Troy Conrad | Comedy Den Podcast #4

About this episode

In this episode, host Jared Monroe Mittelo interviews comedy photographer Troy Conrad about his journey from stand-up comic to capturing the essence of modern comedy.

From stand-up stages to shutter clicks, in this episode of The Comedy Den Podcast , host Jared Monroe Mittelo (CEO of Honest Fox Media) sits down with Troy Conrad — the iconic comedy photographer behind the lens of Joe Rogan, Tom Segura, Gabriel Iglesias, and just about every major comic working today. Together they trace Troy's unlikely path from stand-up comic to creator of the hit show Set List , to capturing the golden age of modern comedy through his legendary hallway photos at The Comedy Store and Rogan's Mothership. They also dig into the art of valuing your work, the faith it takes to build a creative career from scratch, and how a single photo — or a Bob Saget late-fee story — can change everything.

People in this episode

Host: Jared Monroe Mittelo

Guest: Troy Conrad

Topics covered

• comedy photography
• stand-up comedy
• creative careers
• art of valuing work
• modern comedy

Keywords

• comedy
• photography
• Troy Conrad
• stand-up
• Joe Rogan
• The Comedy Store
• creative career

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Set List

Places: The Comedy Store, Rogan's Mothership

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