Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

CHARLIE DEBEVOISE is a producer, reality TV developer, and co-founder of NorthSouth Productions.  The company was founded in 2000, and has produced truTV's "Impractical Jokes," including its "Practically Live Tour Special," TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress:  Atlanta" and "Say Yes to the Dress:  Bridesmaids," "Paranormal Cops" on A&E, Lifetime's "Double Divas," "Wrecked" for Speed, as well as the History Channel documentary "Marked."  Prior to founding NorthSouth Productions, DeBevoise was a freelance writer and a magazine editor for Whittle Communications. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BOB LEFSETZ is a music industry analyst and critic.  His blog, "The Lefsetz Letter," has hundreds of thousands of subscribers.  Topics include the state of major record labels, decimated CD sales in the wake of iTunes and streaming services like Spotify, and personal reflections on songs, songwriters, bands, and key industry personnel.  Prior to starting his successful blog, Lefsetz was a consultant to major record labels, and is a highly sought-after speaker at music conferences across the country.  He was also the head of Sanctuary Music's American division. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BRUCE HILLS is the COO for Just For Laughs: The Montreal International Comedy Festival, the world's largest and most prestigious comedy event.  Originating in Montreal, the festival has also added dates in Toronto and Sydney.  Hills has been with JFL since 1988, helping further the careers of hundreds of comedians, including Dave Chappelle and Louis CK.  The 2016 festival takes place July 13-31st, visit www.hahaha.com for tickets and follow the festival on Twitter @justforlaughs.  You can follow Bruce @brucehills. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

KEITH ROBINSON is a comedian, writer and actor, originally from Philadelphia and currently residing in New York.  He was a finalist on Ed McMahon's "Star Search," and is a frequent emcee at the Comedy Cellar in Manhattan.  Robinson's television credits include the announcer and sidekick on "The Wanda Sykes Show," panel on "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" and "The Chelsea Lately Show," and wrote for "Chappelle's Show."  He also appeared in the films "Diary of a Tired Black Man," "Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault," and Judd Apatow's "Trainwreck" with Amy Schumer.  Last year he released his special "Kevin Hart Presents:  Keith Robinson - Back of the Bus Funny." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

PETER O'FALLON is a writer, director, and producer with a career spanning commercials, film, and television.  His commercials won several Cleo awards, which helped him make the jump to feature film.  O'Fallon directed the cult classic "Suicide Kings," with Christopher Walken and Denis Leary, and he also co-wrote and directed "A Rumor of Angels" starring Vanessa Redgrave and Ray Liotta.  His television work includes "American Gothic" for CBS, "That Was Then" for ABC, "Eureka" for Syfy, "Blade" for Spike, and "The Riches" and "Legit" for FX, the latter of which he co-created with comedian Jim Jefferies.  O'Fallon's latest project is Lifetime's "Unreal" starring Constance Zimmer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Best of Industry Standard 2015 (Part 2 of 2) features the invaluable words of wisdom of 20 more of the best guests on Industry Standard during the past year...including Norman Lear, Brad Williams, Jeff Gaspin, Larry Miller, Randy Jackson, 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.

Best of Industry Standard 2015 (Part 1 of 2) features the invaluable words of wisdom of 20 of the best guests on Industry Standard during the past year...including Judd Apatow, Pete Holmes, Chris D'Elia, Bert Kreischer, Warren Littlefield, 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.

JIMMY TINGLE is a comedian, actor, and producer from Boston who began his career during the 1980s comedy boom.  He has executive produced multiple comedic and theatrical productions, including "The Promised Land," "Jimmy Tingle's American Dream," "Jimmy Tingle for President," as well as "Jimmy Tingle's Uncommon Sense" which became the longest running one-person show in the history of Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theater.  In 2010, Tingle gave the commencement speech at Harvard.  He also wrote, produced, and starred in his first documentary film, "Jimmy Tingle's American Dream," which aired on PBS.  Tingle's film credits include roles in Larry David's "Clear History," Chris Rock's "Head of State," "Next Stop, Wonderland" and "Boondock Saints."  He has appeared on "The Tonight Show," "Larry King's Weekend," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "The American Comedy Awards," and NPR's "Fresh Air with Terry Gross." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

JOHN FERRITER is the Chairman and CEO of The Alternative, a new Management and Entertainment Production Company.  Formerly the Managing Director of Octagon Entertainment and the former Executive Vice President Board Member and Worldwide Head of Non-Scripted Television for the William Morris Agency John has packaged or produced literally 100’s of programs and thousands of hours of television. Among the shows he has been associated with include several Garth Brooks TV Specials, “The Arsenio Hall Show,” “Blue Collar TV,” “Fear Factor,” “The Biggest Loser,” “Project Runway,” “The Man Show,” “Chelsea Lately,” “The Tom Green Show,” “Piers Morgan Tonight,” “Larry King Live,” “Dr. Drew,” “Donny & Marie,” “Name That Tune,” “The Weakest Link,” and many more.  John is also a successful touring and recording musician having played with The Stingrays and The Tearaways for years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BRAD WILLIAMS is a comedian, podcaster and actor.  Born with Achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, Williams has been performing stand up comedy since the age of 19.  He has appeared on "Mind of Mencia," "Legit," "Deadbeat," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "Pit Boss".  His first comedy album, "Coming Up Short," was released in 2011, and in his 2015 special "Brad Williams: Fun Size" is Showtime's highest rated special of the year.  Williams is a frequest guest on "The Kevin and Bean Show" on KROQ and has performed multiple times at their annual "April Foolishness" show. Williams also hosts the "About Last Night" podcast with fellow comedian Adam Ray, and was a host of the weekday morning radio show on San Francisco's LIVE 105. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.