Comedy
Jacob Rupp In this episode Mark Masters talks to Jacob Rupp, a 6 year comedian who started in Boulder, CO, but lives in Denver now. Mark drives Jacob from Denver, CO to a show in Aspen, CO and they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics. [Note: This video starts mid conversation because of bad file management and ends mid conversation because the battery dies, apologies] They discuss: - Writing and deciding what is funny - Modifying material based on audience - Watch comic before to try to call back for an audience member - Hosting at Comedy Works - First interaction with Comedy Works - Buffalo sighting! - Johnny's Cigar Bar, Boulder - Deacon Gray - Comedy Works timeline, from newbie to hosting - Finals of New Faces, Janae Burris - Tips and tricks for comedy contests - Noah Reynolds, Korey David - Be a person in the room, acknowledge events - Greg Hutt, Austin, TX - Loonee's Comedy Club, Colorado Springs, CO (hosting, clock) - The Improv - Nebraska shows - Border City Comedy Festival, Windsor Canada - Mountain shows are for stretching - Vail has a great audience - Denver showcases - 7 and 9PM vs. 8 and 10:30PM show times - Adam Cayton Holland, The Grawlix - Dave Chappelle at a Denver showcase (Too Much Fun above City o' city) - Validation of showcases - Call to Arms show, Katie Bowman, Brad Galli - Denver Underground, Ben Bryant, Irish Snug - Boulder Comedy Show, Brent Gill - Mark swears on camera! - Plug for Not Good Yet, the book - Clean comedy - Interpreting laughter at open mics - Open mic laughter - Las Vegas open mic story - Dead stop driving, Colorado mountain driving tips - Dealing with bad rooms (don't mention it) - Hell drive story - Aaron Maslow, Miriam Moreno - Vail Brewing Company, good beers - The ins and outs of booking - 50 first jokes Timmy Lasley, Karen Wachtel from High Plains - Running a mic, Alan Bromwell - The Irishman - Eeland Stribling calls - Favorite movies, Alamo draft house - Movie theaters - Film school and movie talk - Streaming shows - Watching stand-up online - Jacob's favorite comics, John Mulaney, Rory Scovel, Daniel Tosh - Selling jokes - What is the end game? - Film making, phone it in film festival, Zac Maas - Michael Isaacs, "comedic genius" - Kevin Clapman, Boulder, CO - Re-telling old jokes - Screenwriting tips for joke writers - Harris Alterman - Patrick Richardson - docu-series Wow Colorado HaHa Wow - Jacob Rupp episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czVGANd1_xM [Battery dies] 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