#50 | Evan Warner

Halfway to 100! Evan Warner is an LA-based stand-up comedian from Hawaii who you can see doing weekends regularly at the HaHa Cafe in North Hollywood. We discussed the shift in gatekeeping power in TV, film, and even comedy from both the lower barrier of entry to produce content, the differences in lifestyle between LA/NYC and Middle America that leads to different viewing habits, how mind-blowingly impressive the production value of live entertainment is; from the guitar and base techs, to the lighting people, all he way down to the guy whose job it is to fund a stage banner literally the size of a house. We discussed the economics of live comedy, breaking down to everything from ticket sales of comedy’s biggest names, all the way down to comedy in a market like LA. For you LA comics you've been listening, which is a bunch of people, we also debated the ethics of slotted mics/pay-to-play, and whether or not the service you provide to clubs and shows is the skilled labor of live comedy or the tickets/drinks you’re selling. Follow Evan wherever you can http://www.instgram.com/tisevanwarner http://www.threads.net/@tisevanwarner http://www.twitter.com/tisevanwarner http://www.tiktok.com/@tisevanwarner And follow me while you're at it, hot dammit! http://www.instagram.com/ianirarousso http://www.threads.net/@ianirarousso http://www.tiktok.com/@ianirarousso http://www.twitter.com/ianirarousso http://www.facebook.com/ianirarousso Follow The Ian Ira Rousso Show Show on Instagram and Threads http://www.instagram.com/tiirspodcast http://threads.net/@tiirspodcast  Join The Ian Ira Rousso Show groups on Reddit and Discord https://www.reddit.com/r/theianiraroussoshow/ https://discord.gg/AujN47Vj And see me live! Upcoming dates and t-shirts for sale at: http://www.ianirarousso.com I coproduce The 32 Special, a live stand-up comedy show at Ireland's 32 in the San Fernando Valley. Follow the show in Instagram to find out lineups week of http://www.instagram.com/32specialcomedyshow Debut comedy album Sorry Again out now! https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ian-ira-rousso/1697388120  #TheIanIraRoussoShow #TIIRS #ComedyPodcast #ComedyTalkShow #TalkShow