Oh boy! It’s the last episode of Season 1! In this barn-burner of an ep, comedian Brendan Eyre breaks down everything that goes into a great standup set on a late night show, from the microphone choices at 30 Rock to the realities of a comic's

1.12 Comedy Is a Business: Working on the Road with Shane Torres

Aug 16th, 2017 1h 34m

After starting out in Portland, it wasn't long before Shane Torres was taken out by a more experienced comedian to be shown the ropes of working the road. Further success as a New Face at Montreal JFL Festival, moving to New York City, and even

1.11 Standing Still on an Escalator: Comedic Acting with Langston Kerman

Aug 1st, 2017 1h 47m

Comedian Langston Kerman found his way into a regular role in the hit HBO show Insecure never having had any formal training as an actor. In addition to acting on television shows such as Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Battery's Down, and My Crazy Lov

1.10 Laughter Is Crazy: When to Move to NYC/LA with Mike Lebovitz

Jul 24th, 2017 1h 23m

Comedian Mike Lebovitz landed Montreal Just For Laughs New Faces and Last Comic Standing appearances from his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. But, after tasting those successes, he set his sights on New York City in the hopes of becoming "the fu

1.9 A Grain of Salt: Open Mics, Shows, and Working Hard with Subhah Agarwal

Jul 17th, 2017 1h 30m

Comedian Subhah Agarwal had a reputation as one of the hardest working open mic comedians in the game when the PBS web series Modern Comedian devoted an entire episode to her. But she's not known as an "open micer" anymore. Subhah discusses qua

1.8 The Chaos of Comedy: How to Produce Shows with Jo Firestone

Jul 10th, 2017 1s

The multitalented Jo Firestone's credits include Montreal Just For Laughs New Faces, a Comedy Central Half Hour, and writer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. But she's best known as the undeniable, undefeated queen of New York comedy p

1.7 Dan Dougal Dougal's Lightning in a Bottle: How to Do Social Media with Eli Yudin

Jul 3rd, 2017 1s

Patton Oswalt, Anderson Cooper, Susan Orlean: these are just some of the tens of thousands of followers that the parody Twitter account @NotTildaSwinton accumulated in only its the first few days of existence. Other celebrity names were tossed

1.6 And That Brings It Back to Death: How to Write for Television with Marlena Rodriguez

Jun 26th, 2017

After creating her own web series while living in Chicago, comedian Marlena Rodriguez landed a dream job writing for the Netflix show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Since then, she’s moved onto other TV writing projects. Marlena shares writing insi

1.5 Incest Is Gay: How to Do Comedy Festivals with Anthony DeVito

Jun 19th, 2017 1h 22m

Only a few years into stand up comedy, Anthony DeVito's very first festival acceptance was to the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs "New Faces." Since then, Anthony has performed at some of the best festivals throughout the U.S., including B

1.4 What Everybody Thinks But Nobody’s Thought Of: How to Be a Well-Rounded Performer with Nick Vatterott

Jun 12th, 2017 1h 57m

From stand up to sketch to improv, when it comes to comedy Nick Vatterott has done it all. Although he's gone on to release a Comedy Central Half Hour as well as his Comedy Central album For Amusement Only, Vatterott shares how a creative break

1.3 Puzzle Pieces & Sand Castles: How to Pitch a TV Show with Dan Perlman

Jun 4th, 2017 1h 29m

Comedian Dan Perlman got the chance of a lifetime when the pitch for his original animated television show, That's My Bus, got picked up by Fox at the Set to Screen competition at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Dan describes how

1.2 Insider Baseball: How to Be a Working Comic with Lucas Connolly

Jun 4th, 2017 1h 23m

Comedian Lucas Connolly (NY Comedy Club) explains what it takes to make a living from doing stand up comedy. How to put yourself in the right situations to get booked at clubs, how to open for big comics on the road instead of doing open mics f

1.1 Eye Signals: How to Podcast with Corinne Fisher

Jun 4th, 2017 1h 23m

Jake and Stu are joined by comedian Corinne Fisher of the Guys We F****d podcast to discuss what it takes to get into podcasting. From the story of how GWF got its start to working with podcast networks to finding a hosting rapport that transce

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