EP18 - Jill Edwards - Promoter at Comic Boom & Comedy Tutor. - a podcast by Simon Caine

Jill Edwards runs Comic Boom comedy club, and her stand-up comedy course, which was the first in the UK, at the Komedia in Brighton. She's been in the industry for 20 years and has taught a lot of big names including Jimmy Carr and Romesh Ranganathan. You can find out more about what she does on her website. We talked about -    - Why being a comedy booker is the quickest way to being unpopular. - What her audience at the Komedia wants. - What the Brighton comedy circuit is like and how it came about. - How to find the clubs that your jokes and style of comedy will be appreciated and why you might not be right for every night. - Why do have a business brain to make it in comedy regardless of how funny you are. - Can comedy be taught? And when should you go to a tutor for help with your career / act. - How to structure an Edinburgh Fringe show. - Why she loves live comedy and her thoughts on TV edits and commercial DVDs. - How to stand out at the Edinburgh Fringe. - How to run a good comedy night. - Advice for people starting out, 2 years in and before your first show. - Why you should be a nob. - How to get gigs and progress as a professional comedianAND MORE! This podcast would be useful to anyone interested in the comedy industry, getting book, show structures and "going pro". You can find all the questions and things mentioned in the podcast in the show notes here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JillEdwards Thanks so much for downloading, hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please pass it on to a friend, give it a positive review in iTunes or donate on the website here - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AskTheIndustryPodcast Si Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom----------------------------------------------------------------------My 2nd book is finally out! It's called "How To Make A Living By Working For Free" and you can buy it here for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book -  The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader. If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a PDF version of that here.---------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow me - http://twitter.com/thismademecool Support the podcast - https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast?ty=h Join the Facebook community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/AskTheIndustryPodcast----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!  Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self. Here are the links -  iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943 Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs Twitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel

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