• 107 - Hank's Contract (w/ William Knoedelseder)

  • Oct 24 2022
  • Length: 1 hr
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107 - Hank's Contract (w/ William Knoedelseder)

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  • For our seventh episode, Jason and Max get down to the economics. First, they interview journalist William Knoedelseder about the Comedy Store strike of 1979 and Garry Shandling's role in the labor struggle which still impacts stand-up comedy today. Then Jason and Max break down Hank's hardball contract negotiating techniques in the episode Hank's Contract, which includes guest stars Robin Williams and George Foreman.

    William Knoedelseder is a journalist and author who has written in-depth investigations of the auto industry, the music industry, and Anheuser-Busch. He’s the author of I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Age, published in 2010. The book was adapted into a Showtime series of the same name, which aired for two seasons from 2017 to 2018.


    Hank’s Contract
    Originally aired: September 26, 1992
    Written by: Paul Simms
    Directed by: Roy London
    Production Number: 112

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