Comedy Means Business

Today on the Comedy Means Business podcast, host Matt Grobar reflects on the rise, fall, and return of Just for Laughs — the world’s biggest comedy festival — joined by the team steering it into the future: President & CEO Sylvain Parent-Bédard, head of development and creative strategy Spencer Griffin, and head of programming Nick Brazao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

In this episode of Comedy Means Business, Tom Segura joins us to talk about the bold moves behind his Netflix series Bad Thoughts, why he self-financed the pilot, and how the show surprisingly resonated more overseas than his stand-up. We get into the state of comedy films, the importance of a singular creative vision, and why most modern comedies just don’t hit. Learn more about your ad choices....

In the second episode of Comedy Means Business, we’re talking Long Live the State, a new documentary on the iconic sketch group The State. Formed at NYU in the late 1980s, this is a group that’s produced countless names that any comedy fan knows — David Wain, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Ian Black, Thomas Lennon and more. Recently premiering at the Tribeca Festival, the d...

In the inaugural episode of Comedy Means Business, presented by Nateland Entertainment, comedian Nate Bargatze takes a break from work on TriStar’s The Breadwinner to reflect on his mission with his recently launched media company, his ambitions in film and television, his efforts to transform Nashville into a major entertainment hub, his upcoming stint as Emmys host, and much more. Learn more abo...

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