Behind The Bits with Scott Curtis

Jon Batch started Demented Peach Productions in Southwest Michigan to fill a void for venues, folks who want to see live comedy, and comedians who deserve to be paid for their time & talent. Jon has put together a business plan and a team who can fill your venue, give you great comedy entertainment, and pay their comedians more than drink tickets.

Jon and I talked bout his start in comedy and how he turned Demented Peach Productions into a successful business model

You can find Demented Peach Productions here:

https://www.dementedpeach.com/

Socials:

https://www.facebook.com/dementedpeach

https://www.instagram.com/dementedpeachcomedy

For tickets:

https://www.dementedpeach.com/tickets

For comics:

[email protected] or dementedpeach.com/for-comics

For venues:

[email protected] or [email protected]

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Originally from Syracuse, NY Steven Rogers is a New York City based comedian who has been making others laugh for most of his life. Steven made his national TV debut in 2019 on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and has been featured in multiple comedy festivals such as Lucy Fest and the Rogue Island Comedy Festival. He also has a popular anxiety themed podcast with fellow comedian Andrew Schiavone called, “Panic Attacking.” Steven's comedic ability has established him as a feature act in comedy clubs and also a regular opener for Brian Regan in theaters across the country. His clever rapid fire material full of observations about his life and the world around him has entertained audiences from coast to coast!

Preorder Steven’s new album “Before He Was Super” here:

https://music.apple.com/album/id/1614508274?fbclid=IwAR0Gn0v-i-A25Jhd0y4HhyN1pBZyVHxzHm8aY5wu96L0OXNYIU4_MvMZ3bE

You can find Steven here:

http://www.stevenrogerscomedy.com/

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Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated TV-film-record producer, talent manager, and podcast host.

Katz is universally known for representing iconic artists like Louie Anderson, Ken Jeong, Andy Dick, Hasan Minhaj, and Mike Epps, giving the first quality stage time in New York City and Boston to future stars like Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Sarah Silverman, Anthony Clark, Dave Attell, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Timothy Olyphant, Denis Leary, and the late Patrice O’Neal, as well as helping launch the careers of some of the most extraordinary comedy artists in the business—including Dave Chappelle, Nick Swardson, Louie CK, Felipe Esparza, Bill Burr, Frank Caliendo, Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Bill Bellamy, Judah Friedlander, Wanda Sykes, Bert Kreischer, Jeff Dye, Jim Gaffigan, Dane Cook, Steve Byrne, Jeffrey Ross, Neil Brennan, and former and present SNL stars Darrell Hammond, Jay Mohr, Melissa Villasenor, Jim Breuer, and Tracy Morgan.

Throughout his career, Katz has sold 39 out of 40 stand-up comedy specials he produced and has brokered an unprecedented 100 TV development deals, created 3 television shows, and executive produced over 50 different specials, documentaries, reality shows, and scripted series including the YouTube TV produced Telethon for America (with Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Lawrence, Pete Davidson, Alicia Keys, Charlize Theron, Ray Romano, Chelsea Handler, and Jane Fonda), NBC’s Whitney, Netflix’s The Road Trick, FOX’s Action, HBO’s Tourgasm, Showtime’s Jay Mohr: Happy. And A Lot, History Channel’s Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery, TBS’s Frank TV, Comedy Central’s Whitney Cummings: Money Shot, CBS’ Welcome to New York (Letterman’s first produced sitcom), HBO’s Heidi Fleiss: The Would-be Madam of Crystal, the syndicated Bellamy/Tim Meadows/Jon Lovitz/Vivica Fox sitcom Mr. Box Office, and 7 seasons of the Emmy-nominated NBC series Last Comic Standing.

Katz started his involvement in the film business when he helped Chappelle and Neal Brennan (who eventually went on to create Chappelle’s Show) sell the cult classic Half Baked to Universal Studios and went on to produce several films after that, including Employee of the Month (starring Jessica Simpson and Cook), Good Luck Chuck (starring Jessica Alba), My Best Friend’s Girl (starring Kate Hudson and Alec Baldwin), I Killed JFK (about the only living person in history to admit to killing Kennedy), and Misery Loves Comedy (starring Tom Hanks, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, and Larry David).

Katz was the first manager to work with a comedy artist to use social media to accelerate their career, with Dane Cook. At the height of his popularity, he was able to press a button on his computer and sell out 2 shows in one night at Boston Garden and 2 shows in one night at Madison Square Garden for a total of 75,000 tickets sold in less than a week—which had never been done before. In the recording world, he has produced Grammy nominated, multiple gold, platinum, and double platinum albums, while becoming the only manager/producer to debut a comedy album in Billboard’s top 5 national charts–twice.

In other facets of the business, Katz was one of the driving forces and co-founders of Comedy Dynamics, which has become one of the largest independent comedy production and distribution companies in the world. Additionally, he was involved in the original sale of the Emmy-nominated Comedy Central Roasts to the network, which has become one of the longest running, most profitable, annual specials franchises in the history of TV.

You can find Barry here:

https://www.barrykatz.com/

Check out Barry’s Blueprint For Success program here:

https://www.patreon.com/barrykatz

If you want to earn some great money from your podcast, check out the Spreaker Prime program:

https://spreaker-referral-program.pxf.io/c/3301935/1025485/13345

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https://www.patreon.com/btbpc

Look for new stuff for Patrons soon!

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https://www.thebtbpc.com/

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Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated TV-film-record producer, talent manager, and podcast host.

Katz is universally known for representing iconic artists like Louie Anderson, Ken Jeong, Andy Dick, Hasan Minhaj, and Mike Epps, giving the first quality stage time in New York City and Boston to future stars like Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Sarah Silverman, Anthony Clark, Dave Attell, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Timothy Olyphant, Denis Leary, and the late Patrice O’Neal, as well as helping launch the careers of some of the most extraordinary comedy artists in the business—including Dave Chappelle, Nick Swardson, Louie CK, Felipe Esparza, Bill Burr, Frank Caliendo, Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Bill Bellamy, Judah Friedlander, Wanda Sykes, Bert Kreischer, Jeff Dye, Jim Gaffigan, Dane Cook, Steve Byrne, Jeffrey Ross, Neil Brennan, and former and present SNL stars Darrell Hammond, Jay Mohr, Melissa Villasenor, Jim Breuer, and Tracy Morgan.

Throughout his career, Katz has sold 39 out of 40 stand-up comedy specials he produced and has brokered an unprecedented 100 TV development deals, created 3 television shows, and executive produced over 50 different specials, documentaries, reality shows, and scripted series including the YouTube TV produced Telethon for America (with Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Lawrence, Pete Davidson, Alicia Keys, Charlize Theron, Ray Romano, Chelsea Handler, and Jane Fonda), NBC’s Whitney, Netflix’s The Road Trick, FOX’s Action, HBO’s Tourgasm, Showtime’s Jay Mohr: Happy. And A Lot, History Channel’s Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery, TBS’s Frank TV, Comedy Central’s Whitney Cummings: Money Shot, CBS’ Welcome to New York (Letterman’s first produced sitcom), HBO’s Heidi Fleiss: The Would-be Madam of Crystal, the syndicated Bellamy/Tim Meadows/Jon Lovitz/Vivica Fox sitcom Mr. Box Office, and 7 seasons of the Emmy-nominated NBC series Last Comic Standing.

Katz started his involvement in the film business when he helped Chappelle and Neal Brennan (who eventually went on to create Chappelle’s Show) sell the cult classic Half Baked to Universal Studios and went on to produce several films after that, including Employee of the Month (starring Jessica Simpson and Cook), Good Luck Chuck (starring Jessica Alba), My Best Friend’s Girl (starring Kate Hudson and Alec Baldwin), I Killed JFK (about the only living person in history to admit to killing Kennedy), and Misery Loves Comedy (starring Tom Hanks, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, and Larry David).

Katz was the first manager to work with a comedy artist to use social media to accelerate their career, with Dane Cook. At the height of his popularity, he was able to press a button on his computer and sell out 2 shows in one night at Boston Garden and 2 shows in one night at Madison Square Garden for a total of 75,000 tickets sold in less than a week—which had never been done before. In the recording world, he has produced Grammy nominated, multiple gold, platinum, and double platinum albums, while becoming the only manager/producer to debut a comedy album in Billboard’s top 5 national charts–twice.

In other facets of the business, Katz was one of the driving forces and co-founders of Comedy Dynamics, which has become one of the largest independent comedy production and distribution companies in the world. Additionally, he was involved in the original sale of the Emmy-nominated Comedy Central Roasts to the network, which has become one of the longest running, most profitable, annual specials franchises in the history of TV.

You can find Barry here:

https://www.barrykatz.com/

Check out Barry’s Blueprint For Success program here:

https://www.patreon.com/barrykatz

If you want to earn some great money from your podcast, check out the Spreaker Prime program:

https://spreaker-referral-program.pxf.io/c/3301935/1025485/13345

If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/btbpc

Look for new stuff for Patrons soon!

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https://www.thebtbpc.com/

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Damon Sumner has been bringing laughter to people’s lives even before he held a mic on a stage. He has continued to hone his craft and every time he touches the stage, he delivers hilarious stories about his upbringing, and witty, high-energy observations of everyday life. Since starting standup in Atlanta, Damon has shared the stage with numerous headliners, like Iliza, Brent Morin, Todd Glass, Sarah Tiana, George Wallace, and so many more. He can be seen on The Weather Channel’s “Weather Gone Viral”, EPIX’s “Unprotected Sets, and heard on Sirius XM. He co-hosts the hilarious podcast, “Forth and Ten”, created the YouTube Channel “BETTER DAD” and runs shows all-around the ATL. In 2012, Damon toured China for a year and was a part of the team that opened the first full-time mainland comedy club in China, Kungfu Comedy Club. Damon has also performed in illustrious comedy festivals around the U.S. including the Dallas Comedy Festival, Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Comedy Festival and was a semi-finalist for the American Black Film Festival's Comedy Wings Competition, sponsored by HBO. If you didn’t know, he’s about to become your new, favorite comic.

You can find Damon here:

https://www.damonsumner.com/

Get Damon’s album “I Know Who I Am” here:

https://orcd.co/iknowwhoiam

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Katie Hannigan is a stand up comic, actor and bad bitch (she tried to be rude once but she got nervous). Featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central, Just For Laughs New Faces, Travel Channel, and MTV, Katie performs nightly in NYC at New York Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Westside Comedy Club, and Caroline's.

Katie wrote Death Hacks with Augenblick Studios, Miss Information (digital content for the History Channel) and recently Moments in Time, a web series featured in the Yes And Laughter Lab. Katie hosts the popular podcast Lady Journey with comedian, Sarah Tollemache.

Check out Katie’s website here:

https://www.katiehannigan.com

Katie has a great podcast with cohost Sarah Tollemache called Lady Journey. Check it out here:

https://ladyjourney.org/

Preorder Katie’s album “Feeling of Emptiness” here:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/feeling-of-emptiness/1608390516

If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page:

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Navy Vet and Single Parent Dean Jernigan brings the high energy heat with his keen sense of humor and contagious smile. After several years on the radio, Dean started doing comedy in 2018 swiftly rising to the top of Michiana’s comedy scene. He quickly left his mark sharing his unique view on single parenting and dating today. He made his regional debut as a semi finalist in the 2019 World series of Comedy. Dean has been seen doing spots all over the midwest including Wiley's Comedy Joint, The Comedy Attic, Helium Comedy Club Indianapolis, Chicago's Comedy Bar and Flappers in LA. He also appeared in the Waukegan Comedy Jam, and the South Bend Fringe Festival, and the 2021 Burbank Comedy Festival. 2021 started hot, with the release of Light Me at Five a comedy podcast. Dean’s radio show has moved to Pod. You can catch Dean Featuring across the Midwest bringing the laughs to you.

Check out Dean’s website here:

https://deanjernigancomedy.com/

I got to catch up with Dan Bublitz Jr and we talked about the crowdfunding of his upcoming album, “Strangers In My Basement”. Head to the link below to support Dan’s album and get some cool stuff!:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dbublitzcomedy/strangers-in-my-basement

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Nick Gaza is a funny, sick and often twisted individual. His act is a mixture of hilarious true stories and things we can only hope aren't true. Nick makes fun of everyone: the audience, himself, and anyone who gets in his sights. His comedy knows no limits, so be warned! But if you are the kind of person who laughs at things you know you shouldn't, then Nick's comedy show is something you must see.

If Nick looks familiar to you it may be because you may have seen him in one of his numerous television appearences, including The Drew Carey Show, Malcolm in the Middle, Becker, Comedy Central and more...

Nick has not only entertained here in America but he has performed all over the world including England, Ireland, Germany and for our troops in Afghanistan. If you want to laugh hard then come on out for one of the funniest comedy shows around!

I also caught up with Dobie Maxwell who has started a podcast with Sami Parker called Just My Type that is all about diabetes. Dobie & Sami represent type-1 and type-2 diabetes and they talk about all the facets of diabetes including diet, medicine, & misconceptions. Check out Just My Type on all the apps and at the link below.

Check out Nick’s website here:

https://www.nickygaza.com/

I mentioned Just My Type Podcast which is cohosted by former guest, Dobie Maxwell. You can check it out here:

https://justmytypepodcast.com/

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Alex Hooper is a stand-up comedian, actor and professional roaster. He delights crowds by blending dark humor with silly positivity. His joke writing is clever and fearless. Onstage he bursts with energy. Alex shines just like his sparkly wardrobe. He’s headlined clubs all over the world. And whether it’s an audience of 11 or 11,000, Alex leaves comedy goers begging for more.

Alex is best known as the America’s Got Talent comedian who infamously roasted the judging panel. He’s the only contestant to ever get a “yes” from Simon Cowell and a “no” from the rest of the judges. His AGT performance has over 50 million total online views.

As part of his never ending quest to spread love and joy, Alex releases a weekly podcast — Achilles’ Heel. This podcast pushes guests outside of their comfort zone. Alex tackles tough topics like social anxiety and sex addiction with humor and grace.

In 2018 Alex released his debut comedy album Hugs. Drugs. Pugs. It hit #1 on Amazon and #3 on iTunes Best Selling Comedy Records.

To say Alex is a serious pug lover is an understatement. For 2018 he created The Pug Yoga Calendar to raise funds for pug rescue: Pug Nation of LA. Ellen Degeneres spotlighted the sold-out 2018 Pug Yoga Calendar on The Ellen Show.

Funny Or Die named him one of the 15 Funniest Comics to Follow.

Pre-order “Calm Down, Peasants” here:

https://bstlnk.to/peasants

Check out Alex’s website here:

https://www.hoopercomedy.com/

I mentioned Just My Type Podcast which is cohosted by former guest, Dobie Maxwell. You can check it out here:

https://justmytypepodcast.com/

If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/btbpc

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On July 30, 2021, I hosted a special live event with Tom Dreesen to help promote his book “Still Standing: My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra”. We had some of Tom’s friends from his many years of performing and a Q&A for a couple fans at the end of the show. There is some great insight to Tom’s fantastic career in comedy here and for that reason, I thought I’d make the uncut audio available to you.

You can get Tom’s book here (I recommend it highly):

https://www.amazon.com/Still-Standing-Journey-Streets-Saloons-ebook/dp/B0875RJ831/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2W4GH0CRCEBUK&keywords=still+standing+tom+dreesen&qid=1644869712&sprefix=still+standing%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1

I mentioned Just My Type Podcast which is cohosted by former guest, Dobie Maxwell. You can check it out here:

https://justmytypepodcast.com/

If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page:

https://www.patreon.com/btbpc

Look for new stuff for Patrons soon!

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