Seattle-based comedian, Kermet Apio shares his wisdom garnered from 30+ years experience doing stand up comedy.

He was the winner of the 2009 Great American Comedy Festival and has had numerous appearances on television and radio. He has showcased at comedy festivals in Aspen, Las Vegas, and Vancouver and has performed in 47 states and 3 Canadian provinces. He is a past winner of the Seattle Comedy Competition and was a semi-finalist in the San Francisco Comedy Competition. Also, in 1988 he was Dishwasher of the Month at the Sea-Tac Airport Denny’s.

In this episode, Carole talks with Joe Lowers, the CEO of The World Series of Comedy (WSOC). He's a 29+ year comedy vet, spent 10 years doing his Joe Show in Las Vegas and now tours The World Series of Comedy in 12 locations around the U.S.

We talk about:
-Joe's career highlights
-How he got his promotional materials to stand out to get booked
-The surprising beginnings of the WSOC
-The benefits of participating in WSOC (it's not what you think!)
-Tips and tricks for being a great host
-Lessons learned and crazy stories of our biggest bombs
-Tips to get good at crowd work
-Details about WSOC's Main Event in Las Vegas
-And more!

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Myles Weber’s has racked up over 60 million views across all platforms, was featured on MTV’s Greatest Party Story Ever Told and had a top 10 Special on the Dry Bar Comedy App in 2021. 

He has been a part of some of the biggest Comedy Competitions and Festivals in the United States. He took first place in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. (Past competitors include Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Sinbad, Ellen Degeneres, Patton Oswalt, and Dane Cook.) Weber was the second youngest to win the competition and one of only two comics to ever sweep the whole thing. Myles has also faired well in festivals, being among the "Best of The Fest" groups at the Burbank Comedy Festival, San Luis Obispo Comedy Festival (2x) and Big Pine Comedy Festival. 

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In episode 3 of The Get Good Podcast with Carole Freeman, we're talking with headliner, Benny Darsow, Australian comedian.

Ain't technology grand that we can have a convo with two people on opposite sides of the planet?!?

Benny shares how much different the comedy scene is Australian than the US (including how different festivals are), the highlights of his 20+ year comedy career, how much comedy has changed during that time, tips on doing crowd work, handling hecklers, insights into what it's performing comedy on a couple of cruise ship lines, and his one BIG tip for all comedians.

Carole interviews international headlining comedian Cory Michaels about his comedy career, the milestones along the way, tips for producing a high-quality comedy show, and more. 

Career highlights include:

• Dry Bar Comedy Special -"Bad Teacher" with over 60 million views.
• "The Collage Dropout" comedy album by 800 Lb. Gorilla Records charted #2 on iTunes & Billboard. 
• Finalist in the Seattle Comedy Competition.
• Appeared in Season 2 of Netflix's "Huge in France" with Gad Almelah.
• Toured in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Pakistan. 
• Producer of Everett Comedy Night in hometown with 8 straight years of sold out shows. 
• Teaches a beginner stand-up comedy class.

Jason Rowland is a veteran of the comedy industry, and the owner and founder of Comedy Feedback. Jason has served as the General Manager and booker of The Comedy MIX in Vancouver, BC – one of Canada’s premier stand-up comedy clubs. Additionally, he has held the position of Vice President of The World Series of Comedy since 2017. The WSOC is North America’s largest touring comedy festival, visiting a dozen cities annually.

Over the past decade in the industry, Jason has judged for events like Sirius XM’s Next Top Comic, Just For Laughs Homegrown competition, NBC’s Stand Up For Diversity, The Hot Breath Tight Five Series and The Main Event of The WSOC. In 2023 Jason helped launch WSOC Records, and created an exclusive agreement with Sirius XM for distribution of content to the streaming platform, in addition to producing each album prior to release.

In the past decade, Jason has watched and provided feedback on over 10,000 performances. Specializing in set construction for showcases, festivals and contests, Comedy Feedback's primary goal is to help comedians get more paid work in the future.

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