Comedy
Alan Bromwell In this episode Mark Masters talks to Alan Bromwell, a 6 year comedian on the Comedy Works pro list based in Denver, CO. Mark drives Alan from Castle Rock to a ticketed show at Carter Payne in Colorado Springs, CO and they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics. They discuss: - driving to a show, guest spot driving - six years comedy - on the pro list, paid to perform at Comedy Works - worked 2.5 years unpaid - Almost Famous, 10 minute host spots Sundays and Wednesdays (sometimes Saturdays), 7 minute spots - Dana Gould, Joey Diaz (blacklisted), Pete Holmes - Joey Diaz stories - Not paid host spots at Comedy Works for double show nights you get 20 minutes stage time and perform in front of sold out show - First mic was Lion’s Lair (Roger Norquist, Sam Tallent) - Alan was missing teeth - Time travel advice first mic - warning - The Improv, Future Legends (like NTN but no more) - “Boulder kids”: Codey Spiker, Jacob Rupp, Alan and Harry - Tonight’s show at former church, Carter Payne, co-headlining with ShaNae Ross - Goals: have fun, work out new material (7 minutes in middle), connections - 3-4 shows and 3-4 mics a week - Sold out Comedy Works South show, Chad Daniels, 450 people - Casino shows - Comedy Works Entertainment gigs - PG-13 material, “light R”, nobody knows what that is - Alan is a provocateur, a troll, a curmudgeon - Corporate gigs pay well - Cruise ship comedy - Tobias Livingston tour to Oregon - Aaron Maslow - Not Good Yet, the book - Wende Curtis - List for spots comes out on Wednesdays by email, sign up is in person - Better paying gig cancellations - Worst gig story - Merch talk - Full time comedian for 2-3 years, open mic is helpful income, not glamorous - Animal sex bit timeline, 6 months at mic, then into shows - Writing process, handwritten then computer - Social media discussion, YouTube - Kallan Reese in the Vail Daily [Show] - Did Mark get a spot? - Alan challenge review - Thick Skin - Contest material, keep it short - Reviewing video - Listening to sets to see what works - Hippieman (John Novosad) is a big listener to sets - Robin Williams on listening to sets - The trap of listening to your material - Alan’s album on Bandcamp - Venue discussion, lighting, crowd - Austin Brinker (Matt Gabriel) hosts - Comedy Central Up Next showcase - Filmed projects for Netflix, Nice & Naughty - Sammy Anzer - Burning material that is filmed - Joke theft, Carlos Mencia, Louis CK, Dane Cook, Amy Schumer, Patrice O’Neill - David Cross, Maria Bamford Comedy Death Ray comedy album - Archetypes and local comedy thievery - Immitation and starting out in comedy - Gratifying to see a stolen Hedberg joke bomb at an open mic - Crazy open mic stories, homeless and down on their luck rappers - Ambush comedy at the Karaoke bar, “stage time’s stage time” - Not getting paid / stiffed, harder in the time of the internet - Good show and venue, Buttermilk Boys - Palmer Lake shows, Sterling, Colorado Springs - Ben Kronberg had a show in Castle Rock - AlanBromwell on Twitter and Instagram - Alan is doing a show at Laugh Lines comedy club in Boulder soon And much, much more. Strap in. This is a good one. Brought to you by Not Good Yet, the book by Mark Masters. www.notgoodyet.com