Industry Standard W/ Barry Katz

BUDD FRIEDMAN is universally known as the Father of the Comedy Clubs.  Since he founded the Original Improvisation in New York City in 1963,  for half a century, his brand has remained the premiere stage for live comedy in the United States. Over the decades, the talent who performed on its stages, represent the Who’s Who of American Comedy, including Richard Pryor, Billy Crystal, Lily Tomlin, Freddie Prinz, Andy Kaufman, Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld, Tim Allen, Jay Leno, Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, Jamie Foxx, Adam Sandler, and Dave Chappelle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

JOE WEINSTOCK is one of the executive producers of DUCK DYNASTY, which is arguably one of the most popular reality shows of all time.  He joined Discovery Channel as the Senior Director of Development in 2012, after previously being VP of production for Gurney Productions while serving as an executive producer for Auction Hunters, American Digger, Monster Man, Haunted Collector, Hollywood Treasure, American Guns, and Duck Dynasty. Prior to Gurney Productions, Weinstock was Senior Director of Original Series for Spike TV for five years working on high-profile projects such as Jesse James is a Dead Man, Deadliest Warrior, Manswers, Pros vs. Joes, DEA, and 1000 Ways to Die. Weinstock started his entertainment career at MTV Networks in 2005 in the business and legal affairs department at Comedy Central in Los Angeles. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-ba

LARRRY LYTTLE is an Emmy Award winning TV executive with over 30 years experience. He was the founder and president of Big Ticket Television that created such hits as Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, Moesha, The Parkers, Jamie Kennedy Experiment, and the acclaimed comedy satire Nightstand with Dick Dietrick. He also served as president of Spelling Television and was a senior VP at Warner Brothers overseeing such blockbusters as Night Court, Growing Pains, Head of the Class, Spencer for Hire, China Beach, Life Goes On, and Murphy Brown. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

DAVID HILL, has been hailed as a visionary, credited with launching US sports television into the modern age.  Presently he is the Executive VP of 21st Century Fox & is the number 2 man under Rupert Murdoch.  He joined FOX in 1993 when News Corp wrested the rights to the NFL from CBS and he was charged with building a network quality sports division, literally from the ground up. His innovative unique style brought a plethora of groundbreaking new technologies and concepts to the sports world, including the FOXbox constant score and time graphic, the NHL FOXtrax glowing puck, and the creation of the yellow first down line graphic in the NFL.  Later he became Chairman and CEO of the FOX Sports Media Group, which included FOX Sports, FOX Sports Networks, SPEED, FUEL TV, FOX Soccer, FOX Deportes, the Big Ten Network, and the hugely popular FOXsports.com, which has set records for monthly traffic totaling 46 million unique users. Through the years, Hill helped FOX expand to the MLB, Nascar, Super Bowls, Stan

Todd Garner is an extraordinary veteran film producer and Hollywood creative executive. Throughout his career at Disney, Revolution Studios, and as the head of his own company--Broken Road Productions, Garner has developed, overseen, executive produced or produced well over 170 movies that have grossed billions of dollars worldwide, including BLACK HAWK DOWN, DADDY DAY CARE, CON AIR, ARE WE THERE YET?, HELLBOY,  XXX, 13 GOING ON 30, PAUL BLART MALL COP, HERE COMES THE BOOM, ZOOKEEPER, KNIGHT AND DAY, and ANGER MANAGEMENT. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

Steve Koonin is the president of Turner Entertainment Networks, where he oversees the programming, marketing, scheduling, strategy and operations for 4 of cable's strongest brands: TNT, TBS, truTV & Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Koonin came to Turner from The Coca-Cola Company in 2000 to head up TNT and recast the network as television's home for great drama, while launching one of the most popular cable series of all time, The Closer.  His duties expanded to include TBS in 2003, paving the way for that station to become basic cable's #1 network with young adults and in 2010 he surprised the country when he closed the deal to bring Conan O'Brien to TBS late night.  Along the way, TV Guide featured him in its "Power List" and Entertainment Weekly named Koonin one of the "Smartest People in Television." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/s

Robert “Morty” Morton is a multiple Emmy Award winning executive producer, best known for working closely with David Letterman for 15 years, from the early years of his NBC talker, to being the executive producer of “Late Show with David Letterman” at CBS.  Previously, he was a director for MTV and an associate director for “Good Morning America”.   Since his time at “Letterman,” Morton has been executive producer on many shows, notably Drew Carey’s “The Green Screen Show,” “The Wayne Bray Show,” “Mind of Mencia,” and the critically acclaimed TBS late night show “Lopez Tonight.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

Chris Albrecht is the CEO or Starz and responsible for building the leading global entertainment brand that provides powerful and immersive experiences for viewers around the world. Prior to Starz, Albrecht was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HBO, and also President of HBO Original Programming, where he co-founded “Comic Relief” and transformed the company from a movie focused television service into a worldwide leader in original programming.  His tenure at HBO was noted for changing the television landscape by creating critically acclaimed series, including “Sex in the City,” “The Sopranos,” “Six Feet Under,” “Deadwood,” “Band of Brothers,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “Entourage,” along with dozens of other programs. As President of HBO Independent Productions, Albrecht guided the development and production of comedy series for distribution, including “Martin” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Prior to HBO, he co-owned The Original Improvisation and then spent five years as an agent at ICM where he

Marc Hirschfeld, is one of the greatest TV casting directors in history.  Best known for his Emmy Award winning work on “Seinfeld,” he cut his teeth with the legendary Norman Lear during the days of "All in the Family" and worked his way up the ladder on such hit shows as "The Facts of Life," "The Jeffersons," "One Day at a Time," "Diff'rent Strokes," "227," "Silver Spoons," “The Wonder Years,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” “The Nanny,” “The Drew Carey Show,” and did the original casting of the hit series that help launched the Fox Network, "Married...With Children," along with hits “Party of Five,” “MADtv,” and “That 70’s Show.” He was appointed Executive Vice President of Casting at NBC/Universal (Network & Cable) in 1999 and served in that capacity for the next decade, supervising the original casting of such hit shows as "3rd Rock from the Sun," "NewsRadio," "The Office,” “30 Rock,” "Heroes," "My Name Is Earl," "Friday Night Lights," and “Southland.” On the cable side he supervised the casting of USA Netw

DJ Nash started doing stand-up comedy when he was 15 years old, went to Brown University, majored in Economics, and never used it.  After graduating college, DJ moved to NYC and immersed himself in the New York comedy scene. In 2000, he was named Best New Comedian at the world famous Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, which led to a deal with CBS where he co-created and starred in the CBS pilot, "Life with David J" along with Elliott Gould…and Nash has been writing (and not acting) ever since. He has written and executive produced on a plethora of TV shows including Jimmy Fallon's "Guys With Kids," Fox’s “Traffic Light" & " 'Til Death," and NBC’s “Bent” & “Up All Night” produced by Lorne Michaels). His latest creation ("Growing Up Fisher" starring Jenna Elfman, JK Simmons, & Jason Bateman) will start airing February 25th after "The Voice." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podc

Andy Ackerman has won 3 Emmies, 2 Director's Guild of America awards,  and a Golden Globe statuette.  The youngest person ever to win an Emmy as an  editor, Andy is also a respected executive producer and universally known as one of the best and most revered television directors in history. He has been an integral part of some of the greatest TV shows in history, including "Seinfeld," "Everyone Loves Raymond," "Cheers," "Wings," "Frasier," "The Ellen Show," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "Two and a Half Men," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

Eric Tannenbaum is one of the most sucessful television executives in history, holding titles of President of Columbia Tristar Television, President of Michael Ovitz' ATG, Co-President of the Tannenbaum Company at CBS with his wife Kim, and Executive Producer of one of the longest running sitcoms in history (Two and 1/2 Men). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

Matt Williams, started as a playwright in New York, got his first television job working on “Cosby,” and then created and executive produced the hit series “Roseanne,” “Home Improvement,” and “A Different World;” three of the most successful television shows in history. During this time, his work was honored with Emmy and Humanitas nominations, as well as sharing a Peabody Award for outstanding achievement in television writing, and created shows for some of the greatest comedian/actors of our generation, including Carol Burnett, Dan Akroyd, and Dave Chappelle. In film, Williams co-wrote and produced Disney's award-winning “Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken.” He also served as executive producer for the critically acclaimed drama “Firelight” with Sophie Marceau; produced and directed “Where The Heart Is,” starring Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd; produced Nancy Meyer's romantic comedy “What Women Want,” with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt; and co-wrote, produced and directed “Walker Payne” starring Jason Patric and Sam

Brant Pinvidic serves as Executive Vice President of Development at Eyeworks USA, formerly 3 Ball Productions ("The Biggest Loser"), where he has developed more than three dozen shows for the company, including "Splash," "Bar Rescue" for Spike, “My Big Fat Revenge” for Oxygen, and "Extreme Weight Loss" (currently airing its 3rd season, and in production on its fourth) for ABC…just to name a few. Prior to joining Eyeworks, Pinvidic was Senior Vice President of Programming and Development for TLC, where he was instrumental in the launch of several successful series for the new channel, including “Jon & Kate Plus 8.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

Peter Engel is the creator of Saved by the Bell, Last Comic Standing, and countless other noteworthy TV shows. One of the most respected television players in history, with six shows in syndication and over 1,500 episodes produced in his career, he is universally credited with launching the first live-action Saturday morning network programing for tweens, where he successfully started that new platform at NBC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

Mike Farah, President of Production at "Funny or Die", sits down with Barry to record this hilariously inspiring episode of Industry Standard. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

Doug Herzog, Emerson College graduate and former president of MTV, USA and FOX, is currently the President of the Viacom Entertainment Group overseeing Comedy Central, Spike TV, and TV Land. He is credited with bringing    MTV News, The Real World, Road Rules, Beavis and Butt-head, The Video Music and Movie Awards to MTV;    The Dead Zone and Monk to USA Network; Hot in Cleveland on TV Land; Malcolm in the Middle at FOX;    South Park, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and The Roasts to Comedy Central.    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support