Industry Standard 116: Bob Sumner

Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Barry Katz

Comedy

4.8 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2015

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

BOB SUMNER is a comedy and music promoter, radio host, producer, and the co-creator of Russel Simmons' Def Comedy Jam. Started as an independent club promoter for musicians and comedians in the tri-state area, he attended Seton Hall University, where he single handedly took his college radio station to the top of the market ratings. He joined Russel Simmons' company Rush Communications and traveled across the country to find top tier comedians for Def Jam, discovering Bernie Mac, Dave Chappelle, Cederic the Entertainer, and Monique. He then founded Laff Mobb, a comedy production and management company, which has produced specials for numerous TV networks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/support

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0:00.0	Hey everybody I just want to take a moment to talk about a new thing I'm doing.
0:04.0	Over the years many of you reached out to me telling me how much you love the podcast,
0:09.0	but also wish there were more personalized takeaways and more in-depth interactions with our guests
0:15.2	to hear what they think about comedy.
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1:45.0	Thank you for your support and enjoy the show. I'm free. Welcome back to another episode of Industry Standard with me, Barry Katz, high on the 24th floor,
2:17.0	well not high, but we're on the 24th floor and I thought I'd be gone from this office but for some reason I'm
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