Ask The Industry Podcast

Joe Lycett is a British comedian who gained management and TV exposure very quickly (by most peoples standards). He got the final of a few awards which led to him being picked up by industry which has led to him getting appearances on TV and radio including Live At The Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. We talked about the pros and cons of comedy awards, having management (and finding the right management) and his thoughts on why reviewing isn't a noble profession. We talked about -  Repeating jokes How Joe Lycett sees himself as a character.How repeat jokes can help build fans and references that your fans enjoy and feel a part of.The pros and cons of having a large social media followingWhy Fern Britton blocked him on Twitter.The inception of his “always a pleasure” blog His advice on building loyal social media fansThe pros and cons of doing competitions and how they helped / held him back. How to pick an agent.His origin story and his first gig a