Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

SNL cast member DEAN EDWARDS ("Spider-Man 3," "The Sopranos") and Barry Katz meet for an exceptional episode in front of a live audience at the New York Comedy Festival to talk about Dean's career and the behind-the-scenes of Saturday Night Live. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

IVAN DUDYNSKY is Chief Creative Officer and Founder of Deviants Media, where he spearheads the creative production agency team as they develop and produce network television, experiential programs, activations, studio designs, art installations and digital networks from its new media headquarters in El Segundo, California. The award-winning producer and director is also busy as co-creator of NBC's Songland and director of VH1's Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party, NBC's Hollywood Game Night and Netflix's Next in Fashion. In this episode, Ivan and Barry Katz get together to talk about Ivan's transition from dancing with Michael Jackson to directing for Netflix. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

IVAN DUDYNSKY is Chief Creative Officer and Founder of Deviants Media, where he spearheads the creative production agency team as they develop and produce network television, experiential programs, activations, studio designs, art installations and digital networks from its new media headquarters in El Segundo, California. The award-winning producer and director is also busy as co-creator of NBC's Songland and director of VH1's Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party, NBC's Hollywood Game Night and Netflix's Next in Fashion. In this episode, he and Barry Katz get together to talk about the sneaker culture and Ivan's path to success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Comedian MIKE WARD continues his discussion with Barry Katz at the Montreal Comedy Festival. In this second part, Mike reveals how he got out of his depression and tells Barry about the night he went out with Dave Chappelle and many other amazing stories. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Comedian MIKE WARD sits down with Barry Katz at the Montreal Comedy Festival to talk about his career, his depression and his fight against Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal that ordered him to pay $42,000 for a controversial joke. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

KEVIN ROONEY ("My Wife and Kids," "When Harry Met Sally," "Dennis Miller Live") continues his interview with Barry Katz as he is joined by fellow writers Jimmy Vallely and Ron Zimmerman to talk about working on "Arrested Development," "Dennis Miller Live," and "My Wife and Kids." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

KEVIN ROONEY ("My Wife and Kids," "When Harry Met Sally," "Dennis Miller Live") sits down with Barry Katz for an exceptional interview where he talks about his career as a successful comedian, writer and producer working alongside Jay Leno, Dennis Miller and many more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GARY GULMAN always loved late night television and dreamed of being a guest one day. That dream came true and he has appeared on every late night talk show: "The Tonight Whow with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "Craig Kilborn," “Conan,” "Late Night With Seth Myers," "The Pete Holmes Show," "Last Call with Carson Daly," and "Jimmy Kimmel Live."  His brand of clever, original comedy was singled out by the "New York Times” who recently wrote that Gary is "One of the country’s strongest comedians.” Gulman’s breakthrough success came after appearing on the second and third season of NBC’s stand-up showcase, "Last Comic Standing," where he was one of the runners-up in season three, and guest starred in season four. The following year, Gary was invited to join Dane Cook’s “Tourgasm" Tour, and was also featured in the series on HBO. Next up, Gulman served as host and writer for the New England Sports Network’s "Comedy All Stars Series." Gulman has performed three times at the Nascar year end awards show, at Madison Square Garden as part of the New York Comedy Festival, HBO’s Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Gulman guest-starred on "Inside Amy Schemer” and his body of work includes a half-hour Showtime Network Special, two hour Comedy Central Specials, a Netflix Special, and four comedy albums. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GARY GULMAN always loved late night television and dreamed of being a guest one day. That dream came true and he has appeared on every late night talk show: "The Tonight Whow with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and "Craig Kilborn," “Conan,” "Late Night With Seth Myers," "The Pete Holmes Show," "Last Call with Carson Daly," and "Jimmy Kimmel Live."  His brand of clever, original comedy was singled out by the "New York Times” who recently wrote that Gary is "One of the country’s strongest comedians.” Gulman’s breakthrough success came after appearing on the second and third season of NBC’s stand-up showcase, "Last Comic Standing," where he was one of the runners-up in season three, and guest starred in season four. The following year, Gary was invited to join Dane Cook’s “Tourgasm" Tour, and was also featured in the series on HBO. Next up, Gulman served as host and writer for the New England Sports Network’s "Comedy All Stars Series." Gulman has performed three times at the Nascar year end awards show, at Madison Square Garden as part of the New York Comedy Festival, HBO’s Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Gulman guest-starred on "Inside Amy Schemer” and his body of work includes a half-hour Showtime Network Special, two hour Comedy Central Specials, a Netflix Special, and four comedy albums. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GHEN MAYNARD (Senior Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, CBS Studios) and Barry Katz continue their exceptional discussion where Ghen reflects on his career developing some of the most successful shows on television. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.