Barry Shares Stories about leaving Boston and moving to New York, renting his couch out to comics like Louis CK, Nick Di Paolo, and other then-unknown Young Comics. He offers advice on getting into TV Writers Rooms, and recounts how a writer's assistant for Whitney Cummings' got her script made into an episode of "Whitney."

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Terre Weisman has Written, Directed & Produced 3 Indie Feature Films. His Recent Release Max Dagan Stars Zach Gordon, Michael Madsen & Rob Morrow with Cameos from Jay Mohr, Kirk Fox & Jeff Ross.

Bobby Lee is Everywhere. He hosts 2 Hit Podcasts TigerBelly & Bad Friends. He's been on MADtv, Magnum P.I. in Feature Films like The Wrong Missy & the upcoming Sweet Dreams 2024 Starring Johnny Knoxville.

Katherine Blanford's Breakthrough Comedy Career Moment came when her Infectious Stand Up Performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon went Viral. These days Katherine Blanford is a Venue-Filling Touring Comedian Selling-Out Shows from Atlanta to Los Angeles & Canada. She also Hosts the Podcast Cheaties with Lace Larrabee another Southern Comedian & Semi-Finalist on America's Got Talent.

Roy Wood Jr. is Well Known for his 8 Years as a Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Lately he's been in Confess, Fletch 2022 with John Hamm, Better Call Saul & Only Murders in the Building with Steve Martin & Martin Short. Roy tells some great Stories about Producing & Acting in his 2018 Sitcom Pilot and what's involved getting his own scripted TV Shows funded and Produced.

Barry Shares Stories about his Early Days building the Boston Comedy Club with Dave Chappelle, Wanda Sykes, Jim Breuer & Many other then-unknown Young Comics. There's a Classic Norm Macdonald Stand Up Memoir at the End.

Jason Nash is an Entertainment Industry Survivor. He began his Career in Traditional Film & TV. Found Fame on Vine then lost it. Worked as a Stand Up Comic before Striking Gold with David Dobrik on YouTube. Now he hosts a TikTok with 2.5 Mil, a YouTube Podcast & More.

Ian Edwards began Stand Up Comedy in New York the 1990s when he first met Comedy Manager Barry Katz. Ian went on to write for The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show, Kevin Hart, Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd and recently a Spot on Bill Burr's Presents: Friends Who Kill.

Barry Katz Answers Questions from Friends & Members of the Blueprint for Success Entertainment Industry Networking Program about Comedians & Actors becoming Political Activists, the Art of Joke Writing, the Power of Social Media & More.

Ryan Sickler is Live & Alive on Tour after a serious Health Scare. He's a Die Hard Dad who Hosts Bert Kreischer, Brad Williams, Jim Gaffigan, Steve-O & Friends on his Podcast The HoneyDew.