So I will concede that maybe this isn’t all that “media blog” but I had my Comedy Hat on most of the day for a variety of reasons and have played this one a billion times.
So the first verse is nice…you’ll think “ok, I have heard Al make food jokes before.” But then…then Al shows you why he is the best. And a great guy if you ever meet him. Anyway enjoy and trust me.
I enjoy podcasts and listen to quite a few every week. However, like all things, the question becomes about monetization. How does anyone make any money without working for one of the big companies? And after reading The 20 Highest Earning Podcasts | Celebrity Net Worth I’m still not sure.
Think of all the podcasts out there, and if the article is correct, the 20th highest grossing one is making $3600 per episode (which appears to be weekly). $187,200 and then you pay taxes and expenses.
Nothing to sneeze at, but not a million bucks either.
I just find it interesting, and something to remember the next time your favorite radio personality starts talking about starting a podcast.
I like this playlist a lot. It’s all comedy songs, which can be really horrible if you don’t do it right, but this one has some great ones.
The Whitest Kids’ Triumph Of The Ill is inspired and catchy…..then Flight on the Conchords Hiphopotamaus is something I often reference around the house (the “my lyrics are bottomless…” is a great joke).
Tim Minchin is brilliant, and “If I Didn’t Have You” is one of my favorites.
I’m a fan of what a friend calls “Weird Al Originals” – stay with “If I didm’t Have You” for a great head fake.
My least favorite track on here is from Will Forte but the internet is telling me that the new release 2776 is “hot.” I’m not feeling it despite all the star-power on the album.
Enjoy this one.
Yesterday was very exciting as my new project Alternative Sports Talk went live. This is a fun project I am working on “in-between” gigs. I like being creative so I made my own radio station. (Feel free to contact me about other projects/jobs!)
To listen, head on over to TuneIn (web or app) and if you’d like to know more about the Mission or Shows check out AltSportsTalk.com
To the presenters and production teams the studios will appear much like traditional studios but with the underlying equipment and infrastructure moved to a central, shared, location. Editorial teams will have full control over the play-out system and mixing desks, but the actual audio files will be stored, streamed, mixed and processed in a remote data centre, in real-time. Importantly, the system was designed to ensure that only the back-end equipment is centralised so that editorial and production teams can continue to present from the local community just as they do today.
via BBC – BBC introduces ‘virtual’ Local Radio stations – Media centre.
Before we all break for the July 4th holiday I thought I would share a July 4th Comedy Playlist. Great idea, right? Well maybe not…
Background: for the last month or so I have been making weekly comedy playlists (via Spotify) because I miss working on the comedy channels I built at SiriusXM as VP Comedy & Entertainment. So the playlist gives me a creative outlet and maybe someone will notice me on the intertubes and give me a chance to do programming at their company.
Yesterday, I was talking Programming Philosophy with some folks and I mentioned the dangers of “handing in homework” and how it can ruin your brand’s cool factor. I’ll explain.
Over my 22 years at various places I have found the best work was always when we were doing whatever made the staff laugh. We were our demo, and we had a feel for what the audience liked.
When we were at our worst is when we handed in homework. By homework I mean some boss decided we should do something because that’s what everyone else does and it’s expected. I won’t get into specifics but a hypothetical example might be “we need July 4th Comedy.” So for my blog I took on the hypothetical challenge of “July 4th Comedy” and made this….
Dave Attell on fireworks is a good start. Christian Finnegan is funny, ok. Breuer yep…um I guess Eddie Murphy BBQ is 4th of July-ish even though it’s 30 years old….um yeah two presidential rap battles are kinds July 4th and I think Bob Newhart has something….
That’s a bad playlist.
It’s bad and it didn’t come easy. Maybe if I worked three hours on it I could pull something together but that’s a bad playlist.
What’s bad about it? After the first three bits there is no theme. Stylistically it’s all over the place (Newhart and rap battles). There’s no reason for it to exist.
Sure I could hand it in, get someone off my case, run the promo, put out the press release and enjoy the long weekend, because who is really listening anyway, right (sarcasm). Why get everyone mad at you? Just hand in the homework.
Nope, that playlist sucks.
Thus, a good confident programmer tells the boss/staff/powers that be that it’s not good, we shouldn’t do it. Bosses like Jay Clark and Jeremy Coleman get it. No need to hand in homework with those guys.
If I had a station I would not hand this in.
Nobody is driving around thinking “man I could go for some July 4th themed comedy.” If you can make it good, sure, do it. If you’re doing it just to keep someone off your back then you’re off your game. Gold stars do nothing for the guy at the listening end. Do what’s right for that person and you’ll be golden.
I found myself talking quite a bit about Monty Python Radio yesterday (with the Python reunion my creative blood wanted to bring Python Radio back, but I am a man without a company) so I made a quickie playlist of my favorite Python clips. I’m not saying this is the Definitive Python…just the list of one man who wanted to hear Cheese Shop. Via Spotify.
Fascinating…you call a number and they call you back with 15 minutes of ad-supported “radio.”
Bihar’s largest radio station is not a radio station at all – Quartz.
This week tried to introduce you to some female comics, avoided going the predictable “Joan RIvers and Ellen” route…so new faces and finished with my friends Lisa Lampanelli and Kathleen Madigan.
I like seeing people approach sports talk in different ways…which is what we are up to at Alternative Sports Talk.
So, why can’t other stuff look like this? Why aren’t regional sports networks setting a half-hour aside after every broadcast to feature a few analysts, and maybe some writers covering the team (ESPN FC’s writers have appeared on the show) have a loose, casual discussion of what’s going on. Why can’t the vibe of sports television, overall, treat sports more like entertainment than life and death?
via ESPN’s World Cup Tonight shows that casual discussion can work in sports TV | Awful Announcing.