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Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Mike Royce (Best of, Part 2 of 2)

Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Barry Katz

Comedy

4.8946 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

MIKE ROYCE is best known as of the executive producers of “Everyone Loves Raymond.” He started as a stand-up comedian in New York City and continued that path for 12 years and became a fixture at the comedy cellar and all the other clubs, appearing on a bevy of television shows, including NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” for several years, he was also the warm-up comedian for a diverse array of shows including “The Dana Carvey Show,” “The Maury Povich Show,” “Viva Variety,” and “Spin City.” in the late nineties, Mike was a staff writer for MTV’s “apt. 2-f” starring the Sklar brothers, and hired by legendary showrunner Bill Lawrence to pen an episode of “Spin City.” he joined forces with Ray Romano for the first time to help write his new york times bestseller “Everything and a Kite.” later on that year Mike wrote the ‘Sportscenter’ sketch for ray’s “Saturday Night Live” appearance, which was named one of the ‘50 greatest SNL sketches of all time’ by rolling stone. Mike joined the writing staff of “Everybody Loves Raymond” in 1999 and won the best comedy emmy in both 2003 and 2005. Post-Raymond, Mike partnered with Louis C.K., serving as executive producer and showrunner of HBO's first ever sitcom, “Lucky Louie” and in 2008, mike co-created TNT’s “Men of a Certain Age” with Ray Romano, serving again as executive producer and showrunner. In addition to glowing critical notices, the show won the prestigious Peabody award in 2011, as well as the TV academy ‘honors award for programming’ that inspires, informs, motivates, and has the power to change lives.” 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.

0:04.6

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

0:09.6

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

0:15.1

to hear what they think about comedy. This is why I'm now launching my new digital academy,

0:20.3

Blueprint for Success. With exclusive interviews and comedy philosophies of stars and industry veterans,

0:27.4

personalized versions of the industry standard podcast, commercial free, and one-on-one coaching

0:33.2

time with me. Blueprint for Success will give you the powerful tools that will take you up the

0:39.1

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

0:46.4

Whether it be stand-up, sketch, improv, acting, writing, producing, directing, hosting,

0:52.1

radio podcasting, social media influencing, or even if you want a career behind the scenes as

0:58.0

a manager or an agent. Now I'm here to help, personally. We'll go on an express train of comedy

1:06.0

and entertainment like nobody else has before. You can find out more about Blueprint for Success

1:12.1

and the comedy business on my website at berrycats.com. Together, we'll take your career where you want

1:20.0

it to go. You have to take care of every little piece is what I'm trying to say and not every piece

1:28.1

all that wants. That's especially true with scripts because you spend so much time in the wilderness

1:34.3

with a script trying to come up with even what the hell it is that it can make you discouraged

1:42.4

so you don't ever attempt it. You just have to keep okay today. I managed to get three good

1:50.0

lines in that character's mouth. Lines that you may take out two weeks later. A month from now,

1:56.8

I figured out that the setting is this. Some days I got eight hours and I wrote 10 pages.

2:05.0

Every day is totally different and it's all progress. That's really what I had to tell myself

2:11.9

over and over and welcome back to another episode of Industry Standard with me.

2:29.5

Berrycats, I'm laughing because I am sitting across from a man who I haven't seen in a long,

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