club and is currently the general manager of Brad Garret's Comedy Club in Las Vegas.

017 Eric O'Shea

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 43:30


Host Tom Simes talks to comedian Eric O'Shea about college gigs, having a video go viral, and his experience on America's Got Talent

016 Dennis Regan/Sari Beliak

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 30:40


Host Tom Simes chats with comedian Dennis Regan to discuss his time as a writer on the TV show "King of Queens". Then we hear from comedian Sari Beliak about her experience working at the satirical magazine The Onion.

015 Jamie Kilstein

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 25:10


Host Tom Simes discusses politics in stand up with comedian/writer Jamie Kilstein.

014 Harry Basil / JC Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 39:50


Host Tom Simes sits down with comedy veteran and Las Vegas Laugh Factory booker Harry Basil to chat about booking and performing in Las Vegas followed by a conversation with comedian/producer/booker JC Anderson.

013 Todd Glass

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 69:25


Host Tom Simes talks to comedian Todd Glass about the minute details that make a great environment for a comedy show.

012 Butch Bradley

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 29:21


Host Tom Simes sits down with comedian Butch Bradley to talk about his negative experience being involved in the ownership of a comedy club and what it's like having a residency gig in Las Vegas.

011 Andy Steinberg

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 27:22


Host Tom Simes discusses the economics of featuring on the road with comedian Andy Steinberg.

010 Gary Cannon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 34:52


Host Tom Simes discusses audience warmup on Conan with Gary Cannon.

009 Michael Longfellow/Jimmy Brogan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 23:57


Host Tom Simes sits down with Michael Longfellow to chat about the experience of landing a spot on Conan so early in his career followed by a conversation with comedy veteran Jimmy Brogan about his time as a writer on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

008 Mark Cordes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 24:56


Host Tom Simes chats with comedian Mark Cordes about corporate comedy.

007 Rick Bronson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 33:39


Host Tom Simes sits down with comedian/club owner Rick Bronson to discuss the challenges of owning multiple clubs.

006 Don Barnhart

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 36:06


Host Tom Simes discusses booking with comedian/producer/club owner Don Barnhart.

005 Bob Kubota

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 21:46


Host Tom Simes talks to Bob Kubota about performing comedy overseas on military tours.

004 Eddie Brill

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 26:04


Host Tom Simes sits down with Eddie Brill. Comedian, former club owner, and former talent coordinator for the Late Show with David Letterman. They discuss the experience of getting booked to perform stand up on the show.

003 Ron Reid

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 23:21


Host Tom Simes discusses cruise ship gigs with Ron Reid. Ron is a former comedian, former club owner, and owner of Artists West Entertainment.

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