Episode 26: Brian Moses, Host of Comedy Central Roast Battle
Working Comic Podcast - A podcast by Austin Nasso

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Hello Working Comic Fans! I interviewed Brian Moses, the host of Comedy Central's hit show "Roast Battle." We talk about a TON of super cool stuff. In this episode, I learned that he essentially CREATED THE ROAST BATTLE FORM! Wow, that's huge. This interview is super informative and I attempted to break it up by topic below if you want to skip ahead to different parts. Hope you enjoy! Here's what we cover: - Pornhub Awards (0:50) - Formation of the Roast Battle (~10:00) - Selling a show to Comedy Central (~15:05) - Financial success from selling a show (~17:00) - Selling shows: Major Networks vs Cable (~17:30) - Getting Jeff Ross involved (~23:20) - Scene Hacking and maximizing stage time (~27:45) - Rising popularity of roast battling and roast structure (~31:00) - How to host effectively (~39:45) - General Advice for New Comics (~48:50) - Get involved with Roast Scene (~54:20)