It's Show Business with Latif Tayour

Eli Leonard is a comedian, clown, improvisor, and writer.  Eli wrote one of the plots for the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Jacquelyn Landgraf is the Artistic Director of The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles and an Acting Teacher at NYU and the Atlantic Theater.

Chad Damiani is a clown and standup comic in Los Angeles.  He hosts Stand Up and Clown and Rory and Chad Save comedy at The Elysian Theater.

Event producer extraordinaire Casey Kent. She taught me everything I know about putting on great shows! Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3cuh6j3 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3cAfx35 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3eFmeTJ

Ashoka is an LA based comedian from DC.

Comedian, Podcaster (Family Gems), and Actor Valerie Tosi.

Comedian and Actor Paul Elia (Conan, Hulu's Ramy)

Josh Edelman returns for an in depth discussion of the films of Jordan Peele and M. Night Shaymalan.  

D.J. Demers is a comedian who was recently on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and released a comedy special "Born in 1986."

Comedian and Podcaster Nikki Bon of Whoa, Dad!

Comedian, director of Mentally Al, and producer of Well Dressed and Undiscovered Genius, Josh Edelman.

Julia Austin is a comedian and podcaster who was featured in Time Out's comedians to watch.

Meredith Casey is a comedian, actor, and writer who can be seen regularly at The Hollywood Improv.

Subhah Agarwal is a comedian, actor, and writer for Arsenio Hall on Netflix.

Comedian, actor, gamer, and YouTuber JD Witherspoon joins Latif Tayour to talk comedy, gaming, and YouTube video production.

Noah Copfer is a comedian and actor who just shot his first comedy special "Deep Breaths" which drops April 12th on YouTube.

Benji Aflalo is a comedian, writer, and actor.  He joins Latif to talk comedy and they both find out they are half-morrocan!

Ahmed is a standup comedian who recently used his TikTok following to quit his job.

Ari Mannis of Unlicensed Therapy talks comedy and shares his expert knowledge on podcasting.

Richard Sarvate is a comedian who recently came out with a Dry Bar special.  He also founded The Setup comedy club in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Australian Comedian and DJ Sarah Lawrence joins Latif to talk about the biz and her new cocktail show.

Comedian and actor Ketra Long joins Latif to talk about opening for Moses Storm for his HBO special, comedy, music and rap (her freestyle is on the Patreon!)

Casey Kent is an experiential events producer and membership manager at Soho House.

Comedian Nick Simmons of Sets and Reps Podcast joins Latif to talk comedy and fitness.

Actor, Producer, and Writer Sam Brittan Joins Latif Tayour to talk about their favorite Daniel Craig Bond films and who will be the next James Bond?

Director of Mentally Al, Josh Edelman (also a comedian).

Comedian and Podcaster Dave Ross (Comedy Central, Drunk History) joins Latif Tayour to talk about the history of the legendary Good Heroin show at Stories Cafe, and how to make yourself a business in comedy (or not).

It's Comedian Todd Glass! Todd has inspired many of our show biz conversations all the way back to the beginning of the podcast! Checkout Todd's hilarious Netflix special Act Happy.

Comedian Tori Piskin of MTV's Wild'N Out and her Got It From My Mama Podcast.

Comedian, writer, and actor Grant Gordon on literature, commercials and the Pomodoro writing system.

Francisco Ramos is a comedian and actor featured on Shameless, HBO Max, Netflix, and Last Comic Standing.

Comedian, producer & podcaster Keith Johnson.

John Hastings is a comedian featured on America's Got Talent and Just For Laughs.

Chris James is a comedian and model from the U.K.  His career took off while he was in South Africa and he now lives LA.  Chris and Latif talk about the modeling business, college touring and more.

On our 100th episode Chad Kroeger, of Going Deep with Chad & JT, joins Latif Tayour to talk about creating viral videos, standup comedy, guesting on Howard Stern and Ellen, podcasting, and the origins of the name Chad Kroeger and how it relates to Nickelback.

John Taylor is a comedian featured on Iliza's Locals and is part of the team behind Low Key Outside outdoor comedy shows in Los Angeles.

Amir K is a comedian, podcaster, and actor from the show MadTV.

Luke Schwartz is a comedian featured in The Comedy Store documentary, on Bill Burr's The Ringers and Iliza's Locals.

Aaron Mliner is a comedian and founder of The Nitecap and The Southland Comedy Festival.  Listen for great advice on booking and getting booked.

Mary Romeo is a comedian and the founder of the Ocean Mic, which kept comedy alive in LA during the pandemic.  We talk marketing, setting up your first tour and building relationships.

Gianmarco Soresi is a New York based comedian and actor.  He's been on Huster's, The Last OG, and the Billy Crystal/Tiffany Haddish film Here Today.

Fizaa Dosani is a comedian and actor who can be seen on Snowfall on FX & Dear White People on Netflix.  She is the founder of Facial Recognition Comedy that promoted brown female comics.

Steph Tolev is a Juno Nominated (Canadian Grammy) comedian who was featured on Comedy Central's Bill Burr presents.

Emmy award winning writer, comedian and camera angle specialist Robby Hoffman.

Andrew Michaan is a comedian, actor, writer and host of Podcast But Outside.

Comedian Ron G is an Emmy award winning comedian and actor in Los Angeles and a finalist of Last Comic Standing.  Latif & Ron discuss the benefits of working clean and where the opportunities are in the new entertainment business.

Comedian Rob Pugliese talks about selling The RedRobRoy Show and getting it on Amazon Prime.

Grammy nominated producer Cobaine Ivory (Luke James, H.E.R., Jorja Smith, Rhapsody, Action Bronson) talks about music production and psychology.

Sue Obeidi of MPAC (Muslim Public Affairs Counsel) joins Latif to talk about how Muslim writers can break into film and television.

Comedian Emma Willmann of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend talks about the return of comedy in New York, LA love, podcast strategy, and the importance of managing your calendar.