Performers & Creators Lab

Holly shares three secrets to producing sold out shows from her years of experience and recent success of 38 weekly sold out shows in a row at the Comedy Edge. Recorded at Mutiny Radio as part of the masterclasses offered at Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival 2021.   What you'll learn in this podcast episode: 3 Tips for Building a Loyal Audience How to Pivot Your Marketing When Tickets Aren't...

Comedian Chey Bell shares about her fearless start in stand-up comedy, her take on accepting advice from others, and gets honest about where she maybe isn't as fearless as she one day hopes to be.  We also talk about this year's winner of the SF Comedy Competition, Ryan Goodcase,  and Chey shares her secret to manifesting her dreams. See Chey headlining live at the Comedy Edge in Oakland...

Award winning comedian, Donald Lacy Jr. talks with Holly about the craft, his daughter's tragic death, and the wisdom of his mentors.  Come watch Don Lacy in action, headlining live at the Comedy Culture Club in Oakland Friday, September 15th, 2023  Click here for tickets and information. More info about Love Life Foundation About the Guest: Donald E. Lacy, Jr. is a writer, director, actor, c...

Bay Area comedian, TammyTea Love talks about her journey on the way up, from her big break with Academy award winning actress, Mo'Nique to her work with the Hella Funny crew.  See Tammy live! at the Comedy Edge on May 29th!  Click here for tickets. About the Guest TammyTea Love has performed at Cobbs comedy club, PunchlineSf, Flappers Comedy Club, SF Sketchfest and many others. Also Tammy is...

Amy Howerska is an award winning comedian and comedy writer who has found her stride on stage, but it wasn't always so easy. Listen as she shares stories of the times when audiences hated her and explains why bombing is glorious and how to get something produced on T.V.  Come and see Amy headlining live at The Comedy Edge on the Oakland waterfront, May 1st - click here to get tickets! Our Gue...

Comedian Jerry Law shares his wealth of knowledge about how to make an audience laugh with you and love you. In this intimate convo, he talks about his new relationship, growing up in East Oakland and what it takes to turn “awkward” and painful into gold on stage. See him headlining at The Comedy Edge in Oakland April 3rd! Our Guest: Jerry Law Growing up in East Oakland, the oldest of 9 kids, Jerr...

When Jami Tennille first started acting later in life she felt like she was really struggling to find the light switch in a room with no lights. Once she figured it out and started working, she had the drive to be that network, that support system, an insider to the industry access and create the community that she wished she'd had when she first started. As a result, she created Actors Playb...

Do you feel a little scattered when you're trying to self-tape and juggle all the pieces? The lighting, the sound, your outfit? This guided meditation will help you drop into a calm and focused place before you begin taping. Want more meditations like this?  Visit performersandcreatorslab.com to find the Meditations for Actors Series as well as other interviews, stories, tips, and hypnosis re...

The perfect thing to calm those nerves and get you ready for an audition.  Every single person has a powerful visceral center that, when utilized, creates an irresistible magnetism. This quick meditation will help you drop into yours.  10, 9, 8, go down into the elevator to your most powerful center . . . once you learn this quick self-hypnosis tool you'll find it easy to do it on your own wh...

Listen to this guided meditation and exercise to get yourself in the mood to practice. In just a few minutes you'll feel aligned and excited to begin doing what you need to do in order to get better at the thing you love.  It feels so good to feel ready! Want more meditations like this?  Visit performersandcreatorslab.com to find the Meditations for Actors Series as well as other interviews,...

Being turned down for a job is a frequent experience for an actor, but that doesn't mean it's always easy! The feelings are real. Rejection can feel tough.  Listen to this guided meditation to help you re-center and remember your self-worth so you can keep going. Want more meditations like this?  Visit performersandcreatorslab.com to find the Meditations for Actors Series as well as othe...

Are you secretly longing for someone to tell you how wonderful you are on this Valentine's Day?  Look no further than this intimate love letter whispered straight to you heart made just for you . . . for all of you. Inspired by Holly's playful Instagram series of #listeningfaces. Follow her to see more on Instagram @hollyshawspritely Holly Shaw, Certified Hypnotherapist, is a performance...

Comedian Marcus Howard interviews best-selling author, Holly Shaw talking about: what is a "shadow self"? why vulnerability is so freakin' hard your artistic potential beyond the prevalent poverty mindset Holly's new book, Making Art In The Middle of Madness Interested in learning more?  Take the free assessment - Meet Your Shadow Archetype - on www.performersandcreatorslab.com...

Feeling at a loss when it comes to promoting yourself on social media?  Hear from online presence expert, Italina Kirknis, as she talks to Holly about attraction based marketing, nuances in sharing about your life online, and how not to sound like a marketing robot. Music by Dan Cantrell. Click here to find out more about Italina's upcoming events>> Other Episodes You May Like: ​ E27  S...

What does being on a turbulent airplane got to do with making art in the middle of madness? Listen to find out. Click here to find out more about Holly's new book: Making Art In The Middle of Madness>> About Your Host Holly Shaw, Certified Hypnotherapist  is a performance coach, creativity researcher and stand up comedian.  Growing up in Indianapolis, IN she convinced her parents she ne...

Want something quick and fast to get you into alignment? This is the perfect two minute meditation to get you into the optimum mindset before stepping on stage, in front of the camera, or into an audition.  This is every student and client's favorite and most used meditation track! I poached it myself from my own album from 2015, Tuning the Creative Mind: Meditations for Performers & Crea...

Despite the serene and majestic surroundings, Holly is pissed as hell and not afraid to share how she's alchemizing anger and creating inspired action from injustice.  Listen and follow along with this live recording of a Sunday session: Group Hypnosis for Calm and Clarity as Holly leads the artist participants into introspection, movement and trance in a loving transmission bringing clarity...

Special Treat! Sit back and enjoy this magical contemporary tale by author, Heather Shaw, amplified by the backdrop of the musical perfection of composer Dan Cantrell . Read by Kimeiko Rae Vision, and Holly and Heather Shaw and followed by a discussion with dancers from Dancing Together Apart, Renee Naleppa and Shoshanna.  Interested in collaborating with Dancing Together Apart?  Click here to vis...

Dancing Together Apart launches a new project with a read-thru of Sleeping Beauties' Dreams - a dance theatre film written by Holly Shaw.  Listen in on the creative process as dancers/creators read through the script and talk shop about the film making process to come! With Kimeiko Rae Vision, Heather Shaw, Renee Naleppa, and Shoshanna. To see the original project, Dancing Together Apart the...

We are celebrating dads who are artists with this special episode featuring five dads who bust the myth that you can’t be a great artist and a devoted father at the same time. What was really endearing to me about creating this episode was getting to connect with these dads who are really there for their families and also pursuing artistic careers.  In this episode we talk to a dancer/graphic desi...

Writer, Cartoonist, and Stand-up comedian, Worm, joins me for a conversation about the search for funny,  his latest book, an apocalyptic thriller, and the Black Lives Matter movement. Music by Dan Cantrell.  Pick up a copy of Worm's newest novel, Two Alive on Amazon . Jeremy "Worm" Jones is a comedian, cartoonist and writer who has been doing stand-up comedy in Oakland for over ten...

Where are you letting fear run your life? Listen to this recording of Holly's recent Sunday Session where she begins by finding out from the creative community - what are their fears? We discuss breakups, career, family, relationships, the fear of being disliked and the political fear trance we're all under the spell of.  Listen to this recording and allow yourself to feel bigger than yo...

What would happen if you gave a bunch of comedians psychedelics and then asked them to get on stage and do their act?  Find out as I talk with Tom Bomb, a comedian and the producer of The Psychadelics Pshyo (pronounced "show), a monthly underground performance/social experiment that results in hilarity and artistic entertainment. One episode in a series of more to come exploring the topic of...

Ignite your higher power and invite in your guardians! Did you know that the beginning of May is a time in the year where people used to believe that the veil was very thin between worlds?  Kind of like Halloween only more wholesome without the scary vibe;). In this special recording of one of Holly's popular live Sunday sessions she piggybacks on that flower power "veil is thin" en...

Comedian and coach, Jennifer Mason and I talk about how to make the best out of online zoom shows, the transformational power of comedy and how everyone has a good "five minute set" inside of them.  Listen as she explains how she uses stand-up comedy as a transformational tool and hear tips for how to make the most out of this COVID age of show business.  Music by Dan Cantrell . Upcoming...