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Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Pablo Francisco

Industry Standard w/ Barry Katz

Barry Katz

Comedy

4.8946 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, comedy talent manager Barry Katz sits down with comedian Pablo Francisco for an in-depth conversation about his journey in comedy. Pablo shares how he landed his first agent at rock bottom, his proudest moment performing for just eight people who changed his life, and the time he unknowingly took GHB and ended up in the hospital. He also opens up about the struggles of addiction, how he helped a friend fight for redemption, and why he believes Theo Von’s unique perspective makes him a standout comedian. Plus, Pablo discusses his plans for a sketch comedy YouTube channel and how technology is reshaping opportunities for comedians today.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, it's Barry. Welcome back to another episode of Industry Standard. I hope you are

0:08.0

enjoying yourself in 2025. I know I am. And I want to let you know that today's episode with

0:17.1

Pablo Francisco is amazing. You're going to love it. There's a lot of insightful material in

0:24.6

here, not just an interview, but also a sit-down between friends and a heart-to-heart about

0:32.6

a lot of things having to do with this business and career choices and the path that you can take in the future.

0:44.1

So I think it's very, very insightful and impactful, and I think you'll enjoy it a lot.

0:50.9

Before I get started, if you need to reach me, you can do so at Barrycats at Instagram or Twitter

0:56.9

or as they call it X. Or if you want to reach me, you can do so on my website at Barrycats.com.

1:04.1

And if you want to listen or watch these episodes specifically, you can do so on my YouTube

1:09.9

channel. Just go there and subscribe and you'll get a

1:13.4

bunch of content that's uh i think very very educational and very influential and i think

1:21.4

i think you'll really really get a lot out of it and before before I get started, I just want to let you know that Pablo Francisco is a guy who I've

1:34.2

known my entire career and one of those rare, rare comedians who started cooking with gas within seconds of going on stage.

1:49.9

Probably within 10 times of going on stage, he had people chasing him like his ass was on fire,

1:59.0

and managers, agents, film and television people.

2:03.6

And it's something that you can never ignore when somebody has that confidence and power

2:13.6

and ability to manipulate a crowd.

2:18.3

And when I say manipulate a crowd,

2:20.6

I'm not talking about any magic tricks

2:24.0

or anything like that.

2:25.1

I'm talking about the ability

2:26.6

to just become a chameleon

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