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Comedy Cellar Booker - Estee Adoram
Apr 15, 2026
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Apr 2, 2026
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Comedy Cellar Owner Reveals All!
Nov 30, 2025
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The man behind Chappelle, Burr and Louis CK reveals his playbook
Nov 16, 2025
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NY Comedy Club Owner Reveals EVERYTHING !
Jun 6, 2025
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | |
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| 4/15/26 | Comedy Cellar Booker - Estee Adoram | Estee Adoram has been the booker of the Comedy Cellar for more than 40 years. Luke Girgis and Estee Adoram discuss how the Cellar grew from one show a night in a basement nobody wanted to visit into the most iconic comedy club in the world. They cover the recommendation system that controls who gets an audition, why Estee has never formally "passed" a comic, the distinction between real comics and career comics, and the new venue being built across from the Blue Note that could become the best comedy room on the planet.Luke Girgis is the founder and host of theblackhoody.com, a Substack publication and podcast for senior executives in the music and comedy industries. Luke Girgis also runs Be Like Children, an artist management company, and has spent 20 years working as an artist manager.Subscribe to The Black Hoody on Substack: www.theblackhoody.com | — | |
| 4/2/26 | Assistants Vs Agents - What is happening in Hollywood? | Warner Bailey built a 100,000 person community by making fun of the most powerful people in Hollywood while sitting at a desk ten metres away from them. In this episode of The Black Hoody podcast, host Luke Girgis sits down with the founder of Assistants vs Agents to talk about the broken economics of entry level entertainment jobs, how a meme page became a media company now repped by UTA, and whether AI is about to wipe out the very audience Warner built his business for.Luke Girgis and Warner Bailey go deep on the real numbers behind assistant pay in Hollywood, the business model paradox of building a company for people who can't afford to pay you and what UTA representation actually unlocks.Luke Girgis is the founder and host of https://theblackhoody.com, a Substack publication and podcast for senior executives in the music and comedy industries. Luke Girgis also runs Be Like Children, an artist management company, and has spent 20 years working as an artist manager.Warner Bailey is the founder of Assistants vs Agents (AvA), a meme page turned media company that has partnered with Netflix, Disney, Paramount, Amazon MGM Studios, Apple TV+ and more. Warner was previously a talent agent assistant at WME and worked in touring at Live Nation. | — | |
| 11/30/25 | Comedy Cellar Owner Reveals All! | Noam Dworman owns the Comedy Cellar, the iconic New York comedy club that turns away 20,000 fans per week. Today, the greatest comedians in the world like Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Louis CK, and Bill Burr pop in at the cellar regularly to test new material and refine their craft before taking it to the world.In this episode, Noam pulls back the curtain on his comedy empire and reveals:How he built the Comedy Cellar into a legendary institution- His history as owner of the iconic New York music venue Cafe Wha?The rigorous standards comics must meet to perform at the CellarThe unique culture that makes the Cellar an irreplaceable launching pad for comedyThis is episode three of The Black Hoody Podcast with Luke Girgis, interviews with entertainment executives, agents, artists and managers building remarkable businesses.If you have guest suggestions for future guests, email me: contact@theblackhoody.com | — | |
| 11/16/25 | The man behind Chappelle, Burr and Louis CK reveals his playbook | Barry Katz discovered and managed Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Louis CK before anyone knew their names.In this episode, we discuss how he spots talent before it breaks, the negotiation strategies that built comedy empires, and the brutal realities of artist management (including how to survive getting fired).This is episode two of The Black Hoody Podcast with Luke Girgis, interviews with entertainment executives, agents, artists and managers building remarkable businesses.If you have guest suggestions, email me: contact@theblackhoody.com | — | |
| 6/6/25 | NY Comedy Club Owner Reveals EVERYTHING ! | Emilio Savone joins me today. The owner of 5 NYC comedy clubs, a ticketing platform, a record company and management firm reveals how he built a vertically integrated empire. He explains:▫️ Why comedy clubs make 20% profit margins while restaurants struggle at 3-5%▫️ The custom ticketing platform that increased his sales by 3,000% tickets overnight▫️ How he built multiple revenue streams from every comic▫️ The biggest mistakes club owners make that kill their businesses (and how comedians sabotage their own careers)▫️ Why treating rejection like "elite sport training" is the ultimate business advantage▫️ His simple formula: 40% ticket sales, 55% drinks, 5% events = sustainable profitsThis episode is packed with actionable insights for anyone building in entertainment, hospitality, or creative industries. Whether you're an entrepreneur, artist, or business operator, Emilio's blueprint shows how scrappy, boot strapped execution can lead to incredible businesses. | — |
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