S3E3: Dave Schwensen, Comedy Coach & Author, "How To Be A Working Comic"

Comedians Uncorked Podcast

S3E3: Dave Schwensen, Comedy Coach & Author, "How To Be A Working Comic"

We have a great chat with Dave about his beginnings and the business of comedy. He shares stories about working with some famous comics long before fame. Great tips and advice if you want to be a professional comedian.

BIO
Dave Schwensen is the author of How To Be A Working Comic: An Insider’s Guide To A Career In Stand-Up Comedy, Comedy FAQs And Answers: How The Stand-Up Biz Really Works, and How To Be A Working Corporate Comedian: A Step-By-Step Guide Into Launching & Building Your Career. His credits include Talent Coordinator for the television show A&E’s An Evening At The Improv, The Hollywood and New York City Improv Comedy Clubs, and Assistant to Improv founder Budd Friedman.

With The Improv in Hollywood and New York, Dave coordinated talent showcases and auditions for major television shows, networks and film studios. Included in this list are The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show, The Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, Disney, Paramount, MTV, VH-1, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, HBO, Showtime and more. Dave has also managed The Cleveland Improv Comedy Club and Restaurant, giving him an exclusive bragging right.

He is the only person (on the face of the earth) to have held these positions from coast (Atlantic) to coast (Pacific) to coast (Lake Erie – the U.S. North Coast). He’s worked in the comedy industry for over three decades and decided to do one comedy workshop in 1994. Just one. They’ve continued since.

As a comedy coach, author and consultant, Dave has been featured on PBS Television and Radio, Chicago Tribune, Ohio Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Backstage (industry) newspaper, InsideBiz.com Magazine and many others.

FOLLOW DAVE:
https://thecomedybook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DaveSchwensen
https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=thecomedybook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveschwensen

THANKS TO OUR STUDIO SPONSOR, Julie Drolshagen, Century 21.
CONTACT her for all your Real Estate and Property needs at 727-902-9233 or visit
https://www.FloridaBeachBusiness.com

FOLLOW US:
https://www.facebook.com/comediansuncorked
https://www.facebook.com/patlargo
https://www.facebook.com/ComedianTonygaud
https://www.instagram.com/comediansuncorked
https://www.instagram.com/tonygaud/
https://twitter.com/TonyGaud

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE

Guest: Dave Schwensen
Hosts: Pat Largo, Tony Gaud
Written and Produced by: Pat Largo, Tony Gaud
Editing: Tony Gaud

© 2022 Gaudomatic Productions, LLC

Thanks for your support and checking out the show!

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comediansuncorkedpodcast/message