EP99 - John Gordillo - Do comedians need a director?

John Gordillo (@johngordillo) is an award-winning script editor/director who has worked with Eddie Izzard, Seann Walsh, Josh Widdicombe, Shappi Khorsandi, Dara Ó Briain, Paul Chowdhry, Michael Mcintyre, Mark Steel and Reginald D Hunter.I got him on to talk about...-What is a director and what do they do for comedy shows?-How does the venue size (arena / theatre) impact his directing?-His excitement and drive to tell stories in any medium and in any format.-His take on the collaborative process-Why “why” you’re doing something is the most important thing.-What’s it like making TV for 11 million subscribers and then going home to make an episode of his niche podcast to a significantly lower number of subscribers.AND MOREStream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/JohnGordilloiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBGa80NTCUThis interview would be good for anyone looking at developing a solo hour show or who has an interest in how their favourite comedians use the power of collaboration to take their shows to the next level. If you're new here please hit that subscribe button, if you're old here please do consider giving it an honest review in iTunes. You can also donate via paypal or patreon https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast If you'd like to take part in one of John's "doctor clinics" you can email him - [email protected] or check the Angel Comedy website - http://bit.ly/2F8jbB8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Want to see me live? How very kind of you...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/PanicRoom----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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.