Episode 241

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1st Sep 2024

The Head of Talent and Development for New York Comedy Club

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode we speak to Candi Clare the head of talent and development for New york comedy club, one of the best comedy clubs in the USA. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[02:26]] You have to love comedy to remain in it for over a decade [[04:11]]

[[06:41]] What have been memorable moments [[09:36]]

[[10:46]] Being a booker the negatives and dealing with TikTok comedians [[14:11]]

[[14:34]] Live comedy has been the same since the beginning of time [[16:01]]

[[16:04]] You need recommendations to get into the club and getting 50 emails a day [[18:59]]

[[19:01]] Knowing that your going to bomb the minute you walk on stage [[21:16]]

[[23:30]] Having diversity in every sense and being the picaso booking comedians [[25:00]]

[[31:02]] Booking for shows and being a gatekeeper, developing talent after three years [[35:02]]

[[35:18]] Comedians who did the same audition as three years before [[37:09]]

[[38:50]] I am the boss, do agents let themselves be known, how do you know if someone has something special [[45:50]]

[[50:03]] The difference between New York, Chicago,Austin and Los Angeles comedy scenes [[52:20]]

[[52:20]] Advice for comedians to get better [[54:40]]


If you would like to know more about Candi, you can go on here website at https://www.candiclare.com/ or you could book tickets at the New york comedy club at https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/.


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