We all want one! Come learn what agents & managers are really looking for when taking on new clients. Q&A will feature Rachel Hall (UTA), Matt Beals (Levity), Dustin Doty (AFA Prime Talent), and more TBA.

This FREE Public Panel is NOT about picking the locks to your favorite comedy venues. Breaking Into The Club will be a Q&A with LA’s Top Comedy Club Bookers including: Emilie Laford (The Comedy Store), Richard Barrett (Comedy & Magic), Lani Crooks (Chocolate Sundaes Comedy), Jamie Flam & Vanessa Ragland (Dynasty Typewriter) and Rachel Gallagher (The Elysian)! 

It is “Show BUSINESS” after all! Turning your dreams (or half-baked premises) into a sustainable career means working with production and distribution companies. This Q&A will provide valuable insight on how you can take your project to the next level! Panelists will include: Kyle Kazanjian-Amory & Brett Kusher (Don’t Tell Comedy), Ryan Moran (Comedy Central), Anna Roberts (Comedy Dynamics), and Ryan McManemin (Aspecialthings Records). 

Nicole Blaine (The Crow/Bergamot Comedy Fest) & Nate Jackson (LA Times) interview comedians Cameron Esposito, Moses Storm, and Nina Nguyen to discuss how they transform their most vulnerable moments and personal struggles into comedy and ultimately impact culture and create social change. Topics will include how normalizing their personal struggles with handling mental health, growing up poor, being queer, and surviving sexual assault and finding ways to laugh about it can ultimately move society forward.

Cameron Esposito's new special, 4 Pills, is premiering April 11th on Dropout.
Moses Storm's special Trash White can be found on HBO. 

Omnipop Talent Group managers Bruce Smith and Carly Hoogendyk offer a survivor’s manual for how not to get lost in the comedy crowd. In a world abundant with standups, it is harder than ever to break through. This panel explains why and helps get your career game plan in better shape.

Jessica Michelle Singleton (Don’t Tell Comedy, Two #1 Selling Albums) sits down to discuss all the steps involved in planning, booking, and getting on the road with your material! Walk away with information on how to make this a viable (and not money-losing) opportunity for yourself! 

Listen to successful producer-bookers: Beth Lapides (Uncabaret), Brian Baldinger (Comedy Store), Marianne Ways (After Midnight), Alex Gottlieb (Loud Mouths/Little Ladies) to learn how to produce a comedy or variety show that people actually want to see! Bonus: these producers also book some of the hottest stages in town, *hint hint wink wink.*

Your stand-up tape is perfectly 5 minutes long, but it’s not getting you on booked shows, comedy clubs, or into festivals. What the f–?! Luckily you, YES YOU (EVEN IF YOU WERE NOT SELECTED FOR BCF 2025) can submit your 5 minute tape HERE to have it reviewed by the top tastemakers in this industry: Michael Cox (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Zoe Friedman (Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central, Comedy Gives Back) and JP Buck (Levity Management).

You got your wigs for sketches, your ring light, and big dreams of having an Instagram Follower Count that has a big “K” or even “M” next to a huge number! How do you cross the bridge into online fame and fortune? This panel will sit down with Meredith Lynch (299K on TikTok, featured in Business Insider, LA Times, & Rolling Stone) and Rebecca Sananès (co-creator and Executive Producer of Archetypes, Meghan Markle's pod) to discuss how to successfully grow your online and social media audience.