In this classic episode, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and director, Neal Brennan ( @nealbfree ) shares stories of his early career from being a doorman at the Boston Comedy Club to partnering with Dave Chappelle to write Half Baked, and how the film was pitched and greenlit. Neal discusses what it's like writing and directing for film and television, including his time with Chappelle's Show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/supp...
Sep 02, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 602
In this powerful podcast episode, Tiffany Haddish opens up about her journey of overcoming challenges and staying resilient in the face of adversity on her climb from humble beginnings to major success. She shares personal stories that highlight her growth, maturity, and determination to succeed in both show business and her personal life. Tiffany reveals how she broke free from an abusive relationship, reflects on an impactful phone call with Dave Chapelle, and discusses her goals outside of sh...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 601
Dan Rubin is the visionary founder of Budding Equity Inc. In this episode, Dan shares his journey emerging from the Toronto rave scene and escaping the finance world, into his current work, forming partnerships with major artists and film studios like Paramount, to license intellectual property for cannabis products. Dan recounts path from his first deal to license merchandise for Cheech and Chong, to working with the likes of filmmaker Kevin Smith, hip-hop legend Ice Cube, Brad Williams, Bert K...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 600
Barry Shares Stories about leaving Boston and moving to New York, renting his couch out to comics like Louis CK, Nick Di Paolo, and other then-unknown Young Comics. He offers advice on getting into TV Writers Rooms, and recounts how a writer's assistant for Whitney Cummings' got her script made into an episode of "Whitney." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support
Aug 06, 2024•39 min•Ep. 599
Terre Weisman has Written, Directed & Produced 3 Indie Feature Films. His Recent Release Max Dagan Stars Zach Gordon, Michael Madsen & Rob Morrow with Cameos from Jay Mohr, Kirk Fox & Jeff Ross.
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 598
Bobby Lee is Everywhere. He hosts 2 Hit Podcasts TigerBelly & Bad Friends. He's been on MADtv, Magnum P.I. in Feature Films like The Wrong Missy & the upcoming Sweet Dreams 2024 Starring Johnny Knoxville.
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 597
Katherine Blanford's Breakthrough Comedy Career Moment came when her Infectious Stand Up Performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon went Viral. These days Katherine Blanford is a Venue-Filling Touring Comedian Selling-Out Shows from Atlanta to Los Angeles & Canada. She also Hosts the Podcast Cheaties with Lace Larrabee another Southern Comedian & Semi-Finalist on America's Got Talent.
Jul 16, 2024•46 min•Ep. 596
Roy Wood Jr. is Well Known for his 8 Years as a Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Lately he's been in Confess, Fletch 2022 with John Hamm, Better Call Saul & Only Murders in the Building with Steve Martin & Martin Short. Roy tells some great Stories about Producing & Acting in his 2018 Sitcom Pilot and what's involved getting his own scripted TV Shows funded and Produced.
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 595
Barry Shares Stories about his Early Days building the Boston Comedy Club with Dave Chappelle, Wanda Sykes, Jim Breuer & Many other then-unknown Young Comics. There's a Classic Norm Macdonald Stand Up Memoir at the End.
Jul 01, 2024•47 min•Ep. 594
Jason Nash is an Entertainment Industry Survivor. He began his Career in Traditional Film & TV. Found Fame on Vine then lost it. Worked as a Stand Up Comic before Striking Gold with David Dobrik on YouTube. Now he hosts a TikTok with 2.5 Mil, a YouTube Podcast & More.
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 593
Ian Edwards began Stand Up Comedy in New York the 1990s when he first met Comedy Manager Barry Katz. Ian went on to write for The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show, Kevin Hart, Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd and recently a Spot on Bill Burr's Presents: Friends Who Kill.
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 592
Barry Katz Answers Questions from Friends & Members of the Blueprint for Success Entertainment Industry Networking Program about Comedians & Actors becoming Political Activists, the Art of Joke Writing, the Power of Social Media & More.
Jun 11, 2024•58 min•Ep. 591
Ryan Sickler is Live & Alive on Tour after a serious Health Scare. He's a Die Hard Dad who Hosts Bert Kreischer, Brad Williams, Jim Gaffigan, Steve-O & Friends on his Podcast The HoneyDew.
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 590
Matt Iseman has Hosted American Ninja Warrior for 16 Seasons but Did You Know He's a Doctor? He also won the Celebrity Apprentice Season that Never Aired. He Survived Cancer, is Friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger & His Fav Comic is Brian Regan.
May 28, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 589
Comedy Manager Barry Katz Answers Questions from the Blueprint for Success Members about Comedy Icons like Norm Macdonald's Phraseology, Bill Burr's Crowd Work, Depression, Mental Health & more.
May 21, 2024•42 min•Ep. 588
Follow Network Executive & Generate Holdings LLC Founder Pete Aronson’s Journey from L.A. in the 80s as a P.A. on The Golden Girls to Disney & Founding his own Company.
May 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 587
Rob Morrow is Best Known for his Starring Role in TVs Northern Exposure 1990-1995 but did you know Rob Morrow Does Everything? He's an Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Author, Musician, Songwriter & Drummer of Course.
May 07, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 586
Philosopher Entrepreneur Graham Dugoni Literally went from Living in a Van to the CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar Company that Creates Phone-Free Spaces for Educators, Musicians, Comedians & Events. Learn How Graham's Idea Became a Reality in this fascinating Industry Standard Interview with Barry Katz.
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 585
Zachary Gordon found Fame as the Star of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Films. Now in his mid-twenties Zach is a Musician, Prolific Voice Actor, Television Regular & Star of the New Feature Film Max Dagan Produced by this Podcast's Host Barry Katz.
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 584
Orny Adams describes Himself as a Comedian, Actor, Coach on MTV Teen Wolf, Entrepreneur & Businessman. His Comedy Special More Than Loud has over 5 Million Views on YouTube. He Produces a Weekly Podcast What's Wrong with Orny Adams & Packs Venues around the Country. Barry Katz describes him as a Wordsmith skilled in Poetry, Diction & Alliteration. Hang Out with Orny Adams every week in his Vintage Trailer Podcast Studio with guests like Pete Holmes, Adam Carolla & Godfrey & T...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 34 min
Carol Baum is known for Producing Hit Films like Fly Away Home, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Father of the Bride & The Good Girl Starring Jennifer Aniston. She helped turn Stephen King's The Shining into a Film by Stanley Kubrick, was Vice President at 20th Century Fox & Co-President of Dolly Parton's Sandollar Productions. In this episode of The Industry Standard Podcast Barry Katz sits down with legendary Movie & TV Producer Carol Baum for a look at remarkable career producing over 34...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Tone Bell is a comedian and writer known for his infectious energy and relatable style of humor. When he started performing stand-up comedy he immediately gained recognition for his hilarious and engaging shows. When he first came to Los Angeles he quickly booked a recurring role on the show Whitney as RJ. After Whitney he then booked a role on the show Bad Judge and continued booking more and more series’ one after the other. In addition to his television roles, Bell has also appeared in critic...
Mar 18, 2024•59 min
Russell Peters began performing comedy in Toronto in 1989 and is arguably the most popular stand-up comedian in the world… As his monumental reach--throughout several sold out tours--extends to several countries all around the globe, as he has performed in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Afghanistan, Sweden, South Africa, India, the Caribbean countries, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Sri Lanka, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Denmark, Norway, L...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Morgan Jay is a Musical Comedian for a Younger Generation. With over 2.9 Mil on TikTok & 760K on Insta his Funny Songs like "Friend Zone" & "Emotional Damage" draw inspiration from Bo Burnham & Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah" Song but not as far back as the Smothers Brothers. Morgan describes his 12 Year journey to Success in Comedy to Barry Katz & what he's learned along the way.
Feb 20, 2024•46 min
Michael Mendehlson studied business at the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career in the entertainment industry from the mail room of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson , and working himself all the way up to becoming a major producer and CEO of Patriot Pictures. He has produced hit major motion pictures such as The Matrix directed by the Wachowski sisters, What Women Want from director Nancy Meyers, Quentin Tarantino’s directorial debut Reservoir Dogs , and served as financier for D...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Steph Tolev is a comedian and actress. She was the winner of the Best Female Comedian award at the 2015 Canadian Comedy Awards. Her 2019 album I'm Not Well was nominated the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the year. In 2022 she was hand-picked by Bill Burr to open for his tour. She can also bee seen in the feature films Drugstore June and Old Dads .
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Earlier this month, the entertainment world suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Norman Lear. At 101 years old, he never stopped working and creating. Known for creating popular series such as All in the Family and The Jeffersons , Norman Lear has been one of my biggest inspirations in this business. I am so tremendously honored to have known him and been able to interview him on Industry Standard. I hope his words and stories inspire you the way they did for me....
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Earlier this month, the entertainment world suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Norman Lear. At 101 years old, he never stopped working and creating. Known for creating popular series such as All in the Family and The Jeffersons , Norman Lear has been one of my biggest inspirations in this business. I am so tremendously honored to have known him and been able to interview him on Industry Standard. I hope his words and stories inspire you the way they did for me....
Dec 12, 2023•41 min
Judy Gold has had stand-up specials on HBO, Comedy Central, and appeared on Netflix’s Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration . She is the author of the critically acclaimed Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come For The Comedians, We Are All In Trouble , a book all about free speech and cancel culture. She has also made numerous appearances on MSNBC, CNN, and News Nation as a free speech advocate. The book was turned into a solo show directed by B.D. Wong in March of 2023 and has received rave reviews an...
Nov 13, 2023•40 min
Judy Gold has had stand-up specials on HBO, Comedy Central, and appeared on Netflix’s Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration . She is the author of the critically acclaimed Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come For The Comedians, We Are All In Trouble , a book all about free speech and cancel culture. She has also made numerous appearances on MSNBC, CNN, and News Nation as a free speech advocate. The book was turned into a solo show directed by B.D. Wong in March of 2023 and has received rave reviews an...
Nov 06, 2023•57 min
