Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

PAUL PROVENZA is an extraordinary stand-up comedian, director, writer, creator, and producer, as well as a classically trained TV and film actor, who at 20, became one of the few Americans who played "Romeo" on the British stage. In TV, Paul wrote, produced, and starred in the series "Comics Only" and "Pulp Comics" and was a series regular on "Empty Nest," "The Facts of Life," "Northern Exposure," "Beggars and Choosers," "The West Wing," and co-starred in the critically acclaimed CBS TV movie, "Under the Influence" with Keanu Reeves and Andy Griffith. In the literary world, Random House published his book !Satirists!, with noted art/portrait photographer, Dan Dion. In theater, Paul worked with Steve Martin, starring in his hit play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and directed and co-produced (with Penn Jillette) "The Aristocrats." Paul also co-created Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net which was produced as a TV series in the UK and as a 65 episode order of a web series for Nerdist. Paul also created, The Green Room, a critically acclaimed Showtime series which featured amazing guests like Russell Peters, Ron White, Judd Apatow, Bob Saget, and Jonathan Winters (in his last TV appearance ever).

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DAVE MANDEL is a multi-Emmy nominated writer and executive producer, who currently (as well as those roles) is the show runner of "Veep." Additionally, he has been a writer on "SNL" and an executive producer on "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." He also wrote "Clerks: The Cartoon," and the feature films "The Dictator," "The Cat In The Hat" and "Eurotrip." Some of his most notable television episodes that he wrote were the 'Treehouse of Horror XXIII episode' with Brian Kelley on "The Simpsons" and 'The Bizarro Jerry' (AKA Manhands'), 'Betrayal' (The 'Backwards episode' with Peter Mehlman), as well as the infamous 'Pool Guy' episode on "Seinfeld," for which he won a prestigious Writers Guild Award.

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DENNIS RODMAN began his professional basketball journey in 1986 as the 2nd round (27th overall) pick of the Detroit Pistons.  At the end of his NBA career, after playing with the Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks, he became one of the NBA's dominant all-time players, finishing his career with five NBA championships, two All-Star appearances, twice named the league's Top Defensive Player, and the only player in history to lead the league in rebounding seven seasons in a row.  In 2011, Rodman was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame.

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BEN GLEIB is a comedian, writer, producer, and host who Esquire Magazine called one of "Six Comedians Who Could Be Comedy's Next Big Thing." The other 5 were Aziz Ansari, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Demetri Martin, and Flight of the Conchords. It came true for each of them, and it now seems to be Gleib's time, as he is now in his third season as the host and executive producer of “Idiotest," the Emmy nominated comedy game show on GSN, which is their most watched original show. (For Gleib, EP is not just a title. He helps create all of the show's brain puzzles.)   Some his more prominent work before “Idiotest,” were as a regular guest and star of over 100 episodes of Chelsea Lately and as a regular on "The Today Show" with Kathie Lee and Hoda, and multiple appearances on Comedy Central's @midnight.   A truly unique voice in comedy, Gleib has been a regular on-air contributor to CNN and NPR (where he won a Golden Mic,) is an accomplished voice over actor (The Book of Life, Ice Age: Continental Drift - the second highest grossing animated movie of all-time) and this year co-anchored a week of ABC News digital from their world news headquarters in New York. An unusual gig for a comedian, another example of why he is one of the most multi-talented comics working today.   Gleib has been headlining comedy clubs around the globe since 2007 and has toured arenas with Chelsea Handler and Dane Cook. His podcast 'Last Week On Earth,' debuted on iTunes Comedy at #9, was #1 on Stitcher for 20 straight weeks, and his online videos have received over 20 million views.    His first hour special, BEN GLEIB: NEUROTIC GANGSTER, premieres on Showtime on June 3 at 10pm.

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GARRY MARSHALL is a 50 year show business veteran who has created, written, produced, and acted in some of the most beloved projects in history.  The legendary Hollywood icon has worked on a plethora of huge hit TV series, such as "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Happy Days," "The Lucy Show," "Laverne & Shirley," "Mork & Mindy," and "The Odd Couple," as well as 20 blockbuster films, including "Pretty Woman," "Beaches," "Runaway Bride," "The Princess Diaries," and "New Year's Eve."

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MICHAEL MADSEN is an award-winning actor, author, poet, and photographer.  He has appeared in over 170 films, including memorable starring roles in huge films like "Reservoir Dogs," "Thelma & Louise," "Wyatt Earp," "Free Willy," "Donnie Brasco," "Species," "Kill Bill," "Sin City," and "The Hateful Eight," which was his fourth collaboration with two-time Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino.

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BOB EMMER, with over 40 years of experience,

is the

COO of The Shout Factory, and oversees their legal and business

affairs activities, including groundbreaking deal negotiations for

content, as well as major contracts, music clearances,

distribution, manufacturing, financing, international

activities, and their production arm (Blaze Entertainment).

 Emmer

previously served as Executive Vice President at Rhino

Entertainment for twelve years beginning in 1984 where his

responsibilities included business affairs, deal execution, and

project oversight for their record, video and film

divisions, increasing revenue to over $100M during his

tenure.  Following

the initial stage of Rhino’s acquisition by the Warner Music Group

(“WMG”, a division of Time Warner), Emmer was recruited to serve as

Senior Vice President, Business Affairs at WMG, whose record labels

include Elektra, Warner Bros, Atlantic and Rhino

Entertainment. Prior

to joining Rhino Entertainment, Emmer served as Director of

Business Affairs for MGM/UA Home Video and Senior Vice-President,

Creative and Business Affairs at Alive Enterprises, a multi-faceted

entertainment management and production company.

 His

early career includes assisting in the commercial development of

numerous music talents, including Alice Cooper, Blondie, and Teddy

Pendergrass, as well as executive producing and creating the NBC

late night music show “Rock ‘n Roll

Tonite.” Emmer

has taught several college courses on the music industry at UCLA’s

Entertainment Extension School and serves on the Board of Directors

of several charities, including the Executive Committee of the City

of Hope’s Music and Entertainment Industry

Group.  

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CINDY CHUPACK is a two-time Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, best known for her work on "Sex & The City," "Modern Family," "Everybody Loves Raymond," and "Coach."  She has also won three Golden Globes for her work.  Her first screenplay, an adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel "How To Be Good," made the 2008 blacklist of best unproduced screenplays, she is attached to direct her first feature film called "Whatever Makes You Happy" for Netflix, and is about to start work as a co-executive producer under Jim Carrey on "I'm Dying Up Here," a new Showtime series about the comedy scene in 1970's Los Angeles.  In addition to writing for television and film, Chupack has written two books, "The Between Boyfriends Book," and "The Longest Date:  Life as a Wife."

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GREG COOLIDGE is a writer, director, producer, and former actor.  He produced and starred in the critically acclaimed Sundance film, "Possums."  He then began to expand his career, co-writing the cult hit "Sorority Boys" and its sequel, as well as "The Sachem Cup," and "The Wanderer." Coolidge also ventured into television, creating "Revved" for Fox, and "5-0" and "Procedural" for NBC.  With writing partners The Job Factory, a group of comedy writers, they wrote "Long Shots" and "Uncoachable" for Disney, and "Super Movie" for Revolution.  He made his directorial debut with "Employee of the Month," starring Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and Dax Sheppard.  Coolidge then began producing "Mancrush" for New Line, and co-created, direct, and executive produced Nickelodeon's "The Troop."  He also created and wrote Universal's hit film, "Ride Along," starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, and he is currently writing and producing "The Expendables" television series for Fox.

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DAVID WILD is an Emmy nominated writer and critic in the music and television industries, a New York Times Best Selling Author, as well as a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. A graduate of Cornell, Wild spent his time at Esquire magazine before coming to Rolling Stone as a music editor and writer. Since 2000, Wild has spent much of his time writing for television including the Grammys, the Emmys, the Academy Awards and numerous other award shows. Wild was also the host of the television series “Musicians,” which aired on Bravo!. That same year, he was nominated for an Emmy for his work on “America: A Tribute to Heroes.” He has written liner notes for “Aerosmith,” “Bon Jovi,” “Neil Diamond,” “Billy Idol,” “Frank Sinatra,” “Motley Crue,” “Van Halen,” and many more. His best selling books include “Friends: The Official Companion,” “Seinfeld: The Totally Unauthorized Tribute,” and “Friends 'til the End.” In his newest venture, David will co- host a new digital talk show for Fandango called “Naked Lunch” with Phil Rosenthal.

 

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