Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz
659 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 907 ratingsA one-of-a-kind insiders look at Hollywood from a totally different perspective. This inspirational weekly series provides an “all access pass” to the entertainment business through the eyes of comedy manager/producer Barry Katz and the industry's biggest "behind the scenes" players who candidly reveal the risky decisions they made that led to the most groundbreaking internet, television, radio, music, and film content in the world. Combining humor, insight, and motivation; Katz provides the blueprint for the audience to take their careers to the next tier, while showcasing each guests’ extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to the highest levels in their field. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support
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Industry Standard 109: Margaret Cho
August 24, 2015 07:30 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBMARGARET CHO is a stand-up comedian, writer, actress, producer, and designer, who began stand-up comedy out of her parents bookstore in San Francisco at just 14 years old. Through tireless touring and fearless comedy she became a hugely popular stand-up, opening for Jerry Seinfeld and making regular appearances on the Arsino Hall Show. She was quickly commissioned for her own television series "All American Girl" on ABC. She acted in the John Woo film "Face/Off" starring John Travolt...
Industry Standard 108: Part 2 - 2nd Year Anniversary Episode
August 19, 2015 00:31 - 2 hours - 129 MB2ND 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w...
Industry Standard 107: 2nd Year Anniversary Episode
August 10, 2015 10:09 - 2 hours - 148 MBFor 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support
Industry Standard 106: Kevin Farley
August 04, 2015 19:30 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBKEVIN 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 ...
Industry Standard 105: Bert Fields
July 28, 2015 07:03 - 1 hour - 103 MBBERT 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 ...
Industry Standard 104: Dave Attell
July 20, 2015 15:38 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBDAVE ATTELL in an extraordinary comedian, writer, actor and producer. He started his stand-up career after graduating NYU and was noticed by Lorne Michaels, the creator of "Saturday Night Live" and became a writer and occasional performer for the show. Soon after, he made his late-night stand-up debut on "The Late Show with David Letterman." His groundbreaking show "Insomniac with Dave Attell" was a huge hit on comedy Central, which led to other series like "Comedy Underground" and ...
Industry Standard 103: David Friendly
July 13, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBDAVID 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 Brosn...
Industry Standard 102: Randy Jackson
July 06, 2015 07:30 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBRANDY 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, before...
Industry Standard 101: The late Chris Thompson (special re-release)
June 29, 2015 19:42 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBThe 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 Han...
Industry Standard 100: Judd Apatow
June 22, 2015 11:01 - 2 hours - 155 MBJUDD APATOW is a producer, director, writer, and comedian whose comedy movies have defined a generation of comedic filmmaking. Starting as a stand-up in New York as a teenager, Judd penned jokes for Rosanne Barr, wrote for the "Ben Stiller Show", and won multiple Emmys with "The Larry Sanders Show" before executive producing "Freaks and Geeks," and creating "Undeclared" for FOX. Turning to films, he produced "Anchorman" starring Will Ferrell, and co-wrote, co-produced and directed t...
Industry Standard 99: Caroline Hirsch
June 16, 2015 17:38 - 1 hour - 105 MBCAROLINE 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...
Industry Standard 98: Micky Dolenz
June 09, 2015 07:30 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBMICKY 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 eve...
Industry Standard 97: Jeff Cesario
June 01, 2015 08:07 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBJEFF 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 ...
Industry Standard 96: David Zucker
May 25, 2015 08:34 - 2 hours - 110 MBDAVID 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...
Industry Standard 95: Amy Introcaso-Davis
May 18, 2015 07:01 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBAMY 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 ad...
Industry Standard 94: David Goldman
May 11, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBDAVID 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, dir...
Industry Standard 93: Gallagher
May 06, 2015 08:08 - 2 hours - 130 MBGALLAGHER is one of the most successful comedians in history, and was the top-grossing stand-up comedian for over a decade. A staple of 80s pop culture, he became famous for blending cerbral wordplay with absurd prop comedy; his signature routine was a pitch for a made-up product called the "Sledge-O-Matic", during which he smashes a variety of foods with a mallet, culminating in a watermelon. He has created fourteen (14) stand-up specials for Showtime, which still run regularly toda...
Industry Standard 92: Larry Miller
April 27, 2015 07:49 - 1 hour - 103 MBLARRY 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 al...
Industry Standard 91: Ron Friedman
April 20, 2015 17:11 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBRON 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 Sh...
Industry Standard 90: Chris Thompson
April 14, 2015 11:18 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBCHRIS 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'...
Industry Standard 89: Sandra Dewey
April 06, 2015 07:56 - 1 hour - 103 MBSANDRA DEWEY is the President of TNT/TBS Productions and Business Operations. She oversees production and business affairs for TNT, TBS, TCM, truTV, and Cartoon Network Originals. She was the lead deal maker behind the agreement that brought Conan O'brien's late-night show to TBS, and arranged deals resulting in several hit TNT and TBS original series, including "The Closer", "Men of a Certain Age", "Leverage", "Dark Blue", "My Boys", and "Lopez Tonight." She has worked in various executive a...
Industry Standard 88: Illeana Douglas
March 30, 2015 09:29 - 2 hours - 156 MBILLIANA DOUGLAS is an award winning film and telelvision actress, writer, director, and producer. Beginning her career as a stand-up in New York, she was once asked to dub screams for "The Last Temptation of Christ", leading to a long collaboration with director Martin Scorsese, during which she appeared in several of his films including "Good Fellas" and Cape Fear". She has appeared in numerous telelvision shows in guest and recurring roles, including "The Larry Sanders Show," "Frasier," "Th...
Industry Standard 87: Norman Lear
March 23, 2015 10:33 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBNORMAN LEAR is arguably the greatest television writer, creator, and producer in history...best known for creating iconic life-changing shows like "All in the Family," "Sanford and Son", "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," "One Day at a Time", "The Jeffersons", "Good Times", "Fernwood Tonight" and "Maud". At the height of his career, over 130 million people watched his television shows every week, and in one season was responsible for 3 of the top 4 shows on television, and 5 of the top 9 ...
Industry Standard 86: The Mandt Brothers
March 16, 2015 07:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBNEIL and MICHAEL MANDT are six-time emmy winning producers, and are partners in the premiere Los Angeles-based production company Mandt Bros. Productions. They have produced over 1,500 hours of television shows for major networks, including the hit ESPN series "Jim Rome Is Burning". In 2014 the Mandt Brothers were producers of the Walt Disney Pictures feature film "Million Dollar Arm", starring Jon Hamm and Alan Arkin. Neil and Michael are veteran producers of the Olympics telecasts, and Mi...
Industry Standard 85: Bill Grundfest
March 09, 2015 09:27 - 2 hours - 116 MBBILL GRUNDFEST is an award-winning writer and producer, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in New York City, where he founded the world famous Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village in 1982, showcasing then unknown comeidans like Jon Steward, Bill Maher, Rita Rudner, Dave Attell, and Ray Romano. He also performed on WNBC-AM66 hosting his own series and was the permanent substitute for Don Imus. At the height of his and the comedy club's popularity, he decided to relocate to Los Angeles...
Industry Standard 84: Pete Holmes
March 02, 2015 08:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBPETE HOLMES is a comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, producer, and podcaster. Performing standup for over 15 years, Pete was a featured comedian on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and VH1's Best Week Ever. He wrote for NBC's sitcom "Outsourced" and Fox's "I Hate My Teenage Daughter," and has created dozens of skit comedy videos for CollegeHumor.com. After two successsful appearances on Conan, Conan O'Brien commissioned and produced "The Pete Holmes Show" on TBS, a late-night talk ...
Industry Standard 83: Don Reo
February 23, 2015 08:00 - 2 hours - 119 MBDON REO is a producer, television writer, and author, who is currently an executive producer on Two and a Half Men and the creator of "Blossom" and "The John Larroquette Show" for NBC, "My Wife and Kids" on ABC, and "Brothers" on FOX. He began his 40-year+ career writing for iconic comedians such as Slappy White, Red Fox and Jackie Gleason, and went on to write episodes for classic shows like M*A*S*H, Rhoda, Mary Tyler Moore, All in the Family and The Golden Girls. See Privacy Policy at http...
Industry Standard 82: Julie Talbott
February 16, 2015 09:46 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBJULIE TALBOTT is the president of premiere networks. she started her career in advertising at the prestigeous bbdo firm, but her love of radio was overpowering as she MOVED ON TO SPEND 19 years As COO of MJI Broadcasting, growing the company from 5 people to more than 150. after that, she has spent the LAST 16 YEARS at premiere and has been the driving force behind a plethora of talent deals including Jim Rome, Glenn Beck, George Noory, Bob and Tom, Keith Sweat, Elvis Duran, FOX Sports Radi...
Industry Standard 81: Ken Mok
February 09, 2015 10:57 - 1 hour - 101 MBKEN MOK is the president and founder of 10x10 entertainment (a production company that produces television, film and alternative media), best know as the creator and executive producer of the mega-hit “america’s next top model,” now in it’s 22nd cycle airing in more than 150 territories. Considered one of the godfather’s of reality tv, he launched one of the very first reality series to appear on network tv back in 2000 with “making the band.” mok’s other tv productions are the cw’s “the pus...
Industry Standard 80: Dionne Warwick
January 28, 2015 01:13 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBDIONNE WARWICK is a five-time GRAMMY® Award winning music legend, who has become a cornerstone of American pop music and culture. Warwick’s career, which currently celebrates over 50 years, has established her as an internationalmusic icon and concert act. Over that time, she has earned 75 charted hit songs and sold over 100 million records. She began singing professionally in 1961after being discovered by a young songwriting team (Burt Bacharach and Hal David) and had her first hit in 1962 w...
Industry Standard 79: Rob Schneider
January 19, 2015 11:39 - 2 hours - 118 MBROB SCHNEIDER is a 3-time emmy nominated TV and film actor, well known all over the world for his hugely successful tenure on "Saturday Night Live," his trademark blend of character/comedian acting, as well as for his esteemed career as a stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer. His more memorable films include "The Chosen One" (a drama he also co-wrote), "You may Not Kiss The Bride," as well as several happy madison productions including "Bedtime Stories," "You Don't Mess ...
Industry Standard 78: Scott Ackerson
January 13, 2015 08:02 - 2 hours - 123 MBSCOTT ACKERSON is a 13-time Emmy Award-winning Executive Vice President of Studio Production at fox sports, overseeing the network’s news coverage. previously HE was the Coordinating Producer of “FOX NFL SUNDAY,” and was in charge of all studio programming for the networks and entities within FOX Sports since 2011. In 2012, Ackerson served as interim president of cable channel SPEED while still overseeing FOX’S studio production. HE joined FOX Sports in 1994, leading “FOX NFL SUNDAY” to its 1...
Industry Standard 77: Best of 2014 Part 2 of 2
January 08, 2015 09:07 - 2 hours - 113 MBBest of Industry Standard 2014: Part (2 of 2) features the invaluable words of wisdom of 25 of the best guests on Industry Standard during the past year...including Russell Peters, Jay Mohr, Dr. Phil and 20 more!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support
Industry Standard 76: Best of 2014 Part 1 of 2
December 31, 2014 08:41 - 2 hours - 112 MBBest of Industry Standard 2014: Part (1 of 2) features the invaluable words of wisdom of 25 of the best guests on Industry Standard during the past year...including Neal Brennan, Steve McPherson, Sandy Grushow, Marc Maron, Dr. Phil and 20 more!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support
Industry Standard 75: George Shapiro
December 22, 2014 23:17 - 2 hours - 116 MBGeorge Shapiro, the legendary manager, film, and emmy award winning television producer started his career in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency and soon became an agent, where he began packaging hit programs such as “The Steve Allen Show,” “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” "That Girl," and "Gower Pyle,” as well as a number of specials for Dick Van Dyke, Carol Channing, and Mary Tyler Moore. Shapiro later left the Agency to become a manager and producer along with his partn...
Industry Standard 74: Louie Anderson
December 13, 2014 23:22 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBLOUIE ANDERSON is one of the greatest comedians of our generation. when Johnny Carson invited Louie to make his national television debut on the "The Tonight Show" in 1984, the rest was history. “Leno,” “Letterman,” "Comic Relief," Showtime, and HBO specials followed, as well as a hosting gig on “Comedy Showcase,” the late-night series that followed “Saturday Night Live” for over 3 years.as Louie became a household name doors opened for him as an actor, as He guest-starred on hit sho...
Industry Standard 73: Byron Allen
December 05, 2014 06:48 - 2 hours - 150 MBBYRON ALLEN is a multiple Emmy winning 35-year entertainment veteran, who began his career as a stand-up. At 14 years old, he got his first break when stand-up Jimmie Walker saw his stand-up act and was so impressed that he invited him to join his comedy writing team alongside promising young comedians Jay Leno and David Letterman. By the age of 18, Allen made his television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson--after originally turning it down a year earlier so he could finish hi...
Industry Standard 72: Cheri Oteri
November 28, 2014 08:49 - 2 hours - 135 MBCheri Oteri was born in Philadelphia and later moved to LA where she worked in promotions for A&M Records. She joined the Groundlings, and in 1995 the producers of “Saturday Night Live” saw one of her monologues, which led to an audition and eventually being hired as a cast member. She has also appeared in several films, including “Scary Movie,” “Inspector Gadget,” “Liar Liar,” “Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd,” “Shrek the Third,” “Southland Tales,” and “Grown Ups 2” (with Adam Sandle...
Industry Standard 71: Monty Hall
November 21, 2014 07:07 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBMONTY HALL is best known as the host and creator of arguably the most successful game show of our generation—“Let’s Make a Deal,” which launched 50 years ago and is still going strong today with its new host, Wayne Brady. He was a radio star in the 50’s and became a go-to host in the 60’s and future decades with a plethora of shows he created and others that he was aligned with like CBS’s “Video Village,” NBC’s “Your First Impression,” and the syndicated show “Split Second.” He has headline...
Industry Standard 70: Greg Fitzsimmons
November 10, 2014 08:01 - 2 hours - 118 MBGREG FITZSIMMONS is a 4-TIME Emmy Award Winner who is the host of “The Greg Fitzsimmons Show” on Sirius-XM’s Howard 101 and twice a week puts out the hugely popular “FitzDog Radio” podcast. A regular on “Letterman,” “Conan,” “Kimmel,” “Leno,” Greg has also made more than 50 visits to “The Howard Stern Show.” As a writer, Greg worked several years on ”The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Lucky Louie,” and “Politically Incorrect.” Additionally, he has created and executive produced pilots for VH1 an...
Industry Standard 69: Gene Blythe
November 07, 2014 02:14 - 2 hours - 111 MBGENE BLYTHE was the executive vice president of casting at ABC Entertainment Television Group for over two decades. In his unprecedented tenure, he was known and universally respected for having served under 8 different studio presidents in almost 20 years at the network—with a career that is impressive for both its length and impact on the studio. Gene started in show business as theater actor, working on Broadway for two years, eventually switching into theater casting in new york. He quick...
Industry Standard 68: Susanne Daniels
October 29, 2014 04:36 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBSUSANNE DANIELS is presently the president of the MTV network. An award winning entertainment executive, Daniels has developed and produced some of the most memorable series on television. She started her career as Lorne Michaels’ assistant at “SNL” and was promoted to manager of development for Michaels’ Broadwayentertainment, where she helped develop the “the kids in the hall” comedy series and the box office smash “Wayne’s World.” she then went on to work at ABC and later served as vice pr...
Industry Standard 67: Gavin Polone
October 20, 2014 09:14 - 2 hours - 115 MBGAVIN POLONE began his career as an assistant at ICM IN 1985. after becoming an agent, he joined Bauer/Benedek which BECAME United Talent Agency, where gavin made partner at age 29. in 1996 he BECAME A MANAGER/PRODUCER WHEN he partnered with Judy Hofflund to form Hofflund/Polone which led to being an executive producer on the Emmy-nominated HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” AND THE CW’s “Gilmore Girls.” In 2001, HE formed PRODUCTION COMPANY, Pariah, where he produced numerous tv shows includ...
Industry Standard 66: Carol Leifer
October 15, 2014 05:16 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBCAROL LEIFER is a four-time Emmy nominee for her writing on such shows as “Seinfeld,” “Modern Family,” “Saturday Night Live,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” and seven “Academy Awards” telecasts. She has starred in five of her own comedy specials, which have aired on Showtime, HBO, and Comedy Central. Throughout her career she has worked very closely with several of the greatest comedy minds of our generation…including Steve Martin, Gary Shandling, Lorne Michaels, Jerry Seinfeld, and Larry David. H...
Industry Standard 65: Tracy Christian
October 07, 2014 06:19 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBTRACY CHRISTIAN started her agency career at PSA, a bi-coastal boutique talent agency with a focus on classically trained character actors like William H. Macy & Joe Mantegna. At PSA, she began to packaging features for music clients like Busta Rhymes, Nelly and Fat Joe, in addition to supporting the agency’s roster of actors. Christian then moved to Don Buchwald and Associates where she represented future Oscar winners Octavia Spencer, Melissa Leo and Mo’Nique, Emmy nominee Elizabeth Moss, ...
Industry Standard 64: David Kissinger
September 29, 2014 22:59 - 1 hour - 104 MBDAVID KISSINGER is the President of Conaco Productions, (Conan O'Brien’S PRODUCTION COMPANY) and has produced a plethora of shows for them "Andy Barker P.I.," "Outlaw" ON NBC, "Eagleheart" on Adult Swim, "Super Fun Night" for ABC, as well as "the Pete Holmes Show" and “Deon’s Black Box” for TBS. Prior to joining Conaco, he was the President of NBC Universal Television/Studio USA where he developed some of the most acclaimed Emmy nominated and winning shows on TV including "House," "the Offic...
Industry Standard 63: Tom Hertz
September 22, 2014 07:01 - 1 hour - 100 MBTOM HERTZ is an Emmy Award winning writer and show runners, and one of the most respected executive producers in the entertainment business. He has worked with some of the most groundbreaking artists of our generation—making his mark with Jon Stewart (“The Jon Stewart Show”), Kevin James (“King of Queens”), Gary Shandling (The Larry Sanders Show), Dennis Miller (Dennis Miller Live), Charlie Sheen, and Michael J. Fox (“Spin City”) …and created the hit CBS show RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, starring Da...
Industry Standard 62: Russell Peters
September 15, 2014 10:40 - 1 hour - 94 MBRUSSELLL 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, Denma...
Industry Standard 61: Dan Pasternack
September 09, 2014 09:29 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBDAN PASTERNACK is a veteran TV producer and high level creative executive who recently joined the prestigious independent production company big beach films (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “Our Idiot Brother,” “Sunshine Cleaning”) to set up and head a new television division, Big Beach TV. Pasternack left his position as vice president of development and production for IFC after four and a half years to join Big Beach, and during his tenure at IFC, he shepherded the break-out critically acclaimed hi...
Industry Standard 60: Adam Carolla
September 02, 2014 18:38 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBADAM CAROLLA is an extraordinary radio and television host, comedian, actor, 3 time New York Times bestselling author, and the host of "the Adam Carolla Podcast," that holds the title as the Guinness Book of World Record’s “Most Downloaded Podcast.” Carolla was the well known co-host of the hit radio and MTV show “Loveline," the co-creator and co-host of the groundbreaking series “The Man Show," as a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars” as well as "Celebrity Apprentice," and presen...