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On the “fans are a misnomer” episode of the podcast, Jordan Cooper and Josh Spector talk about changing your approach of how to make the leap to headlining shows, why clubs and bookers don’t make you a headliner – your fan base does, how the terms ‘opener’, ‘feature’ and ‘headliner’ are antiquated, and why building a community of people that knows, likes and trusts you (even if it’s not for comedy) will ultimately allow you to move up the ladder.
In addition, we debate changing the usage of the word ‘fans’ to ‘connections’, leveraging another comedian’s audience to build yours, periodically testing the affinity of your connections, and producing content as a means to stay visible, maintain top-of-mind, and put yourself in the position to get opportunities.
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Links from this episode:
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Reveals His ‘Phase 2’ for Hollywood
Talking touring, comedy and religion with comedian Mike Birbiglia
Jurassic Park & The Death of Stop-Motion Animation
Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz
How To Create Value In What You Create
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Hey guys,
Really found the podcast quite interesting. It’s changed the way that I’m viewing how to look at people who want to come to my shows.
Loving the wealth of material and help that you give to comics and people who are trying to be funny.
I’ve only been in comedy for around 6 months and I feel really weird when people ask when my next show is.
Love the show and would love to help in anyway with what your doing 🙂
Hey Mark, glad you’re finding it helpful. I’m curious – how did you hear about Connected Comedy?