Ask The Industry Podcast

Jon Plowman OBE (@bimpsonbun1) is a television and film producer who has been a Producer at the BBC since 1980. He's worked on such iconic shows including A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Ab Fab, The Vicar of Dibley, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Psychoville, Little Britain and more. We got into the history of comedy at the BBC, how to get your show noticed, what the BBC is currently looking for and how he goes about finding it and so much more. His first book, How To Produce Comedy Bronze, is out now.

Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JonPlowman

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

YouTube - https://youtu.be/DdCnL1yJ1U4

Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough

Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

Support the pod -

Donate via PayPal - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AskTheIndustryPodcast

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Doug Naylor (@DougRDNaylor) is the creator and writer for the TV sitcom Red Dwarf. The show is often described as having a cult following and we got into if he thinks that’s a fair label, how it was bringing back the show after 10 years off the air and why he moved channels from BBC to Dave and more!

Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/DougNaylor

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

YouTube - https://youtu.be/bnm4CK5Eyq0

Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough

Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

If you’d like to support the podcast please do via -

PayPal - http://simoncaine.co.uk

Or Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast

Don’t forget to tweet Doug / me a thank you. My Twitter is @ThisMadeMeCool.

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Phill Jupitus (@jupitusphillip) is a comedian, writer, podcaster, radio presenter and TV panel show captain. He rose to fame through the Nevermind The Buzzcocks TV quiz show and we got into why he wouldn’t have done the show if he’d known how the TV industry was going to evolve, we also talked about his connections with the Free and paid fringe festivals and so much more.

Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/PhillJupitus

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937?mt=2

YouTube - https://youtu.be/oqu2HLy4ouo

Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough

Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

If you’d like to support the podcast please do via -

PayPal - http://simoncaine.co.uk

Or Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast

Don’t forget to tweet Phill / me a thank you. My Twitter is @ThisMadeMeCool.

Also, do thank PBH Free Fringe in some way, or find out more about them here - https://freefringe.org.uk/about-us/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry.

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Please buy a ticket here (or pass it on to a friend to help me out) - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-sex-drugs-and-other-things-i-never-do

Thanks,

Si

@ThisMadeMeCool

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Doug Stanhope (@DougStanhope) is a comedian, writer and podcaster with nearly 30 years of performing under his belt. After cutting his teeth on the open mic circuit, Doug moved into MCing a “crappy” hotel gig which gave him the taste of being a “comedian with a point of view”. Since then he’s spent his time building his cult-like following and touring with his brash, honest, loud and often controversial style of comedy.

I got him on to talk about...

-Building his audience from scratch one email at a time (before social media

-Why he started his podcast

-What he hates about clubs and the club circuit in general.

-How and why he puts up boundaries that keep fans as fans and not friends

-Why he wouldn't laugh at his own jokes or act.

AND MORE

Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/DougStanhope

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

YouTube - https://youtu.be/3Yke_RKr0qM

Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough

Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

This interview would be good for anyone looking at creating their own audience, using social media as a business tool and creating their own online content.

If you're new here please hit that subscribe button, if you're old here please do consider giving it an honest review in iTunes. You can also donate via paypal or patreon https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast

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Links I mentioned in this episode of the podcast

Doug Stanhopes website - http://www.dougstanhope.com/

Tour dates - https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Doug-Stanhope-tickets/artist/722695

Buy my book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2su58RX

Or get a paperback copy from me directly - http://simoncaine.co.uk/Shop

Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you! 

Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.

Here are the links - 

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943

Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw

Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs

Twitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry.

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This will be deleted when the show comes back but it's a quick one to let you know what's been going on behind the scenes.

Please keep supporting this show with iTunes reviews and Patreon donations (there's more exclusive content up there now and more going live in a week).

Other things mentioned -

• Join the FB group for the ATI pod to know who is going to be on series 2 and ask your questions to them.
• Check out the Time Capsule podcast [iTunes | Stream | YouTube]
• Check out Laughter is the Best Placebo pod [iTunes | YouTube]
• My Edinburgh Fringe show is at the Novotel in the Grassmarket at 6pm every day. Called "Sex, drugs and other things I never do"
• Contact me (if you want to tell me anything) at [email protected]

Thanks for your on going support and help, godspeed. See you soon...

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Ben Verth (@benverth) is the founder of Monkey Barrel comedy club. A purpose-built venue in the heart of Edinburgh, but above, he's a good friend of mine. In an interesting twist the normal format I invited him on to interview me. That's right, for one episode only we're going to have a little look back over the first 100 episodes in what I am going to call Comedy 101. 

I got him to talk to me about (he wrote the questions, so this is just some highlights)...

-What I’ve learned in the last 100 interviews.

-What I’ve got out of the podcast (both good and bad).

-The positive and negative points of making a podcast and building a community.

-How has the podcast changed from my perspective and has impacted anything in my live career

AND MORE

Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/Comedy101

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

YouTube - https://youtu.be/OVLHEKfrtT4

This interview would be good for anyone who wants to know what I’ve got out of doing this show for 3 years and how much work goes on behind the scenes. Want to support me?

Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough

Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

Become a patreon - https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast

One off donations are just as good - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AskTheIndustryPodcast

Or buy me a coffee on Ko-fi - http://ko-fi.com/simonc

Or just share an episode you got some value out of with someone you think will enjoy it. Maybe you’d like to hear me (Simon) interviewing Ben about his comedy club “Monkey Barrel” you can find it here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/MonkeyBarrel

If you're new here please hit that subscribe button, if you're old here please do consider giving it an honest review in iTunes.

Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!

Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.

Here are the links -

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943

Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw

Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs

Twitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry.

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Here's a little update as we go into "series 2"...

We joined the Acast network which is exciting but not everyone knows why and what this means for the show so this is a little update to just answer some FAQs.

Our Acast link - https://www.acast.com/asktheindustry

Fancy donating? http://patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast

Or a review would be lovely - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Thanks for the on-going support, it means the world. :)

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Jon Montague (@montiQu) is the head comedy commissioner at Sky TV. He heads up a team of diligent commissioning editors who are tasked with finding and making funny shows to entertain their 11 million subscribers. More recently Jon has also dipped his toe into podcasting and we got into what it's like making high end, high budget TV programs by day and low budget, low tech podcasts by night and how that's given him a new outlook on the internet, content and more.

I got him on to talk about...

-What makes a hit show on Sky and how he measures a hit show.

-Do they take unsolicited scripts?

-What makes a hit (to him and his team)?

-How he uses Edinburgh to scout for new talent

-What’s it like making TV for 11 million subscribers and then going home to make an episode of his niche podcast to a significantly lower number of subscribers.

AND MORE

Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JonMountague

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

YouTube - https://youtu.be/trksNavmqwU

This interview would be good for anyone looking at developing a TV show and isn't sure where to start or the process after writing it or a comedy fan who wants to know how much work and how many hurdles there are to get a show on the TV. It would also be useful in knowing the difference between a public and a private service broadcaster and why that matters when pitching for shows.

Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough

Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

If you're new here please hit that subscribe button, if you're old here please do consider giving it an honest review in iTunes. You can also donate via paypal or patreon https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast

Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you! 

Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.

Here are the links - 

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943

Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw

Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs

Twitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry.

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John Gordillo (@johngordillo) is an award-winning script editor/director who has worked with Eddie Izzard, Seann Walsh, Josh Widdicombe, Shappi Khorsandi, Dara Ó Briain, Paul Chowdhry, Michael Mcintyre, Mark Steel and Reginald D Hunter.

I got him on to talk about...

-What is a director and what do they do for comedy shows?

-How does the venue size (arena / theatre) impact his directing?

-His excitement and drive to tell stories in any medium and in any format.

-His take on the collaborative process

-Why “why” you’re doing something is the most important thing.

-What’s it like making TV for 11 million subscribers and then going home to make an episode of his niche podcast to a significantly lower number of subscribers.

AND MORE

Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JohnGordillo

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBGa80NTCU

This interview would be good for anyone looking at developing a solo hour show or who has an interest in how their favourite comedians use the power of collaboration to take their shows to the next level. 

If you're new here please hit that subscribe button, if you're old here please do consider giving it an honest review in iTunes. You can also donate via paypal or patreon https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast

 If you'd like to take part in one of John's "doctor clinics" you can email him - [email protected] or check the Angel Comedy website - http://bit.ly/2F8jbB8

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Want to see me live? How very kind of you...

Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough

Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

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Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you! 

 Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self. 

Here are the links -  

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943

Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw

Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs

Twitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry.

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