Aspen-Flavored Comedy Seminar
Former Senior Producer of Talent for the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival Kirsten Ames has lots of nice things to say about Chicago comedy talent.
"Chicago is probably my favorite spot to find new talent for all the things that I do and people that I work for. When I worked for HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival I brought out TJ Miller, Kevinda, Misled, Deon Cole, The Ragdolls, and Becky Drysdale." Ames also currently manages Thomas Middleditch.
Ames is coming to Chicago and Playground Productions is presenting her "State of the Comedy Industry" seminar on Saturday, February 16th, 2008, from 12-2 at Gill Park (825 W Sheridan Rd). Stand-ups, sketch groups, writers, and comedy hangers-on are invited to soak up the comedy bizz wisdom of from someone who has worked with Eddie Izzard, Billy Connelly, Margaret Cho, and Sandra Bernhard. Send her an e-mail to make arrangements for your $35 ticket.
Topics covered will include:
- The challenges and opportunities in the comedy industry
- What the industry is looking for
- What you can be doing now, to be "ready" later
- What you need to know and who you need to know
- How can you better your chances of getting noticed when you don't live in LA or New York?
Ames is currently a producer with Levity Entertainment (producers, "Live At Gotham") and has her own management company in New York.
