{"id":15306,"date":"2021-02-02T14:24:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T21:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=15306"},"modified":"2024-04-03T10:51:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T16:51:34","slug":"art-bell","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/podcast\/art-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"ITT 229 - Behind the Scenes of the Founding of Comedy Central with Art Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/in-the-trenches-229-art-bell.jpg\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-15307\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/in-the-trenches-229-art-bell.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/in-the-trenches-229-art-bell-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/in-the-trenches-229-art-bell-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/in-the-trenches-229-art-bell-720x405.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"ITT 229: Behind the Scenes of the Founding of Comedy Central with Art Bell\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/hu77q-f97b21?from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;skin=1&amp;pfauth=&amp;btn-skin=107\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Art Bell is a former TV executive who founded The Comedy Channel, which eventually became Comedy Central. He continued his television career as President of CourtTV. After Art left the TV business, he took to writing and penned his new memoir: <em>Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humour<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On today's call, Art and I discuss the origin of Comedy Central, and we dig deep into the creative processes, the business of comedy, and the up and down journey that entrepreneurs and creatives go through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In this broadcast,<\/strong> <strong>Art<\/strong> <strong>and I talk about:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>How Art founded Comedy Central<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The inspiration behind his book <em>Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humour<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why you need to use every skill in your toolkit, no matter the job<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How Art managed the leaps between professions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance of knowing and believing that your idea is inevitable and how to use that knowledge to make it happen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The various ways Art bootstrapped his idea for Comedy Central<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The single thing people are looking for when you pitch an idea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Art\u2019s best tips for divvying up roles after a merger or acquisition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some of Art\u2019s most creative ideas when it comes to marketing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Art\u2019s best advice for creatives wanting to make a name for themselves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In The Trenches with Tom Morkes on YouTube:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"ITT 229: Behind the Scenes of the Founding of Comedy Central with Art Bell\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibT3kYMH5FM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Relevant Links:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artbellwriter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">www.artbellwriter.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/artbellauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/artbell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/artbellauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get the Latest Broadcasts of In The Trenches on Your Favorite Podcast Platform:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/itt\/itunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Subscribe to In The Trenches on iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/itt\/spotify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Listen to In The Trenches on Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tommorkes.com\/itt\/play\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Get your weekly dose of In The Trenches on Google Play<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How You Can Support In The Trenches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Did you enjoy today's broadcast of In The Trenches? 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