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It's Show Business with Latif Tayour

158 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratings

It's Show Business Podcast is a comedy interview podcast where we talk money, investing, and show business with comedians, musicians, and entertainment professionals. With host Latif Tayour (@latiftayour).

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Episodes

#134: Eli Leonard

April 10, 2024 11:30 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MB

Eli Leonard is a comedian, clown, improvisor, and writer.  Eli wrote one of the plots for the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

#133 Jacquelyn Landgraf

April 03, 2024 07:30 - 1 hour - 91.2 MB

Jacquelyn Landgraf is the Artistic Director of The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles and an Acting Teacher at NYU and the Atlantic Theater.

#132 Chad Damiani

March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 121 MB

Chad Damiani is a clown and standup comic in Los Angeles.  He hosts Stand Up and Clown and Rory and Chad Save comedy at The Elysian Theater.

#131: Casey Kent

March 20, 2024 07:00 - 57 minutes - 81.5 MB

Event producer extraordinaire Casey Kent. She taught me everything I know about putting on great shows! Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3cuh6j3 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3cAfx35 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eFmeTJ

#130: Ashoka Thomas

March 13, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes - 69 MB

Ashoka is an LA based comedian from DC.

#129: Valerie Tosi

November 02, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 28 MB

Comedian, Podcaster (Family Gems), and Actor Valerie Tosi.

#128: Paul Elia of Low Key Outside

October 26, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 41.9 MB

Comedian and Actor Paul Elia (Conan, Hulu's Ramy)

#127: Jordan Peele vs. M. Night Shaymalan

October 19, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 39 MB

Josh Edelman returns for an in depth discussion of the films of Jordan Peele and M. Night Shaymalan.  

#126: D.J. Demers

September 05, 2022 20:42 - 42 minutes - 31.2 MB

D.J. Demers is a comedian who was recently on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and released a comedy special "Born in 1986."

#125: Nikki Bon

July 25, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 34.5 MB

Comedian and Podcaster Nikki Bon of Whoa, Dad!

#124: Josh Edelman returns

July 18, 2022 23:37 - 1 hour - 43.9 MB

Comedian, director of Mentally Al, and producer of Well Dressed and Undiscovered Genius, Josh Edelman.

#123: Julia Austin

July 04, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 34.3 MB

Julia Austin is a comedian and podcaster who was featured in Time Out's comedians to watch.

#122: Meredith Casey

June 27, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 33.8 MB

Meredith Casey is a comedian, actor, and writer who can be seen regularly at The Hollywood Improv.

#121: Subhah Agarwal

May 23, 2022 22:13 - 49 minutes - 36.2 MB

Subhah Agarwal is a comedian, actor, and writer for Arsenio Hall on Netflix.

#120: JD Witherspoon

April 20, 2022 21:35 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MB

Comedian, actor, gamer, and YouTuber JD Witherspoon joins Latif Tayour to talk comedy, gaming, and YouTube video production.

#120 JD Witherspoon

April 20, 2022 21:35 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MB

Comedian, actor, gamer, and YouTuber JD Witherspoon joins Latif Tayour to talk comedy, gaming, and YouTube video production.

#119: Noah Copfer

April 11, 2022 17:58 - 44 minutes - 32.4 MB

Noah Copfer is a comedian and actor who just shot his first comedy special "Deep Breaths" which drops April 12th on YouTube.

#118: Benji Aflalo

April 04, 2022 16:51 - 43 minutes - 32.1 MB

Benji Aflalo is a comedian, writer, and actor.  He joins Latif to talk comedy and they both find out they are half-morrocan!

#118 Benji Aflalo

April 04, 2022 16:51 - 43 minutes - 32.1 MB

Benji Aflalo is a comedian, writer, and actor.  He joins Latif to talk comedy and they both find out they are half-morrocan!

#117: Ahmed Al-Kadri

March 16, 2022 02:21 - 53 minutes - 39.1 MB

Ahmed is a standup comedian who recently used his TikTok following to quit his job.

#116: Ari Mannis

March 08, 2022 04:24 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Ari Mannis of Unlicensed Therapy talks comedy and shares his expert knowledge on podcasting.

Richard Sarvate

February 21, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Richard Sarvate is a comedian who recently came out with a Dry Bar special.  He also founded The Setup comedy club in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

#115: Richard Sarvate

February 21, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Richard Sarvate is a comedian who recently came out with a Dry Bar special.  He also founded The Setup comedy club in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Sarah Lawrence

February 07, 2022 16:12 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

Australian Comedian and DJ Sarah Lawrence joins Latif to talk about the biz and her new cocktail show.

#114: Sarah Lawrence

February 07, 2022 16:12 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

Australian Comedian and DJ Sarah Lawrence joins Latif to talk about the biz and her new cocktail show.

Ketra Long

January 31, 2022 23:26 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

Comedian and actor Ketra Long joins Latif to talk about opening for Moses Storm for his HBO special, comedy, music and rap (her freestyle is on the Patreon!)

#113: Ketra Long

January 31, 2022 23:26 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

Comedian and actor Ketra Long joins Latif to talk about opening for Moses Storm for his HBO special, comedy, music and rap (her freestyle is on the Patreon!)

Casey Kent

January 24, 2022 21:13 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

Casey Kent is an experiential events producer and membership manager at Soho House.

#112: Casey Kent

January 24, 2022 21:13 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

Casey Kent is an experiential events producer and membership manager at Soho House.

#111: Nick Simmons

December 21, 2021 04:31 - 55 minutes - 40.1 MB

Comedian Nick Simmons of Sets and Reps Podcast joins Latif to talk comedy and fitness.

#110: Sam Brittan / Daniel Craig James Bond Films

December 13, 2021 19:05 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB

Actor, Producer, and Writer Sam Brittan Joins Latif Tayour to talk about their favorite Daniel Craig Bond films and who will be the next James Bond?

#109: Josh Edelman

November 02, 2021 22:03 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

Director of Mentally Al, Josh Edelman (also a comedian).

#108: Dave Ross

October 28, 2021 03:44 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MB

Comedian and Podcaster Dave Ross (Comedy Central, Drunk History) joins Latif Tayour to talk about the history of the legendary Good Heroin show at Stories Cafe, and how to make yourself a business in comedy (or not).

#107: Todd Glass

October 20, 2021 04:24 - 1 hour - 52 MB

It's Comedian Todd Glass! Todd has inspired many of our show biz conversations all the way back to the beginning of the podcast! Checkout Todd's hilarious Netflix special Act Happy.

#106: Tori Piskin

October 12, 2021 19:50 - 59 minutes - 42.9 MB

Comedian Tori Piskin of MTV's Wild'N Out and her Got It From My Mama Podcast.

#105: Grant Gordon

October 06, 2021 03:47 - 42 minutes - 31 MB

Comedian, writer, and actor Grant Gordon on literature, commercials and the Pomodoro writing system.

#104: Francisco Ramos

September 29, 2021 05:08 - 59 minutes - 42.9 MB

Francisco Ramos is a comedian and actor featured on Shameless, HBO Max, Netflix, and Last Comic Standing.

#103: Keith Johnson

September 20, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 31.4 MB

Comedian, producer & podcaster Keith Johnson.

#102: John Hastings

September 14, 2021 21:56 - 52 minutes - 37.9 MB

John Hastings is a comedian featured on America's Got Talent and Just For Laughs.

#101: Chris James

September 07, 2021 18:50 - 48 minutes - 35.2 MB

Chris James is a comedian and model from the U.K.  His career took off while he was in South Africa and he now lives LA.  Chris and Latif talk about the modeling business, college touring and more.

#100: Chad Goes Deep

August 31, 2021 18:13 - 41 minutes - 30.7 MB

On our 100th episode Chad Kroeger, of Going Deep with Chad & JT, joins Latif Tayour to talk about creating viral videos, standup comedy, guesting on Howard Stern and Ellen, podcasting, and the origins of the name Chad Kroeger and how it relates to Nickelback.

#100: Chad Kroeger from Chad & Jt Go Deep

August 31, 2021 18:13 - 41 minutes - 30.7 MB

On our 100th episode Chad Kroeger, of Going Deep with Chad & JT, joins Latif Tayour to talk about creating viral videos, standup comedy, guesting on Howard Stern and Ellen, podcasting, and the origins of the name Chad Kroeger and how it relates to Nickelback.

#99: John Taylor

August 24, 2021 05:06 - 32 minutes - 24.3 MB

John Taylor is a comedian featured on Iliza's Locals and is part of the team behind Low Key Outside outdoor comedy shows in Los Angeles.

#98: Amir K

August 18, 2021 02:14 - 52 minutes - 38 MB

Amir K is a comedian, podcaster, and actor from the show MadTV.

#97: Luke Schwartz

August 10, 2021 01:08 - 40 minutes - 29.9 MB

Luke Schwartz is a comedian featured in The Comedy Store documentary, on Bill Burr's The Ringers and Iliza's Locals.

#96: Aaron Mliner

August 04, 2021 19:13 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Aaron Mliner is a comedian and founder of The Nitecap and The Southland Comedy Festival.  Listen for great advice on booking and getting booked.

#95: Mary Romeo

July 26, 2021 17:44 - 56 minutes - 41 MB

Mary Romeo is a comedian and the founder of the Ocean Mic, which kept comedy alive in LA during the pandemic.  We talk marketing, setting up your first tour and building relationships.

#94: Gianmarco Soresi

July 21, 2021 02:40 - 47 minutes - 34.7 MB

Gianmarco Soresi is a New York based comedian and actor.  He's been on Huster's, The Last OG, and the Billy Crystal/Tiffany Haddish film Here Today.

#93: Fizaa Dosani

July 12, 2021 17:03 - 52 minutes - 38.4 MB

Fizaa Dosani is a comedian and actor who can be seen on Snowfall on FX & Dear White People on Netflix.  She is the founder of Facial Recognition Comedy that promoted brown female comics.

#92: Steph Tolev

July 06, 2021 17:13 - 34 minutes - 25.6 MB

Steph Tolev is a Juno Nominated (Canadian Grammy) comedian who was featured on Comedy Central's Bill Burr presents.