Mission Statement
“To work together with extraordinary artists and companies to create unforgettable ‘holy shit moments’—in film, television, literary, streaming internet content, and live performance— that entertains, inspires, and changes the world.”
Barry Katz is an Emmy and Grammy nominated TV-film-record producer, talent manager, and podcast host.
Katz is universally known for representing iconic artists like Louie Anderson, Ken Jeong, Andy Dick, Hasan Minhaj, and Mike Epps, giving the first quality stage time in New York City and Boston to future stars like Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Sarah Silverman, Anthony Clark, Dave Attell, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Timothy Olyphant, Denis Leary, and the late Patrice O’Neal, as well as helping launch the careers of some of the most extraordinary comedy artists in the business—including Dave Chappelle, Nick Swardson, Louie CK, Felipe Esparza, Bill Burr, Frank Caliendo, Marc Maron, Whitney Cummings, Bill Bellamy, Judah Friedlander, Wanda Sykes, Bert Kreischer, Jeff Dye, Jim Gaffigan, Dane Cook, Steve Byrne, Jeffrey Ross, Neil Brennan, and former and present SNL stars Darrell Hammond, Jay Mohr, Melissa Villasenor, Jim Breuer, and Tracy Morgan.
Throughout his career, Katz has sold 39 out of 40 stand-up comedy specials he produced and has brokered an unprecedented 100 TV development deals, created 3 television shows, and executive produced over 50 different specials, documentaries, reality shows, and scripted series including the YouTube TV produced Telethon for America (with Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Lawrence, Pete Davidson, Alicia Keys, Charlize Theron, Ray Romano, Chelsea Handler, and Jane Fonda), NBC’s Whitney, Netflix’s The Road Trick, FOX’s Action, HBO’s Tourgasm, Showtime’s Jay Mohr: Happy. And A Lot, History Channel’s Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery, TBS’s Frank TV, Comedy Central’s Whitney Cummings: Money Shot, CBS’ Welcome to New York (Letterman’s first produced sitcom), HBO’s Heidi Fleiss: The Would-be Madam of Crystal, the syndicated Bellamy/Tim Meadows/Jon Lovitz/Vivica Fox sitcom Mr. Box Office, and 7 seasons of the Emmy-nominated NBC series Last Comic Standing.
Katz started his involvement in the film business when he helped Chappelle and Neal Brennan (who eventually went on to create Chappelle’s Show) sell the cult classic Half Baked to Universal Studios and went on to produce several films after that, including Employee of the Month (starring Jessica Simpson and Cook), Good Luck Chuck (starring Jessica Alba), My Best Friend’s Girl (starring Kate Hudson and Alec Baldwin), I Killed JFK (about the only living person in history to admit to killing Kennedy), and Misery Loves Comedy (starring Tom Hanks, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, and Larry David).
Katz was the first manager to work with a comedy artist to use social media to accelerate their career, with Dane Cook. At the height of his popularity, he was able to press a button on his computer and sell out 2 shows in one night at Boston Garden and 2 shows in one night at Madison Square Garden for a total of 75,000 tickets sold in less than a week—which had never been done before. In the recording world, he has produced Grammy nominated, multiple gold, platinum, and double platinum albums, while becoming the only manager/producer to debut a comedy album in Billboard’s top 5 national charts–twice.
In other facets of the business, Katz was one of the driving forces and co-founders of Comedy Dynamics, which has become one of the largest independent comedy production and distribution companies in the world. Additionally, he was involved in the original sale of the Emmy-nominated Comedy Central Roasts to the network, which has become one of the longest running, most profitable, annual specials franchises in the history of TV.
Full & Part Time Unpaid Internship Opportunities
Job Description
Interns will work directly with the CEO of the company (Barry Katz) and his team of assistants to support BKE talent management and consulting clients, television/film productions, and on the Industry Standard podcast (guests have included Kevin Hart, Dr. Phil, Caitlyn Jenner, "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins, David Copperfield, Judd Apatow, Norman Lear, Bill Burr, Chuck Lorre, and Netflix president Ted Sarandos). You are not required to have all of the skills listed below in all areas, but Barry does like to have most internships cross over into as many areas (from the list below) as possible.
Physical/Post Production Internship
We are looking for video/audio editors who will be responsible for producing BKE content.
The ideal candidate can:
Experience with Adobe Premiere and After Effects is preferred.
Candidates must have or have access to a reliable computer capable of processing large files.
Podcast Internship
We are looking to hire Podcast interns who will help manage, produce, and edit (audio/video) The Industry Standard podcast.
The ideal candidate can:
BKE Administrative Internship
We are looking for detail-oriented administrative interns to help run daily office operations.
The ideal candidate can:
BKE Social Media Internship
We are looking for motivated and comedy-oriented social media interns to create and maintain content across various social media platforms.
The ideal candidate can:
BKE Development Internship
We are looking for motivated development interns with a passion for storytelling and developing written content.
The ideal candidate can:
=======================================================================INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY TO THE INTERNSHIP (READ CAREFULLY):
In your application, please include a link to a video (5 minutes or less) FILMED HORIZONTALLY ON YOUR SMART PHONE answering the following questions:
1. What inspires you about the possibility of working in the entertainment/comedy business?
2. What is your proudest moment thus far in your life?
3. What are your greatest strengths and biggest weaknesses? Be honest!
4. If someone wrote a book about your life so far, what would the title be?
5. If you could live in a fictional universe, where would you live and what would your profession be in this universe? (e.g. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spongebob's Bikini Bottom, Nintendo Mario's Mushroom Kingdom, Game of Throne's Westeros, etc.)? (NOTE: HERE IS A PLACE TO ASSIST YOU IN BEING ORIGINAL AND FUNNY).
6. Why are you the best candidate for the job?
THIS VIDEO IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE WHO YOU ARE. BE CREATIVE, GENUINE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY... FUNNY! PLEASE SEND YOUTUBE OR VIMEO LINKS ONLY. WE WILL NOT REVIEW ANY FILES THAT NEED TO BE DOWNLOADED.
THEN (1) LOG ONTO BLUEPRINT-FOR-SUCCESS.COM (2) JOIN THE FREE COMMUNITY (3) AND DM (DIRECT MESSAGE) BARRY THE LINK TO YOUR VIDEO SUBMISSION.
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Video Editors need to be proficient in Premiere Pro.
Barry Katz Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Barry Katz Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Barry Katz Entertainment makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Thank you for your time, patience, and consideration. BKE Team
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