

Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz
Barry Katz
A one-of-a-kind insiders look at Hollywood from a totally different perspective. This inspirational weekly series provides an “all access pass” to the entertainment business through the eyes of comedy manager/producer Barry Katz and the industry's biggest "behind the scenes" players who candidly reveal the risky decisions they made that led to the most groundbreaking internet, television, radio, music, and film content in the world. Combining humor, insight, and motivation; Katz provides the blueprint for the audience to take their careers to the next tier, while showcasing each guests’ extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to the highest levels in their field.
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Jun 11, 2018 • 57min
261: Lea Thompson (Part 1 of 2)
Lea Thompson has accomplished a forty year career in the arts that encompasses film, television, and theatre. She is best known as Michael J Fox’s mom in Steven Spielberg’s “Back to the Future I, II, and III,” as the title character in the syndicated series “Caroline in the City,” for which she won TV Guide and People’s Choice awards; and as Kathryn Kennish in five seasons of the ground breaking Peabody award winning series, “Switched at Birth.”
Lea is very proud of her feature film directorial debut, “The Year of Spectacular Men,” starring her two daughters Madelyn and Zoey Deutch, set to release on June 15th.
Lea has also been directing television for over 12 years including two “Jane Doe” telefilms, “Switched At Birth” (100th ep), ABC’s “American Housewife,” ABC’s “The Goldbergs” (100th Ep), and CBS’s award winning “Mom.”
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May 31, 2018 • 1h 11min
258: Chris Fenton (Part 2 of 2)
Chris Fenton most recently served as the president of DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group & general manager of DMG North America.
Fenton produced or supervised twenty films ranging from big budget franchises such as “Iron Man 3,” “Point Break,” and “47 Ronin” to more niche-oriented films such as “Looper,” “Waiting,” “Blockers” and “Chappaquiddick,” grossing almost $2 billion in worldwide box-office.
In 2004, he pushed DMG to be the first to properly license American music for national ads in China, kicking off with a popular Hanson song for a VW brand campaign. Four years later, Fenton negotiated the largest athletic endorsement deal ever in China for US olympian Michael Phelps.
Among his accomplishment was securing Lionsgate’s “Knowing” a release in China, making it the first ever non- major studio motion picture to receive a highly coveted spot in country’s quota system.
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May 28, 2018 • 57min
257: Chris Fenton (Part 1 of 2)
Chris Fenton most recently served as the president of DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group & general manager of DMG North America.
Fenton produced or supervised twenty films ranging from big budget franchises such as “Iron Man 3,” “Point Break,” and “47 Ronin” to more niche-oriented films such as “Looper,” “Waiting,” “Blockers” and “Chappaquiddick,” grossing almost $2 billion in worldwide box-office.
In 2004, he pushed DMG to be the first to properly license American music for national ads in China, kicking off with a popular Hanson song for a VW brand campaign. Four years later, Fenton negotiated the largest athletic endorsement deal ever in China for US olympian Michael Phelps.
Among his accomplishment was securing Lionsgate’s “Knowing” a release in China, making it the first ever non- major studio motion picture to receive a highly coveted spot in country’s quota system.
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May 17, 2018 • 60min
254: Bobby Lee (Part 2 of 2)
Bobby Lee is an American actor and comedian.
After being spotted by the Comedy Store manager Frank Burns, Lee began honing and refining his stand-up comedy act. After only a year, he was spotted onstage by Pauly Shore, who asked Lee to open for him in Las Vegas.
He became a cast member on “Mad TV” from 2001 to 2009 where he went on to create many memorable characters.
His credits include “Pineapple Express”, “The Dictator”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle.”
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May 14, 2018 • 49min
253: Bobby Lee (Part 1 of 2)
Bobby Lee is an American actor and comedian.
After being spotted by the Comedy Store manager Frank Burns, Lee began honing and refining his stand-up comedy act. After only a year, he was spotted onstage by Pauly Shore, who asked Lee to open for him in Las Vegas.
He became a cast member on “Mad TV” from 2001 to 2009 where he went on to create many memorable characters.
His credits include “Pineapple Express”, “The Dictator”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle.”
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May 10, 2018 • 45min
252: Jordan Harbinger (Part 2 of 2)
Jordan Harbinger is a Wall Street lawyer turned talk show host, social dynamics expert, and entrepreneur.
After hosting a top 50 iTunes podcast for over a decade that enjoyed nearly four million downloads a month at its zenith and featured amazing celebrity guests such as Shaquille O'Neal, Mike Rowe, Russell Brand, Tony Hawk, and Tim Ferriss, Jordan has embarked on a new adventure: “The Jordan Harbinger Show”, where he deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth and shares their strategies, perspectives, and insights with the rest of us.
Jordan’s business sense, extensive knowledge of the industry, and contemporary approach to teaching make him one of the best and most sought-after coaches in the world.
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May 7, 2018 • 45min
251: Jordan Harbinger (Part 1 of 2)
Jordan Harbinger is a Wall Street lawyer turned talk show host, social dynamics expert, and entrepreneur.
After hosting a top 50 iTunes podcast for over a decade that enjoyed nearly four million downloads a month at its zenith and featured amazing celebrity guests such as Shaquille O'Neal, Mike Rowe, Russell Brand, Tony Hawk, and Tim Ferriss, Jordan has embarked on a new adventure: “The Jordan Harbinger Show”, where he deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth and shares their strategies, perspectives, and insights with the rest of us.
Jordan’s business sense, extensive knowledge of the industry, and contemporary approach to teaching make him one of the best and most sought-after coaches in the world.
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May 3, 2018 • 1h
250: Carrot Top (Part 2 of 2)
Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson has been making audiences around the world laugh for more than three decades.
After building a following on the comedy circuit that made people laugh nearly every weekend, his first television appearance was on “Comic Strip Live” in 1991. Things changed for Carrot Top forever in 1992 with his first appearance on “The Tonight Show.”
That appearance exposed his unique brand of comedy to every home in America. After an impressive 31 appearances, Carrot Top had the distinct honor of appearing on the very last episode of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.”
Carrot Top’s other credits include hundreds of television programs including The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson,” “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Chelsea Lately,” “Last Comic Standing,” “Glee,” “Family Guy” and “The Ellen Degeneres Show.”
Carrot top’s shows are a spectacle worthy of most arena rock bands and features lights, music, fog machines, and confetti cannons – all in addition to his incredible trunks full of props.
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Apr 30, 2018 • 57min
249: Carrot Top (Part 1 of 2)
Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson has been making audiences around the world laugh for more than three decades.
After building a following on the comedy circuit that made people laugh nearly every weekend, his first television appearance was on “Comic Strip Live” in 1991. Things changed for Carrot Top forever in 1992 with his first appearance on “The Tonight Show.”
That appearance exposed his unique brand of comedy to every home in America. After an impressive 31 appearances, Carrot Top had the distinct honor of appearing on the very last episode of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.”
Carrot Top’s other credits include hundreds of television programs including The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson,” “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Chelsea Lately,” “Last Comic Standing,” “Glee,” “Family Guy” and “The Ellen Degeneres Show.”
Carrot top’s shows are a spectacle worthy of most arena rock bands and features lights, music, fog machines, and confetti cannons – all in addition to his incredible trunks full of props.
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Apr 16, 2018 • 1h 37min
246: Tony Rock
TONY ROCK is a writer-actor-producer known for hosting HBO’s weekly stand-up series All Def Comedy, BET’s Black Card Revoked, and for starring in the primetime network series Living Biblically on CBS.
Coming off an extraordinary busy year hosting shows like TVOne’s new outrageous game show The Game of Dating, All Def Movie Awards on Fusion, shows like The Warm Up on NBATV and Mann and Wife on Bounce; this comics’ favorite comic has been busy getting ready for another eventful year. Starring in films such as Couples Night, and back to back tour dates, Tony Rock continues to exceed all expectations causing laughter everywhere he goes.
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