Alan BromwellIn this episode Mark Masters talks to Alan Bromwell, a 6 year comedian on the Comedy Works pro list based in Denver, CO.Mark drives Alan from Castle Rock to a ticketed show at Carter Payne in Colorado Springs, CO and they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics.They discuss:- driving to a show, guest spot driving- six years comedy- on the pro list, paid to perform at Comedy Works- worked 2.5 years unpaid- Almost Famous, 10 minute host spots Sundays and Wednesdays (sometimes Saturdays), 7 minute spots- Dana Gould, Joey Diaz (blacklisted), Pete Holmes- Joey Diaz stories- Not paid host spots at Comedy Works for double show nights you get 20 minutes stage time and perform in front of sold out show- First mic was Lion’s Lair (Roger Norquist, Sam Tallent)- Alan was missing teeth- Time travel advice first mic - warning- The Improv, Future Legends (like NTN but no more)- “Boulder kids”: Codey Spiker, Jacob Rupp, Alan and Harry- Tonight’s show at former church, Carter Payne, co-headlining with ShaNae Ross- Goals: have fun, work out new material (7 minutes in middle), connections- 3-4 shows and 3-4 mics a week- Sold out Comedy Works South show, Chad Daniels, 450 people- Casino shows- Comedy Works Entertainment gigs- PG-13 material, “light R”, nobody knows what that is- Alan is a provocateur, a troll, a curmudgeon- Corporate gigs pay well- Cruise ship comedy- Tobias Livingston tour to Oregon- Aaron Maslow- Not Good Yet, the book- Wende Curtis- List for spots comes out on Wednesdays by email, sign up is in person- Better paying gig cancellations- Worst gig story - Merch talk- Full time comedian for 2-3 years, open mic is helpful income, not glamorous- Animal sex bit timeline, 6 months at mic, then into shows- Writing process, handwritten then computer- Social media discussion, YouTube- Kallan Reese in the Vail Daily[Show]- Did Mark get a spot?- Alan challenge review- Thick Skin- Contest material, keep it short- Reviewing video- Listening to sets to see what works- Hippieman (John Novosad) is a big listener to sets- Robin Williams on listening to sets- The trap of listening to your material- Alan’s album on Bandcamp- Venue discussion, lighting, crowd- Austin Brinker (Matt Gabriel) hosts- Comedy Central Up Next showcase- Filmed projects for Netflix, Nice & Naughty- Sammy Anzer- Burning material that is filmed- Joke theft, Carlos Mencia, Louis CK, Dane Cook, Amy Schumer, Patrice O’Neill- David Cross, Maria Bamford Comedy Death Ray comedy album- Archetypes and local comedy thievery- Immitation and starting out in comedy- Gratifying to see a stolen Hedberg joke bomb at an open mic- Crazy open mic stories, homeless and down on their luck rappers- Ambush comedy at the Karaoke bar, “stage time’s stage time”- Not getting paid / stiffed, harder in the time of the internet- Good show and venue, Buttermilk Boys- Palmer Lake shows, Sterling, Colorado Springs- Ben Kronberg had a show in Castle Rock- AlanBromwell on Twitter and Instagram- Alan is doing a show at Laugh Lines comedy club in Boulder soonAnd 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