Ask The Industry Podcast

Chris Sussman (@chris_sussman) is the Head of Comedy at BBC Studios. Chris is responsible for leading the BBC Studios Comedy team, across the UK - in TV, radio and online. He manages the existing slate of productions and take the lead in developing new hit shows and working with exciting, diverse comedy writers and performers. If anyone knows about offence, the state of comedy at the BBC and how to sell an idea to TV it's Chris.

I got him on to talk about:

• What is BBC Studios?
• The nature off offence and if it should be the BBC's job to shield people.
• Why he thinks Mrs Browns Boys was ground breaking.
• What the future of the BBC looks like as it moves into making shows for other broadcasters How to get your show idea seen by him What are the chances of getting your show purchased if you don't have an agent?

 AND MORE! 

This podcast would be useful for anyone who has a TV show they want to sell or get made as well as writers who want to learn more about what goes on behind the closed doors of the BBC. 

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/ChrisSussman

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/S-isMsx-AYQ 

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 enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast  Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Oh and I have a book out that's a how-to guide for building your audience online through free content. Grab yourself a copy for just £5 here. Thanks, Si x  

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

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Ben Venables (@benvenables) is the comedy editor at the Skinny which covers the Glasgow and Edinburgh Festivals (as well as the Scottish scene the whole year round). Ben has been a journalist for a number of years and has carved out a great niche for himself as a knowledgeable and earnest lover of stand-up. I got him on to talk about the future of the Edinburgh Fringe, what it is like working at the Skinny and his best tips to get reviewed (with and without a PR).

I got him on to talk about:

• The Future of the Edinburgh Fringe How to get a review without any PR help
• What actually goes on behind the scenes at the magazine during the festival and beyond
• What the star ratings actually mean (to him and his team)
• Why more Edinburgh Fringe winning acts aren't getting more exposure or opportunities.
• If there's too many awards / middle people involved at the festival.

 AND MORE! 

This podcast would be useful for anyone who is thinking of taking a show the Edinburgh Fringe (comedy or otherwise) and wants to get a review / some level of exposure as well as any local comedy fan who wants to know more about what's happening behind the scenes at their local indie arts mag.  

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/BenVenables

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/IdqBhPAgCNs 

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 enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast  Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x 

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-David (or JD as he prefers to be called) is the founder and artistic director at the Sweet Venues (@sweetvenues) that currently operate largely at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe. But in addition to that he runs a lot of other literary festivals as well as a horror festival. The Sweets recent move into taking on more comedy shows than ever marks an interesting development for them and the Fringe in general. I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues.

I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues including : 

• Discussion of the “problem of youth” in comedy and reality TV shows.
• Why the Sweets venue was started, what they’re looking for and what they are not.
• Do you find promoting comedy hard given his historical roots in theatre?
• The future of the Edinburgh Fringe as he sees it.
• Why he founded the Horror, Writers and Women's Festivals

 AND MORE! 

This podcast would be useful for anyone who is thinking of taking a show the Edinburgh Fringe (comedy or otherwise) and wants to learn about a fun alternative venue that sits between the Big 4 and the Free Fringe.  

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JDHenshaw

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ZIi6IOQTsJk 

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 enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast  Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x  

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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Barry Ferns (@barryferns) started Angel Comedy (@angelcomedy) 6 years ago in 2010 as an open mic night to give himself more stagetime. Since then it has expanded and now runs comedy shows 7 nights a week. More recently the core team and their volunteer army have crowdfunded to lease their very own venue, just down the road from the original. They raised £46,643 from 1049 in 30 days. 

I got on Barry and former comedian, now Angel booker / show manager / venue manager / everything Sarah Pearce to talk about how they did it and what we can learn from them.

This interview blew me away and by the end we were talking philosophy and finding what you want to do in life, and always working towards that. Specific subjects we covered included -

• How Angel has built it's reputation on the clubs ethos alone.
• How to build a community around a comedy club. 
• The teamwork and DIY attitude that embodies the entire groups mentality towards work. 
• Why they decided to buy a pub and when they felt was the best time to take that risk. 
• Why Sarah quit stand up and why Barry see's his career as a constant process of making stuff and staying in the industry.
• How to find an audience for your shows/ gigs / comedy club.
• How they've made the free model work in London (UK).

AND MORE! 

This podcast would be useful for anyone who is a fan of Angel Comedy and the work they do be you a performer or an audience member who has attended one (or several) of their shows. Or someone looking at setting up a comedy club and you're not sure of how to build an audience for it. Or you might just be a comedian who wants to know more about the free economy and how it works. 

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/AngelComedy

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/K1Rh3-lcp_g 

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 enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast  

 Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x  

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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Michael Redmond (@redmondmichael1) is an Irish stand-up comedian from Blackrock, Dublin best known for playing Father Stone in the Father Ted episode "Entertaining Father Stone". He has a deadpan style of delivery which has led to him becoming a dependable and experienced performer of quotable, but hard to replicate gags... having said that one of his jokes was famously stolen by Joe Pasquale and we get into how he felt about that and the subsequent joke written by Stewart Lee. Redmond began his career as a writer for Irish radio and television, before moving to London and launching a successful stand-up career as a writer and a performer.

I got him on the podcast to talk about - 

• What was it like for him when Stewart Lee mentioned him in a joke about Joe Pasquale being a joke thief.
• How Father Ted did not make that much of an impact on his career.
• Why he has cut back on live work to focus on writing.
• Why he moved from Ireland to London to Glasgow as a comedian.
• How the live comedy circuit has changed since he started

 AND MORE! 

This podcast would be useful to anyone who is a fan of Father Ted or Michael that wants to know more about what goes on behind the scenes or a comedian looking to go full time / build a career in comedy. 

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/MichaelRedmond

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/CxnYf2noT7E 

If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast  

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

 Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x 

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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Simon Abrahams (@simonjabrahams) is the Creative Director & CEO at the Melbourne Fringe. Having worked with performers his whole professional career he now runs a large comedy festival in Australia which is used for a lot of different types of performers to try out more experimental and work-in-progress shows.

I got him on the podcast to talk about - 

• How the Fringe helps people get to Australia and find them somewhere to stay (and help with the VISAs)
• The loss of print media in Australia and how that’s impacted promotion of shows.
• How to register a show and promote it when you don’t live in Australia.
• Why flyering is banned and how the postering marketing is owned by different companies.

 AND MORE! 

This podcast would be useful to anyone interested in taking a show to the Melbourne Fringe and the landscape of the Australian comedy scene in general.  

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/SimonAbrahams

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/BOBYexVK92s 

If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast  

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

 Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x  

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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We're two years old! Here's a quick round up of what's been happening in the last year and below are all the links to things you might be interested in! 

We hit 120,000 downloads. THANK YOU. Please keep sharing the episodes.We launched a YouTube channel [here].Here's the 2nd annual yearly advice blog (you can find the first one here).We won the Podcast Bursary [more info here].
ParaPod [Their episode on ATI]Guys We FuckedJames Quentin | Can I be funny?

Please keep an eye out for my future podcasts:

Laughter is the Best Placebo

A mental health podcast along the same lines as the Tony Law episode [link here]. But with more dark humour going deeper into the mind of a performer. This is also the title of my 2nd solo hour coming to Edinburgh in 2017. More info here.

Queer as Jokes

A podcast to run alongside an LGBT / kink / poly friendly comedy in London, Brighton and Derby. This is where I'll talk to someone in those communities about their relationships with labels, sex, sexuality, kinks and more!

The Audio Time Capsule

This is where I'll bring on a guest today, get them to record 15-20 questions for their future self and then in a years time bring them back on and get them to answer them. Then it will be edited so they're talking to themselves.

Here are ways you can support the ATI podcast -

Share an episode [full list here]. Word of mouth helps this show more than anything. Please tag me in these if you can so I can thank you!Leave us an honest review in iTunes!Donate either a one off amount via PayPal or become a patreon.Join the Facebook group.

Thank you so much for the last 2 years. It's been a hell of a ride and I can't wait to see what year 3 brings.

Have an awesome day, Si

x 

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Armando Iannucci (@aiannucci) is a Scottish satirist, writer, television director and radio producer. He's best known for The Armando Iannucci Shows, The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Veep and I'm Alan Partridge. 

I got him on the podcast to talk about -

• How he got started in radio, what it was like moving radio shows to TV and other visual mediums with no experience in them 
• How he picks the people he collaborates with. 
• The draw backs of having a fanbase at his level 
• Why he doesn't like being labeled as a satirist.
• How he would get started now if he had to go back to nothing.

AND MORE!

You Don't forget! Once you've listened to the podcast remember to tweet him your suggestions for his new book title using the hashtag "#MITLE".

This podcast would be useful to anyone interested in what goes on behind the scenes of their favourite TV and radio shows as well as what goes into making them and the career "path" that Armando has carved out for himself.

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/ArmandoIannucci

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/BiewxMmt3-g

If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast 

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

Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x  

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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Helen Zaltzman (@helenzaltzman) is a podcasting ninja having started her career in DIY radio in 2007. Her full time job is now creating online audio shows including Answer Me This! with her longtime collaborator Olly Mann as well as the Allusionist podcast. 

I got her on the podcast to talk about -

• How has podcasting changed since 2007?
• Why did she start and what would she advise to anyone starting now?
• What's the best thing that has come out of podcasting?
• How do you see it evolving in the future?
• Why do you think it's so popular among comedians?
• Other than control, how does working with the BBC compare to doing it all yourself? 
• What did you do to build your community in the early days?

AND MORE!

This podcast would be useful to anyone interested starting a podcast or just curious about how much work goes on behind the scenes of their favourite pods. It would also be useful to anyone interested in the history of online content and how they can build a community around what they share online.

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/HelenZaltzman

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/SWibt8Gzj_s 

If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast 

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

Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x  

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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Tony Law (@mrTonyLaw) is professional stand up comedian who recently got clean from drink and other demons. In this candid interview he talks about trying to get back in with promoters who were annoyed by his antics, attempting to build a touring audience for his shows and becoming mentally healthy for the first time in years.

I got him on the podcast to talk about -

• How he went from getting one audience member to selling out his Fringe runs.
• How he got sober and then hated his material and had to start over.
• How did you regain the trust of promoters after getting sober?
• How his family impacted his career. 

AND MORE!

****TRIGGER WARNING****

This podcast contains and talks about the subjects of alcohol and substance abuse as well as mental health in general.

This podcast would be useful to anyone interested in what goes on behind the scenes (and in the mind) of a performer trying to build a brand and an audience while struggling with substance addition as well as how he carved a niche audience for his niche comedy.

You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/TonyLaw

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/V_jmwk-VvzA 

If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast 

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

Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x 

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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