Podcast appearances and mentions of deacon gray

Brent Gill In this episode Mark Masters talks to Brent Gill, the first of three consecutive Comedy Works headliners to finish off season 1. Mark joins Brent by telephone as he drives from Denver to Boulder for a Dentist appointment the day after Brent headlined Comedy Works downtown. Brent is an expert comedy show producer and runner and gives up all the secrets of his successful shows in multiple states and especially the Boulder Comedy Show. The episode starts with an introduction from Mark Masters and closes with some final thoughts from Mark as well, while on quarantine during the COVID-19 crisis. Next week will be the 2nd to last episode of season 1 with another amazing Comedy Works headliner. Tune in to find out who’s next on Mark Masters! In this episode: [Mark special intro] - Producing comedy shows - 3 weekly shows in two states - Boulder Comedy Show, Sundays, 7 and 9:15 - Canter’s Deli, Mondays, Kibitz Room - Pasadena (Highland Park), Sundays at 7, The Arroyo Comedy Show - Nicole Blain - Trish Hadley - Chris Charpentier - Esther Povitsky - Comedy Store - Control vs. Letting Go - Guns n’ Roses and the Kibitz Room - Wide vs. Long rooms for comedy - Using video camera to show stage on another screen - Marc Canter - TVs on during comedy show - Posters - The Squire (“Squire-ish”) - Cabaret license required to charge money - Using a show for stage time - Jeff Ross - Clayton English - Kyle Kinane - Dead shows, postmortems - Better comics - Improve customer experience - Why the Boulder Comedy Show is so good, a perfect storm - On the roster at Comedy Works - Treat Boulder Comedy Show like a comedy club - Wende Curtis - What not to do at a comedy show - No TV in the room - Seating, lighting, sound - bouldercomedyshow.com - building a relationship with a venue - door deals - never cancel a show - Wit’s End (Westminster comedy club) - consistency - vailcomedyshow.com - pre-show music - music between acts, good - funk music is good mood music - James Brown Funky Drummer - comedy hosting tips - first comedy show ever for crowd members - avoiding cold open for host - Deacon Gray: don’t one up comics - clear the plate after a comic destroys - cool the energy vs. ride the wave - @iambrentgill on Instagram - youtube.com/brentgill - brentgillcomedy.com - Boulder Comedy Show 7 year anniversary show in 2020 - 10,000 total audience members at the Boulder Comedy Show milestone - you might not know the comics, but you know they are going to be great because I’m bringing ‘em [Mark special outro] And much, much more. Strap in. This is a good one. Brought to you by Not Good Yet, the book by Mark Masters. www.notgoodyet.com Also check out: www.markmasters.co (send Mark a note, join the best comedy mailing list) www.vailcomedyshow.com www.parkercomedyshow.com

This weeks LHRB Podcast is in memory of the creative, kind, and hilarious Deacon/David Gray.  This is what Deacon looks like.

For episode two of the Infauxmation podcast, we sit down with comedian Deacon Gray to talk about the 10 Commandments monument in Arkansas that was destroyed less than 24 hours from being erected. Then, wrestling manager Alabaster Cain joins us to discuss the newest wrestling heel, The Progressive Liberal wrestler, who also makes a drop in appearance to the Infauxmation studios. Follow us: Facebook.com/Infauxmation, Twitter.com/infauxnews, and www.BrentGillComedy.com/Infauxmation. Check out Alabaster Cain at Lucha Libre and Laughs on 8/13 at the Oriental Theater in Denver. A big thanks for Sexpot Comedy for helping put this show out into the ether. Check out their original content at http://sexpotcomedy.com   Check out the stories here: Arkansas 10 Commandments: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/28/534697858/arkansas-ten-commandments-monument-lasted-less-than-24-hours The Progressive Liberal Wrestler: http://deadspin.com/the-progressive-liberal-is-maybe-the-perfect-wrestlin-1796426671 Big thanks to Sexpot Comedy for putting this out in the ether and also, comedian Ben Bryant is nice. 

We had the wonderful, charming, sweetheart that's quite well known at Comedy Works, particularly from the New Talent night which he runs weekly and, of course, his own hilarious stand-up comedy, which he performs there & throughout Colorado regularly. He resists the title "gate-keeper" to comedy works, but he's a humble gentleman & we had a downright lovely time getting to explore his heart. Listen up to one of the wisest Empty Guests we've had on the pod yet! It's never too late to get in too deep!!

How Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics. Also you can reach us at HowComedyWorks@comedyworks.com or tweet us at @HowComedyWorks on Twitter with your comedy questions!   In this weeks episode we have Deacon Gray back to explain what is the "Funny Final Four" and its history. We also discuss the landscape of Denver comedy as it's going through another change. we were lucky enough to get 2 stories from Rick and Deacon this week.

This week JD shoot the shit with guest Deacon Gray. Deacon has been performing  stand up comedy for 30 years and is the New Talent Coordinator at Comedy Works. Topics discussed include, but are not limited to: creativity, architecture, broadcast journalism, craft vs art, and teaching comedy. This is what Deacon looks like. Find Deacon on Facebook, Twitter, and at comedyworks.com

How Comedy Works with Wende and Rick is a weekly podcast hosted by Wende Curtis, owner/CEO of Comedy Works Denver, and veteran comic/writer Rick Kerns. Tune in every Tuesday as Rick and Wende share stories and offer advice to knowledge-hungry young comics.   This week's episode we have Deacon Gray in to talk about the New Faces Contest at Comedy Works. Deacon is a 30 year comedy veteran as well as the Comedy Works New Talent Coordinator. Wende, Rick and Deacon discuss the New Faces Contest, now in its 20th year. Past winners of the contest include Troy Walker, Ben Kronberg and Adam Cayton-Holland.

Deacon Gray...In The Springs

Welcome to episode 3 of 'Broadcast Geeks'! We discuss all things geek related with a focus on comic book adaptations for television and the big screen. This week we focus our attention on STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! This week's guests include Jeff M. Albright (@jeffmalbright), Mitch Jones (@ComicMitchJones) Christopher Baker (@Batspajamas) Matt Orrin (@mattorrin) Deacon Gray (@deacon_gray) & Spencer James (@tieguy5280). All episodes are recorded at the one & only El Charrito (2100 Larimer St, Denver CO.).

Round 1 featuring Christie Buchele, Deacon Gray, Greg Baumhauer, Timmi Lasley, and Robert Rutherford. Recorded at the Bug Theater in Denver, October 13, 2013.