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Comedy Means Business

Deadline Media

Deadline’s Comedy Means Business Podcast will be a definitive resource on the inner workings of the comedy industry, spotlighting the people — on and off stage — who help it thrive. Hosted by Matt Grobar, the show will delve into the work that goes into building a modern-day comedy career, placing an emphasis on stand-up in particular, while also covering comedy in film and television.

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Episodes

38 episodes

  1. Sacha Baron Cohen’s High-Stakes Clowning Era At An End 1:10:39
  2. Kate Berlant Confronts a Weird, Precarious Moment 1:00:17
  3. American High’s Comedy Factory Faces Biggest Tests Yet 1:12:52
  4. Blood, Sweat & Pizza: Jeremiah Watkins’ Comedy Grind 1:12:47
  5. Carisa Hendrix’s Magic Algorithm 1:28:09
  6. The Blueprint: Micro-Drama, Major Money: The Kountry Wayne Blueprint 41:01
  7. The State of Comedy Development — Live at JFL 1:01:28
  8. How Wife Katie Thurston’s Cancer Battle Changed Jeff Arcuri 1:24:09
  9. Josh Johnson On Timelessness, Topicality, Greedy Thinking & New Beginnings 1:18:42
  10. Eric André Talks Jackie Chan, Mob-Run Stand-Up Venues, New Netflix Comedy Little Brother 1:08:08
  11. Sarah Sherman Talks Maximalist HBO Special, Awkward SNL Dynamics, Bombing Like Oppenheimer 1:04:59
  12. Inside Ben Gleib’s At-Home YouTube Late-Night Show 1:07:57
  13. Atsuko Okatsuka On Emulating Lucille Ball, Embracing Inner Weirdo 1:12:06
  14. ‘The End’ Of An Era For Ari Shaffir 1:09:02
  15. Pete Holmes: Reclaiming Show Biz Magic In A New Era 1:09:04
  16. David Cross on New Special, Club Comeback, Live Nation Settlement 1:10:18
  17. Why Ali Siddiq Is Bypassing Streamers — And Hates Crowd Work 1:01:41
  18. Max Amini’s Madison Square Garden Moment 41:35
  19. Matt McCusker's Journey From His Broke Era To His First Netflix Special 41:30
  20. Michael Strassner's Journey From Rock Bottom to The Baltimorons 50:34
  21. Inside Stapleview: Sam Grey, Daniel Lantsman On Mission With Digital Comedy Co. 48:51
  22. Unpacking Nurse John’s 5-Year Rise From Frontline Nurse To Global Comedy Headliner 50:33
  23. Kumail Nanjiani Talks Return To Stand-Up With ‘Night Thoughts,’ ‘Fallout’ Season 2 & An Unforgettable Encounter With Robin Williams 48:49
  24. The Mindful Grind Of Developmental Representation — With Business Casual and Omnipop’s Carly Hoogendyk 1:01:27
  25. Essential Social Media Strategies For Comics — With Authentic Talent’s Logan Potter & Allen McRae 50:04
  26. Danny Frenkel’s Plan to Fix Live Event Ticketing With Punchup Live 52:26
  27. Caleb Hearon’s Guide to Breaking Out Without Selling Out 44:49
  28. How Tamra Goins Went From Rapping With Too Short As A Teen To Leading Innovative’s Comedy Department 49:50
  29. Desi Lydic 37:08
  30. Michael Angelo Covino + Kyle Marvin 41:57
  31. Isabel Hagen 39:51
  32. Leanne Morgan + Chuck Lorre 34:36
  33. Joe List + Chris Burns 44:15
  34. Just for Laughs 34:41
  35. Tom Segura 34:05
  36. The State 38:02
  37. Nate Bargatze 45:27
  38. 'Comedy Means Business' Teaser 1:19