{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/67165f4583ac9fccac6784de?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Louis Katz: Smart Laughs, Weird Crowds, and Zero Regrets","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/646204ca41a73600110c86d5/1777061448459-8a0a4777-b748-41de-bd75-a0da3c2c6c4c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Louis Katz has been making people laugh the right way for a long time — and has the strange crowds, the late-night TV credits and the hard-won wisdom to prove it.</p><p>Louis Katz is a critically acclaimed US stand-up comedian and writer known for his razor-sharp tone and fearless material, with appearances on Comedy Central and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, writing credits including Comedy Central's Problematic with Moshe Kasher, and a cult-favourite comedy album in Katzkills.</p><ul><li>What finding a genuine comedic voice actually looks like — and how long it takes compared to what people imagine</li><li>How to write jokes that hit hard without playing it safe — and the difference between the two</li><li>What goes on behind the scenes of writing for TV and late-night that nobody ever explains</li><li>Why staying weird is the secret to staying true — and why that's harder than it sounds over a long career</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Connect with Louis here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/louiskatzcomedy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/louiskatzcomedy/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.louiskatz.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.louiskatz.com</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Originally released under the podcast's former name: Television Times.</p><p>Find us on social media — links on the About page.</p>","author_name":"Steve Otis Gunn"}