Hey everybody I just want to take a moment to talk about a new thing I'm doing.

Over the years many of you reached out to me telling me how much you love the podcast,

but also wish there were more personalized takeaways and more in-depth interactions with our guests

to hear what they think about comedy.

This is why I'm now launching my new digital academy, Blueprint for Success.

With exclusive interviews and comedy philosophies of stars and industry veterans, personalized

versions of the Industry Standard Podcast, commercial-free, and one-on-one coaching time with me.

Blueprint for Success will give you the powerful tools that will take you up the elevator

beyond the competition and reach the highest possible levels to achieve your dreams.

Whether it be stand-up sketch, improv, acting, writing, producing, directing, hosting, radio podcasting, social media influencing, or even if you want a career

behind the scenes as a manager or an agent.

Now I'm here to help, personally.

We'll go on an express train of comedy

and entertainment like nobody else has before.

You can find out more about Blueprint for Success

and the comedy business on my website at Barrycats.com.

Together will take your career where you want it to go.

It's such a small community like in the comedy club for instance on the comedy

circuit there's it's so much smaller than people realize and everybody knows each other and you and I both know we both know a lot of assholes, you know, and I just in looking at, you know, the landscape of the different artists that are out there, I always said to myself, you know what, if I can walk in a room and leave people smiling, which is why you, I imagine you get in the industry is like you want to you want to touch people in a positive manner

I just said I well you know it that's my path and that's always been my path anyway you know. My guest today is somebody I love dearly, really one of the nicest guys in this business.

You might recognize him from his appearances.

He was a series regular on Guy Code, he was in Spider-Man 3, he was even on the

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