JIMMY TINGLE is a comedian, actor, and producer from Boston who began his career during the 1980s comedy boom. He has executive produced multiple comedic and theatrical productions, including "The Promised Land," "Jimmy Tingle's American Dream," "Jimmy Tingle for President," as well as "Jimmy Tingle's Uncommon Sense" which became the longest running one-person show in the history of Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theater. In 2010, Tingle gave the commencement speech at Harvard. He also wrote, produced,...
Dec 16, 2015•2 hr 13 min
JOHN FERRITER is the Chairman and CEO of The Alternative, a new Management and Entertainment Production Company. Formerly the Managing Director of Octagon Entertainment and the former Executive Vice President Board Member and Worldwide Head of Non-Scripted Television for the William Morris Agency John has packaged or produced literally 100’s of programs and thousands of hours of television. Among the shows he has been associated with include several Garth Brooks TV Specials, “The Arsenio Hall Sh...
Dec 08, 2015•1 hr 35 min
BRAD WILLIAMS is a comedian, podcaster and actor. Born with Achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, Williams has been performing stand up comedy since the age of 19. He has appeared on "Mind of Mencia," "Legit," "Deadbeat," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "Pit Boss". His first comedy album, "Coming Up Short," was released in 2011, and in his 2015 special "Brad Williams: Fun Size" is Showtime's highest rated special of the year. Williams is a frequest guest on "The Kevin an...
Nov 30, 2015•2 hr 12 min
KENNY HOTZ is a producer, actor, writer, director, and comedian. Hotz created and starred in "Kenny vs. Spenny" in 2003 for USA Network, which was then picked up by CBC Television in Canada. The show was nominated for 8 Gemini awards, and eventually made it's way to Comedy Central. He created the sitcom "Testees" for FX in 2008, and produced and starred in "Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will" for Canada's Action network in 2011. His film work includes the documentary "Pitch," which premiered at th...
Nov 23, 2015•2 hr 33 min
JEFF GASPIN is a behemoth in the business. He is best know for being the chairman of NBC Entertainment from 2009-2011, where he was responsible for generating over $10 billion in revenue, and was instrumental in the acquisition of "The Voice," and the growth of cable networks USA, SyFy, Bravo, Oxygen, and Telemundo. He was also very involved with Universal Media Studios, which did “House," "30 Rock,” "Law & Order: SVU," and many more. During his time as President and COO of NBC Universal Tel...
Nov 16, 2015•1 hr 45 min
ANDY KINDLER is a comedian, actor, and writer. Kindler has been writing and performing for nearly three decades. In 1992, he appeared on the 15th annual Young Comedians special. He has appeared on Everybody Loves Raymond, Maron, Dr. Katz, The Wizards of Waverly Place, Home Movies, Comedy Bang! Bang!, and Raising Dad. Andy was a contributor to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and was a regular fixture on The Late Show with David Letterman and appeared four times on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. ...
Nov 09, 2015•1 hr 20 min
HARLAND WILLIAMS is a comedian, writer, actor and author. He is a Canadian comedian who has made an impact in Hollywood. He has appeared in over 20 movies and is known for his iconic roles in such movies as Dumb and Dumber, There's Something about Mary, Half Baked, Rocketman, Sorority Boys, Down Periscope and Employee of the Month. He has performed his Stand up comedy on Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late night with Conan O'Brien, HBO and Comedy Central. As an ...
Oct 27, 2015•1 hr 22 min
LEW SCHNEIDER is a comedian, actor, writer, and producer, currently an executive producer and writer for ABC's "The Goldbergs," now in it's 3rd Season, and was a writer and executive producer for one of the most successful sitcoms of all time, "Everybody Loves Raymond." Born in North Carolina, Lew grew up in Boston and began his comedy career in Chicago, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. He attended classes at the Second City Players Workshop, and became a successful touring ...
Oct 20, 2015•2 hr 19 min
BOB SUMNER is a comedy and music promoter, radio host, producer, and the co-creator of Russel Simmons' Def Comedy Jam. Started as an independent club promoter for musicians and comedians in the tri-state area, he attended Seton Hall University, where he single handedly took his college radio station to the top of the market ratings. He joined Russel Simmons' company Rush Communications and traveled across the country to find top tier comedians for Def Jam, discovering Bernie Mac, Dave Chappelle,...
Oct 13, 2015•1 hr 57 min
CHRIS D'ELIA is a comedian, writer, and actor, currently starring in the NBC's comedy "Undatable." Chris began acting in high school, with several guest roles on "Chicago Hope". He attended New York University, but dropped out to pursue comedy writing full time, and began performing stand-up at 25 years old. His relentless stage practice landed him slots on "Comedy Central's Live At Gotham" and "Comedy Central Presents". D'Elia has since become one of the most popular and successful stand-up com...
Oct 05, 2015•1 hr 31 min
JOHN SALLEY is a professional basketball player, actor, television host, and entrepreneur, and is the first NBA player in history to play on three different championship teams. From the age of twelve, Salley set his sights on playing in the NBA, and was drafted in the first round of the 1986 Draft, out of Georgia Tech, to play for the Detroit Pistons. He won NBC Championships as part of the Detroit Pistons, the Chicago Bulls, and the Los Angeles Lakers. After retiring from basketball, he began h...
Sep 28, 2015•1 hr 47 min
SANDY CLIMAN is an award-winning entertainment executive and producer. He attended Harvard, joined the entertainment business at MGM, quickly ascending to the head of Motion Picture Production. He went to on hold executive positions at a number of notable companies, including VP of Production at the David Gerber Company and President of Lionsgate Studios. He spent 10 years as part of the senior management at CAA, where he was an agent for top talent including Danny DeVito, Robert DeNiro, and Kev...
Sep 21, 2015•2 hr 2 min
SIMON PAINTER is a producer, director, and musician, known best for creating some of the most successful stage productions in the world. He began his entertainment career as a classical violinist, playing in dozens of bands simultaneously, before begging to produce and create commercial theater around the world. He launched performance venues and stage productions including "Adrenaline" and "Le Noir". His production "Le Grand Cirque" smashed box office records, selling over 40,000 tickets in ten...
Sep 07, 2015•1 hr 51 min
JASON RAFF is a writer, director, and producer, currently the executive producer for the hit series "America's Got Talent". He began his career in Boston directing local sporting events and producing morning television, eventually joining NBC Universal where he produced Dateline for four years, and produced The Today Show for five years. He helped lead the successful four-year run of the reality show "Average Joe", and helped write and co-direct "Threee Wishes", hosted by Amy Grant. He then star...
Sep 01, 2015•1 hr 50 min
2ND ANNIVERSARY SHOW (PART 2 OF 2) Welcome to the second half of the Industry Standard 2nd Anniversary show, including some of the greatest inspirational and Holy $#*! Moments of our first two years. Thank you so much for listening, supporting, and sharing these podcasts. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aug 19, 2015•2 hr 21 min
For this very special 2nd Year Anniversary episode, we've assembled the best HOLY $#*! MOMENTS from the last two years of incredible guests. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aug 10, 2015•2 hr 41 min
KEVIN FARLEY is a comedian, actor, and producer, who's incredible documentary "I AM CHRIS FARLEY" about the life of his brother, the legendary late Chris Farley, will premiere on Spike TV August 10 at 9pm ET/PT. A Wisconsin native and graduate of Marquette University, Kevin followed the trail blazed by his brother into comedy in the 90s, appearing in films by SNL castmembers including Adam Sandler's "The Waterboy" and Norm McDonald's "Dirty Work". He's appeared in the HBO series "Curb Your Enthu...
Aug 04, 2015•1 hr 29 min
BERT FIELDS is an entertainment attorney, author, and professor, representing major entertainment clients for over 50 years. A graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, Mr. Fields is a partner at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, and has represented major studios including DreamWorks Animation, United Artists, The Weinstein Company. He's represented numerous star performers and producers including Dustin Hoffman, James Cameron, Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joel Silver, David...
Jul 28, 2015•1 hr 52 min
DAVID FRIENDLY is a film writer, producer, and entertainment executive. Begining as a journalist with Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times, David was hired by Imagine Entertainment, where he became VP of Motion Pictures under Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. There he produced "My Girl", "My Girl 2", and "For Love or Money". He founded Friendly Productions in 2000, and with 20th Centruy Fox, produced the hugely successful "Big Momma's House" and sequel, and "Laws of Attraction" starring Pierce Brosnan ...
Jul 13, 2015•1 hr 52 min
RANDY JACKSON is a musician, producer, and television personality, who starred on American Idol as a panel judge for twelve seasons. Starting as a bass guitarist in bands around Baton Rouge as a teen, Jackson went on to record and tour with many of the best jazz, R&B, and pop musicians of the 20th century, including Journey, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Madonna, and many many more. He became a line producer and eventually an A&R executive at Columbia Records and MCA Records, be...
Jul 06, 2015•1 hr 18 min
The late CHRIS THOMPSON was a film and television creator, writer, and producer. He began in enertainment as an improv actor, founding the still-running Los Angeles improv troupe "Off The Wall", and performed on stage with Robin Williams for nearly a year. He began writing for television with "Blanky's Beauties", before becoming a writer and eventually executive producer for the hit series "Laverne and Shirley". He created and produced "Bosom Buddies" for Paramount Studios, launching Tom Hanks' ...
Jun 29, 2015•1 hr 45 min
CAROLINE HIRSCH is an enterpreneur and philanthropist who founded the landmark CAROLINE'S ON BROADWAY, the upscale, must-stop comedy club for rising and established comedians, located on Braodway in the heart of Manhattan. In 1982, she left a marketing job at Gimble's to open a small cabaret club in Chelsea, eventually developing a roster of incredible comedians and knack for noticing the next big thing. So popular were her lineups, her club required a move to the legendary 300-seat art deco spa...
Jun 16, 2015•1 hr 55 min
MICKY DOLENZ is a musician, actor, writer, producer, and director of film and stage, best known as the drummer and lead singer of the iconic band The Monkees. A Los Angeles native, Micky started acting as a child, starring in the NBC show Circus Boy at just eleven years old. While attending college to study architecture, he landed a starring role in the NBC hit show "The Monkees" about a four-piece guitar band, which spawned a real-life following for the group, sparking a string of hits eventual...
Jun 09, 2015•1 hr 34 min
JEFF CESARIO is an Emmy-winning actor, comedian, and writer. Born in Kenosha WI, he began as a musician in college and moved to Minneapolis to join the stand-up comedy scene. After crafting a successful stand up career in which he appeared multiple times on the Tonight Show and produced four stand-up specials, he also wrote for television, including "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Dennis Miller Live", for which he won two Emmys as a writer and Executive Producer. He was the head writer for The Que...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 32 min
DAVID ZUCKER is a writer, producer, and director who has created some of the most iconic and popular comedy movies ever made, including "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun" series, and is considered a pioneer in the spoof and mockumentary comedy genres. Beginning in college with his brother Jerry and friend Jim Abrahams, Zucker successfully produced and showed comedy shorts in the back of a college book store, before opening the "Kentucky Fried Theater" group in Los Angeles. The trio self-financed a ...
May 25, 2015•2 hr
AMY INTROCASO-DAVIS is an entertainment executive and current exeutive vice president of programming and development at GSN. She's had successful tenures as an executive with multiple networks, including Senior Vice President of Development Production at Bravo where she won four (4) Emmy Awards - one for developing and executive producing "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy", two for "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List", and one for "Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within". She began as an intern and advan...
May 18, 2015•1 hr 32 min
DAVID GOLDMAN has been a talent agent, talent manager, producer, and entertainment executive, and is the founder and CEO of the Comedy Time Network. A graduate of UCLA undergraduate and law schools, Goldman practiced briefly as a lawyer, before joining the mailroom at the William Morris Agency. there, he had a hand in the creation of the Beach Boys hit "Kokomo," put together the then-largest salary ever negotiated for a director, and represented an impressive client list including actors, direct...
May 11, 2015•1 hr 42 min
LARRY MILLER is a comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and best selling author. Begining as a stand up comic in New York with the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Bill Maher and Carol Leifer, he opened for Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas and appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, before making the rare leap from stand up comedian to character actor. He's appeared in memorable roles in major films such as "Pretty Woman", "The Nutty Professor", and "10 Things I Hate About You". He's also ...
Apr 27, 2015•1 hr 51 min
RON FRIEDMAN is a prolific television writer and producer, and a professor of screenwriting for USC and Chapman University. A successful architect in Pittsburg with a wife and two kids, Ron left his job and moved to New York to pursue a career in writing. He began writing stand up acts and comedy albums in New York, before Dean Martin hired him as a writer for his show, prompting his move to Los Angeles. Ron has written over 700 hours of television, including episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show"...
Apr 20, 2015•1 hr 29 min
CHRIS THOMPSON is a film and television creator, writer, and producer. He began in entertainment as an improv actor, founding the still-operating Los Angeles improv troupe "Off The Wall", and performed on stage with Robin Williams for nearly a year. He began writing for television with "Blanksy's Beauties", before becoming a writer and eventually and executive producer for the hit series "Laverne and Shirley." He created and produced "Bosom Buddies" for Paramount Studios, launching Tom Hanks' ca...
Apr 14, 2015•1 hr 38 min
