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J.B. SMOOVE is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, and voice actor, who grew up in the projects and launched his career on Def Comedy Jam in the early 1990s. Although he spent three years at SNL as a writer and bit performer as well as being a series regular on the Fox sitcom “'Til Death” and the CBS show “The Millers,” he is best known for his amazing role of Leon on the HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Smoove's film credits include “With or Without You,” “Pootie Tang,” “Date Night,” “Hall Pass,” “The Sitter,” “We Bought a Zoo,” “The Dictator,” “A Haunted House,” “Clear History,” and “Mr. Deeds.” In 2012, his first televised comedy special, “JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It,” premiered on Comedy Central. In the summer of 2014, Smoove hosted the eighth season of the NBC Emmy nominated reality series “Last Comic Standing” and in July 2016, Smoove appeared on comedian Jerry Seinfeld's critically acclaimed web series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac

SCOTT AUKERMAN is an Emmy winning creator, producer, host, writer, and creator, known for launching and successfully sustaining the parody talk show "Comedy Bang! Bang!. The show's 5th season premiered on June 3, 2016 on IFC with Weird Al serving as bandleader, with the 2nd part of season 5 coming back to IFC in October 2016. Past guests include Zoe Saldana, Paul F. Tompkins, Jon Hamm, Aziz Ansari, Adam Scott, Patton Oswalt, Seth Rogen, Thomas Lennon, Zach Galifianakis, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Silverman, Amy Poehler, and Michael Cera. This past year, Aukerman wrote the hilarious 67th Primetime Emmy Awards with Andy Samberg. Aukerman's production company, CBB Productions, is currently developing multiple projects for a variety of networks and NBC Universal’s Seeso has added two shows run by CBB and executive produced by Scott, including the highly-anticipated reality spoof show "Bajillion Dollar Propertie$" and "Take My Wife.” In addition, Aukerman is also the co-creator, co-producer, co-writer and a

LANCE BURTON is widely considered by his peers to be the greatest stage magician of the past century. Born in Louisville, KY, his first break came in a debut appearance on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” and through the course of Burton’s career he was invited back for a total of ten appearances while Johnny was host and another ten appearances during Jay Leno’s tenure. Additionally, Lance has racked up appearances on Letterman, Leno, The View, Ferguson, The World’s Greatest Magic, Hollywood Squares, and guest starring roles on “Knight Rider’ and “Las Vegas.” In 1996, Lance Burton’s first TV special, “Lance Burton Master Magician; The Legend Begins,” aired on NBC and was quickly followed by a series of 4 TV specials. He also hosted specials for the history channel, Discovery, Animal Planet, The Family Channel, Discovery, Animal Planet, The Family Channel, and many more. While successful on TV, Burton’s greatest accomplishments have been made in live performance, working primarily in Las Vegas, performi

GEORGE WALLACE is an award-winning stand-up comic and renowned Vegas headliner, having also established a successful T.V. and film career that has spanned four decades. One of his first jobs in the entertainment field was working as a writer for legendary comedian Redd Foxx and on the big screen, he made the most out of supporting roles in such films as “Things are Tough All Over,” “Punchline” (starring Tom Hanks and Sally Field), “A Rage in Harlem,” with Gregory Hines and Forest Whitaker, and the Coen Brothers film “The Ladykillers” as well as appearances on such T.V. shows as “Seinfeld” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” In 1995, he won the American Comedy Award for Best Male stand-up performer- the same year he appeared as the mayor of Gotham City in “Batman Forever.” Additionally, he was features in his own HBO “One Night Stand.” In 2004, Wallace appeared as the headlining star of his own show at The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas for a 30 day run. Sin city showed its admiration by extending Wallace’s contra

JAYSON DINSMORE serves as executive vice president of development for CMT, where he leads growth and programming of all original series and oversees the development teams in the network’s Los Angeles and Nashville offices. Since joining the network in February 2011, Dinsmore has redefined the brand’s creative filter, doubled the number of series in development and launched the most successful shows in the network’s history. Under his leadership, CMT saved“Nashville” and notched the network’s highest ever ratings for an original series with the scripted comedy “Still The King” (2016). In unscripted, Dinsmore launched some of the brand’s biggest hits including “Broken Skull Challenge” (2014), “Party Down South” (2014) and “I Love Kellie Pickler” (2015). Additionally, he created a critically acclaimed documentary division (“Urban Cowboy: The Rise of Fall of Gilley’s,” “Johnny Cash: American Rebel,” “The Bandit,” and “Chicken People”). Dinsmore spent over a decade at NBC Entertainment where he served in several c

GARRY MARSHALL'S FINAL INTERVIEW: GARRY MARSHALL was a national treasure--a 50 year show business veteran who created, wrote, produced, and acted in some of the most beloved projects in history. The legendary Hollywood icon worked on a plethora of huge hit TV series, such as "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Happy Days," "The Lucy Show," "Laverne & Shirley," "Mork & Mindy," and "The Odd Couple," as well as 20 blockbuster films, including "Pretty Woman," "Beaches," "Runaway Bride," "The Princess Diaries," and "New Year's Eve." He was an extraordinary man. I will miss him dearly and so will the rest of the world. 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://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

JONAS LARSEN is Comedy Central’s Senior VP OF Talent and Specials and oversees the production and development of original specials and tentpole events such as the Emmy-nominated “Comedy Central Roast” franchise, which includes the recent smash-hit Roasts of Justin Bieber, James Franco, and Charlie Sheen; all stand-up programming for the channel including stand-up series such as “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail,” “Adam Devine’s House Party,” and “This Is Not Happening”; as well as a diverse slate of specials like the critically acclaimed “Jeff Ross Roasts Prisoners: Live at Brazos County Jail,” the Emmy Award-winning “Night of Too Many Stars” benefit, ,”  and the Peabody Award-winning “DL Hughley: The Endangered List."   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://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

PAUL FEIG is a mega-talented multiple Emmy nominated artist and creator, simultaneously working successfully as an author, filmmaker, writer, producer, and director whose films have grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. In television, he is the creator of the beloved and critically acclaimed series “Freaks and Geeks” executive produced by Judd Apatow, which launched the careers of Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Jason Segel. In the film world, he reunited with Apatow in the monstrous hit movie “Bridesmaids,” which garnered Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay, as well as box office smashes “The Heat” and “Spy,” which was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. In addition, Feig also produced the Golden Globe nominated film “The Peanuts Movie” and his newest movie is the 2016  reboot of the historic movie “Ghostbusters.” He also has the distinction of being named one of Esquire's “Best Dressed Men in Hollywood.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor

ANTHONY CLARK is a prolific actor, comedian, and producer who was named College Entertainer of the Year while studying at Emerson College and also won the Top College Comedian Award from the American Collegiate Talent Showcase. Clark started his acting career with film roles  in “Dogfight” with River Phoenix, “The Thing Called Love,” (Peter Bogdanovich), and “The Rock” (directed by Michael Bay). In stand-up Clark broke in 1995 on HBO's “Young Comedians Special” hosted by Garry Shandling (along with Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell, and Louis C.K). In television, he starred in the CBS series “Yes, Dear” and was nominated for a Young Artist and Prism Award. Additional shows he starred in were "Ellen," "Soul Man," "Boston Common, as host of the Emmy Nominated “Last Comic Standing,” and his critically acclaimed stand-up special, "Ambiguous," is now airing on Showtime.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this p

PAUL PROVENZA is an extraordinary stand-up comedian, director, writer, creator, and producer, as well as a classically trained TV and film actor, who at 20, became one of the few Americans who played "Romeo" on the British stage. In TV, Paul wrote, produced, and starred in the series "Comics Only" and "Pulp Comics" and was a series regular on "Empty Nest," "The Facts of Life," "Northern Exposure," "Beggars and Choosers," "The West Wing," and co-starred in the critically acclaimed CBS TV movie, "Under the Influence" with Keanu Reeves and Andy Griffith. In the literary world, Random House published his book !Satirists!, with noted art/portrait photographer, Dan Dion. In theater, Paul worked with Steve Martin, starring in his hit play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and directed and co-produced (with Penn Jillette) "The Aristocrats." Paul also co-created Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net which was produced as a TV series in the UK and as a 65 episode order of a web series for Nerdist. Paul also created, The Green Roo

DAVE MANDEL is a multi-Emmy nominated writer and executive producer, who currently (as well as those roles) is the show runner of "Veep." Additionally, he has been a writer on "SNL" and an executive producer on "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." He also wrote "Clerks: The Cartoon," and the feature films "The Dictator," "The Cat In The Hat" and "Eurotrip." Some of his most notable television episodes that he wrote were the 'Treehouse of Horror XXIII episode' with Brian Kelley on "The Simpsons" and 'The Bizarro Jerry' (AKA Manhands'), 'Betrayal' (The 'Backwards episode' with Peter Mehlman), as well as the infamous 'Pool Guy' episode on "Seinfeld," for which he won a prestigious Writers Guild Award. 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://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

DENNIS RODMAN began his professional basketball journey in 1986 as the 2nd round (27th overall) pick of the Detroit Pistons.  At the end of his NBA career, after playing with the Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks, he became one of the NBA's dominant all-time players, finishing his career with five NBA championships, two All-Star appearances, twice named the league's Top Defensive Player, and the only player in history to lead the league in rebounding seven seasons in a row.  In 2011, Rodman was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. 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://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

BEN GLEIB is a comedian, writer, producer, and host who Esquire Magazine called one of "Six Comedians Who Could Be Comedy's Next Big Thing." The other 5 were Aziz Ansari, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Demetri Martin, and Flight of the Conchords. It came true for each of them, and it now seems to be Gleib's time, as he is now in his third season as the host and executive producer of “Idiotest," the Emmy nominated comedy game show on GSN, which is their most watched original show. (For Gleib, EP is not just a title. He helps create all of the show's brain puzzles.)   Some his more prominent work before “Idiotest,” were as a regular guest and star of over 100 episodes of Chelsea Lately and as a regular on "The Today Show" with Kathie Lee and Hoda, and multiple appearances on Comedy Central's @midnight.   A truly unique voice in comedy, Gleib has been a regular on-air contributor to CNN and NPR (where he won a Golden Mic,) is an accomplished voice over actor (The Book of Life, Ice Age: Continental Drift - the secon

GARRY MARSHALL is a 50 year show business veteran who has created, written, produced, and acted in some of the most beloved projects in history.  The legendary Hollywood icon has worked on a plethora of huge hit TV series, such as "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Happy Days," "The Lucy Show," "Laverne & Shirley," "Mork & Mindy," and "The Odd Couple," as well as 20 blockbuster films, including "Pretty Woman," "Beaches," "Runaway Bride," "The Princess Diaries," and "New Year's Eve." 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://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

MICHAEL MADSEN is an award-winning actor, author, poet, and photographer.  He has appeared in over 170 films, including memorable starring roles in huge films like "Reservoir Dogs," "Thelma & Louise," "Wyatt Earp," "Free Willy," "Donnie Brasco," "Species," "Kill Bill," "Sin City," and "The Hateful Eight," which was his fourth collaboration with two-time Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino. 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://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

BOB EMMER, with over 40 years of experience, is the COO of The Shout Factory, and oversees their legal and business affairs activities, including groundbreaking deal negotiations for content, as well as major contracts, music clearances, distribution, manufacturing, financing, international activities, and their production arm (Blaze Entertainment).  Emmer previously served as Executive Vice President at Rhino Entertainment for twelve years beginning in 1984 where his responsibilities included business affairs, deal execution, and project oversight for their record, video and film divisions, increasing revenue to over $100M during his tenure.  Following the initial stage of Rhino’s acquisition by the Warner Music Group (“WMG”, a division of Time Warner), Emmer was recruited to serve as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs at WMG, whose record labels include Elektra, Warner Bros, Atlantic and Rhino Entertainment. Prior to joining Rhino Entertainment, Emmer served as Director of Business Affairs for MGM/UA H

CINDY CHUPACK is a two-time Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, best known for her work on "Sex & The City," "Modern Family," "Everybody Loves Raymond," and "Coach."  She has also won three Golden Globes for her work.  Her first screenplay, an adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel "How To Be Good," made the 2008 blacklist of best unproduced screenplays, she is attached to direct her first feature film called "Whatever Makes You Happy" for Netflix, and is about to start work as a co-executive producer under Jim Carrey on "I'm Dying Up Here," a new Showtime series about the comedy scene in 1970's Los Angeles.  In addition to writing for television and film, Chupack has written two books, "The Between Boyfriends Book," and "The Longest Date:  Life as a Wife." 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://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

GREG COOLIDGE is a writer, director, producer, and former actor.  He produced and starred in the critically acclaimed Sundance film, "Possums."  He then began to expand his career, co-writing the cult hit "Sorority Boys" and its sequel, as well as "The Sachem Cup," and "The Wanderer." Coolidge also ventured into television, creating "Revved" for Fox, and "5-0" and "Procedural" for NBC.  With writing partners The Job Factory, a group of comedy writers, they wrote "Long Shots" and "Uncoachable" for Disney, and "Super Movie" for Revolution.  He made his directorial debut with "Employee of the Month," starring Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and Dax Sheppard.  Coolidge then began producing "Mancrush" for New Line, and co-created, direct, and executive produced Nickelodeon's "The Troop."  He also created and wrote Universal's hit film, "Ride Along," starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, and he is currently writing and producing "The Expendables" television series for Fox. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a

DAVID WILD is an Emmy nominated writer and critic in the music and television industries, a New York Times Best Selling Author, as well as a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. A graduate of Cornell, Wild spent his time at Esquire magazine before coming to Rolling Stone as a music editor and writer. Since 2000, Wild has spent much of his time writing for television including the Grammys, the Emmys, the Academy Awards and numerous other award shows. Wild was also the host of the television series “Musicians,” which aired on Bravo!. That same year, he was nominated for an Emmy for his work on “America: A Tribute to Heroes.” He has written liner notes for “Aerosmith,” “Bon Jovi,” “Neil Diamond,” “Billy Idol,” “Frank Sinatra,” “Motley Crue,” “Van Halen,” and many more. His best selling books include “Friends: The Official Companion,” “Seinfeld: The Totally Unauthorized Tribute,” and “Friends 'til the End.” In his newest venture, David will co- host a new digital talk show for Fandango called “Naked Lun

TOM RHODES is a world traveling comedian who is now celebrating his 30th year as a stand up comedian.  The New York Times describes him as “A mostly natural intellect with a knack for reporting the harsh realities of life with a dark and absurdly optimistic cynicism.”   Rhodes has built a career that not only includes stand-up specials,  a sitcom (NBC’s Mr. Rhodes),  a travel show,  a late night talk show (in Holland), and numerous live CD’s & DVD’s, one of which (“Rhode Scholar”) Laughspin.com named the Number One Comedy DVD of that year.    As a featured travel writer for Huffington Post, his travel story ‘A Tragedy, A Miracle And A Brawl…Welcome to Ireland’ was awarded “one of the Top 10 Best Travel Stories.”   Tom became the first comedian to sign a development deal with Comedy Central and performed at the first ever HBO Aspen Arts Festival.  At the Montreal International Comedy Festival, he was discovered by an NBC talent scout which led to a development deal to create his own sitcom.   His podcast,