EP102 - Doug Stanhope - How to avoid all industry and build your own fan base.

Doug Stanhope (@DougStanhope) is a comedian, writer and podcaster with nearly 30 years of performing under his belt. After cutting his teeth on the open mic circuit, Doug moved into MCing a “crappy” hotel gig which gave him the taste of being a “comedian with a point of view”. Since then he’s spent his time building his cult-like following and touring with his brash, honest, loud and often controversial style of comedy.I got him on to talk about...-Building his audience from scratch one email at a time (before social media-Why he started his podcast-What he hates about clubs and the club circuit in general.-How and why he puts up boundaries that keep fans as fans and not friends-Why he wouldn't laugh at his own jokes or act.AND MOREStream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/DougStanhopeiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937YouTube - https://youtu.be/3Yke_RKr0qMPlease buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enoughOr come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoomThis interview would be good for anyone looking at creating their own audience, using social media as a business tool and creating their own online content.If you're new here please hit that subscribe button, if you're old here please do consider giving it an honest review in iTunes. You can also donate via paypal or patreon https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Links I mentioned in this episode of the podcastDoug Stanhopes website - http://www.dougstanhope.com/Tour dates - https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Doug-Stanhope-tickets/artist/722695Buy my book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2su58RXOr get a paperback copy from me directly - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ShopWant more content from me? Why wouldn't you!  Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self. Here are the links -  iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcastYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISwFacebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rsTwitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravelSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/asktheindustry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.