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*FILMS DISCUSSED: THE FOREIGNER, PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, THE NEW MUTANTS, SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING* Chris and Graham welcome back Marc Guggenheim to the ATC bunker. Chris and Graham liked Jackie  Chan's new film. Graham found Professor Marston to be interesting. Everyone is intrigued by The New Mutants trailer. Marc talks about the state of super hero films. An episode that will stand the test of time!

On this episode I sit down with Lucy Sinsheimer, manager at Zanies Comedy Showplace in Nashville, TN.

This week's episode is brought to you by Patreon Sponsor Brian Bates and the Clean Comedy Challenge!

MANAGING A COMEDY CLUB SHOW NOTES

We cover a lot of ground about managing a comedy club in this episode, including:

• The first comedy show she ever attended (Kathy Griffin)
• How she got her foot in the door at the Comedy Zone
• When she made the move to Nashville to work at Zanies
• How helpful (or not) college helped with managing a club
• The role social media plays in today's comedy club
• Geo-Targeting potential customers on Facebook
• The new Stand Up Live Comedy Club in Huntsville, AL
• How there is no substitute for open mic stage time
• How technology and social media can overrun a work day
• Headliners bringing there own features and how that affects stage time
• Finding your comedic voice
• Co-writing with other comedians
• Not being afraid to try new material
• The importance of being able to work clean
• How important is social media for the beginning comedian?
• Being creative in your social posts
• What she wished she would have known before managing a club
• The difficulty in "always" being in work mode even away from work
• Being starstruck a little at having Chris Rock at the club
• Getting to hang out at the "comic's table" with Dave Attell at the Comedy Cellar
• Watching Kathleen Madigan develop an hour of comedy during her residency

• and much, much more!

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Chubstep continues on its path of greatness with Pat and Jahred discussing mother's day, pumpkin eaters, comedians using the same material, the Ford 500, removing the pound sign, brother's dying over a hamburger, FedEx Express, vinyl records, listener emails including which male celebrity would you most like to take a body shot off, a review of 'Pawn Shop Chronicles' in the Brendan Fraser Movie Review and The Ivory Queen in 'Tanzania News'

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Read Pat's Blog at http://chubstep-pat.blogspot.com/2015/12/let-me-tell-you-story.html

Tom chats with legendary purveor of HaHa, the great Bert Haas of Chicago's greatest comedy club, Zanies. 

Tom chats with Chicago comedy giant, Patti Vasquez. They talk about the Chicago scene, ethnicity, and the joys and trials of family. 

Check out her site pattivasquez.com