Founding Comedy Central W/ Art Bell Eps. 83

Art Bell is a writer and former media executive known for creating, building, and managing successful cable television channels. His memoir, Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor was just published (September 2020, Ulysses Press). While working at HBO he pitched the idea of a 24-hour comedy network which he helped develop and launch. Art went on to hold senior executive positions in both programming and marketing at Comedy Central. During that time he also coauthored a humor book entitled Web Sightings: A Collection of Websites We’d Like to See. After leaving Comedy Central, Art became President of Court TV, where he was a guiding force behind one of the most successful brand evolutions in cable television. In addition to writing, he plays piano and jazz drums. Art Bell currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Deer Valley, Utah, with his wife. Connect with Art Bell & Purchase His Book: https://www.artbellwriter.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/artbell/ https://www.facebook.com/artbellmedia https://www.instagram.com/artbellauthor/ Chat with Nick here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickolasnatali/ Twitter: Thttps://twitter.com/nickolasnatali Snapchat: @nickolasnatali Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nickolasnatali/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nickolasnatali TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/nickolasnatali Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3qIVdSJfAgbvEkiV3jtyzA?sub_confirmation=1 Useful Links: - NickolasNatali.com/shop for merch (All profits go back into the podcast) - Leave a 5 star review and become the reviewer of the week (we’re trying to get to 100 5 star reviews fast as lightning)