Ask The Industry Podcast

Mark Fisher hasn't missed an Edinburgh Fringe since 1986. He's a theatre critic for the Guardian and Variety, a former editor of The List magazine and a frequent contributor to the Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday and many magazines, newspapers and websites.  This is the first episode in a new series called The Comedians Book Club where I interview people who have written influential works of literature that can help comedians / performers / comedy fans understand the business side of the industry further. You can buy his book (the Edinburgh Fringe Survival Guide) here - http://amzn.to/1QZKprM Please do use that link as it pays me 10p per sale and doesn't cost you any more. It just helps support the show. We talked about - A brief history of how stand up become it’s own entity at the Fringe and why it has become so big.Tips and tactics on launching a bookThe dangers of using social media as a performer and how reviewers / promoters talk about silly things posted onl