The Black Hoody

Luke Girgis interviews Emilio Savone, owner of New York Comedy Club, on The Black Hoody Podcast to break down what's really happening inside the business of comedy in 2026.Luke Girgis is the publisher of The Black Hoody, a publication for music and comedy industry executives, managers and agents and the host of The Black Hoody Podcast. Emilio Savone is the owner of New York Comedy Club (five l...

Estee Adoram has been the booker of the Comedy Cellar for more than 40 years. Luke Girgis and Estee Adoram discuss how the Cellar grew from one show a night in a basement nobody wanted to visit into the most iconic comedy club in the world. They cover the recommendation system that controls who gets an audition, why Estee has never formally "passed" a comic, the distinction between real...

Warner Bailey built a 100,000 person community by making fun of the most powerful people in Hollywood while sitting at a desk ten metres away from them. In this episode of The Black Hoody podcast, host Luke Girgis sits down with the founder of Assistants vs Agents to talk about the broken economics of entry level entertainment jobs, how a meme page became a media company now repped by UTA, and whe...

Noam Dworman owns the Comedy Cellar, the iconic New York comedy club that turns away 20,000 fans per week. Today, the greatest comedians in the world like Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Louis CK, and Bill Burr pop in at the cellar regularly to test new material and refine their craft before taking it to the world. In this episode, Noam pulls back the curtain on his comedy empire and reveals: How he b...

Barry Katz discovered and managed Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Louis CK before anyone knew their names. In this episode, we discuss how he spots talent before it breaks, the negotiation strategies that built comedy empires, and the brutal realities of artist management (including how to survive getting fired). This is episode two of The Black Hoody Podcast with Luke Girgis, interviews with entert...

Emilio Savone joins me today. The owner of 5 NYC comedy clubs, a ticketing platform, a record company and management firm reveals how he built a vertically integrated empire. He explains: ▫️ Why comedy clubs make 20% profit margins while restaurants struggle at 3-5% ▫️ The custom ticketing platform that increased his sales by 3,000% tickets overnight ▫️ How he built multiple revenue streams from e...