Sammy AnzerIn this episode Mark Masters talks to Sammy Anzer, originally from Queens, NY but now in Denver, CO. Mark drives Sammy from Denver to an open mic at Hodi’s in Ft. Collins and they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics.[Note: This episode starts mid-drive due to camera operator error]They discuss:- Comedy Works’ New Faces contest- Comedy contest preparation- Videotaping sets- Cody Ullrich- Getting paid to do comedy- the pyramid scheme of stage time- comedy in NYC and Memphis- comma comedians- Michael Isaacs, Knoxville- What makes a good open mic- Writing tips- Comedian bad habits- Grit by Angela Ducksworth- Englewood- Oxygen Advantage- Ali Wong rom com- A system for open mic sets- different performance if paid- Trust yourself- Eating kiwi- A show disaster story- pro shows- a joke writer vs. a comedian- Aziz Ansari at Comedy Works- Fortune Feimster- The Growlix- Those Who Can’t- Adam Cayton Holland (book)- City of Thieves (book)- Denver as a place to live- The Comedy Gym at Open Media- You can’t rush progress- Get personal in comedy- Showers and public pools- Germaphobes- Disguise the punchline- Sam Tallent- Challenges- Kory David- Eeland Stribling- Challenges recap- Act outs- personal toneAnd 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