EP65 - Tony Law - Mental health and the life of a professional stand up comedian.

Tony Law (@mrTonyLaw) is professional stand up comedian who recently got clean from drink and other demons. In this candid interview he talks about trying to get back in with promoters who were annoyed by his antics, attempting to build a touring audience for his shows and becoming mentally healthy for the first time in years. I got him on the podcast to talk about - How he went from getting one audience member to selling out his Fringe runs.How he got sober and then hated his material and had to start over.How did you regain the trust of promoters after getting sober?How his family impacted his career.  AND MORE! ****TRIGGER WARNING**** This podcast contains and talks about the subjects of alcohol and substance abuse as well as mental health in general. This podcast would be useful to anyone interested in what goes on behind the scenes (and in the mind) of a performer trying to build a brand and an audience while struggling with substance addition as well as how he carved a niche audience for his niche comedy. You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/TonyLawOr get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937Or stream it on YouTube - https://youtu.be/V_jmwk-VvzA If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoomEvery little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two! Thanks, Si x Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.Here are the links -iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISwFacebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rsTwitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravelSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.