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Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Robert Morton (Best of, Part 2 of 2)

Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Barry Katz

Comedy

4.8946 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Robert “Morty” Morton is a multiple Emmy Award winning executive producer, best known for working closely with David Letterman for 15 years, from the early years of his NBC talker, to being the executive producer of “Late Show with David Letterman” at CBS. Previously, he was a director for MTV and an associate director for “Good Morning America”. Since his time at “Letterman,” Morton has been executive producer on many shows, notably Drew Carey’s “The Green Screen Show,” “The Wayne Bray Show,” “Mind of Mencia,” and the critically acclaimed TBS late night show “Lopez Tonight.” 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. And I think as far as if you are the artist and you are the creator, you just have to do

1:29.3

it. If you're a writer, you have to always write. If you're a comedian, you always have to tell jokes.

1:33.9

Wherever it is, you have to have that opportunity to always tell jokes. And it was one of the things I

1:38.8

learned from Letterman. You never miss that opportunity. Don't be preachy. Don't take yourself too

1:45.2

seriously. If you're doing a talk show, if you're doing a performance on a program, you better

1:51.4

have the goods. And that comes from writing and performing and doing what you say you are.

1:58.4

If you're an actor, you have that. Wherever you can.

2:00.6

All right. Welcome to another episode of industry standard with me, Berrycats, my guest.

2:20.3

Today, I am excited about Robert Morden. As I often like to do, is I like to tell a story that has

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