Virtually everyone who encountered the intimidating presence of Barry Diller during his tenure in Hollywood has a story to tell.  Here is mine.  

Hi friends and fans of showbizzle.com,

Today's blog entry is the first in a series of blogs that I have entitled, The Answer Man.  In it, I field your questions about making it in the bizzle, and try to give some helpful hints on what to do, what not to do, and what never ever ever to do if you want to be a Hollywood creative!

In my pre-showbizzle.com configuration, I was the type of producer who kept his distance from the actors. I was your basic "please know your lines, hit your marks, then go home" kind of guy. (Hey, at least I said please!) Truth was, I was not all that comfortable interacting with actors during the casting process.

We often describe showbizzle as a "digital showcase for emerging talent" -- which raises two questions that visitors to showbizzle need to consider before participating in our auditions and competitions:

#1)  What exactly does "emerging" mean?

As comedians post their reels on our website to determine which will be the opening act at our third Last Call with Jonny Loquasto at the Hollywood Improv on June 19th, it's nice to see Paul Provenza, who is more like a comedy renaissance man than a stand-up these days, receiving accolades for his most recent projects.