EP78 - Ryan Taylor - Head of comedy at the Pleasance - What makes a “Pleasance act”. - a podcast by Simon Caine

Ryan Taylor (@Ryan_Taylor_) is the Head of Comedy at the Pleasance (@ThePleasance) in both London and at the Edinburgh Fringe. He is in charge of gets slots at the venue but more importantly he's passionate about bringing through new talent and building a circuit for the newer performers as well as the established ones. 

We talked about...

• Do program listings still work for paid shows in an age of mobile phones / social media?
• The psychology of paid vs free fringe shows and how to sell both types of ticketing.
• What is the application process like from his point of view?
• If you haven’t heard back from the Pleasance should you assume you didn’t get a slot?
• Is there such a thing as a Pleasance style act and who would fit the bill?

AND MORE!

 

This podcast would be great for anyone who is interested in gigging in Manchester, going full time as a comedian or an audience member wanting to know some of the behind-the-scenes secrets of the Manchester comedy clubs. 

 You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/RyanTaylor

Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937

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Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom

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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

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