EP96 - Ben Verth and John Miller - Monkey Barrel Comedy - #BarrellBoys

Ben Verth (@benverth) and John Millar (@JohnMillarComic) are two of the four Barrel boys who founded Monkey Barrel comedy (@barrelcomedy) club. This amazing purpose built venue rose from the ashes of Ben's first club in the Grassmarket known as the Beehive and we get into the future of Scottish comedy, the Edinburgh Fringe and why they were so secretive about the new venture.I got them on to talk about...Why they felt the Edinburgh Fringe needs another comedy venue.What the future of the festival looks like to themWhy the "power" of so many venues shouldn't be held by two massive Free Fringe / Festival offerings.Why they didn't crowdfund the new venueWhy they were so secretive about the project before "going live" to the Scottish comedy community.AND MOREStream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/MonkeyBarreliTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937YouTube - https://youtu.be/O8ZFXs9bi9cThis interview would be good for anyone looking at taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe and wants to know more about the story and ethos behind one of the latest and greatest offerings the festival has as well as performers wanting to know more about the Scottish comedy scene in general. It would also be great for any audience members wanting to hear what has been happening behind the scenes in Scotland and developments at the Edinburgh Festival. Please 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/PanicRoomWant 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.