Comic turned producer seeks footage

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on October 16th, 2005

We got the following email:

My name is Brian Catalina. I’m a former stand up turned TV producer who is finishing a documentary film on the world of unknown standup comics. I’m currently looking for stills, film or video of Igby’s Comedy Club (exterior or interior) and vintage footage/stills of the L.A. Improv. I’m also looking for performance tape of standups from the early 80’s thru the early 90’s. And any unusual tape from standup performances (crazy hecklers, fist fights during sets, horrible bombing, etc.) Can you help me get the word out? I will pay for any footage used in the film.

Thanks,

Brian Catalina
Director
Say Something Funny
catalinab@earthlink.net

The decade or so of the modern comedy boom is fertile ground for a documentarian. Combine that with the fact that cheap video cameras boomed at the same time and there should be several hundred thousand hours of video to choose from. (We extracted a reassurance from Mr. Catlaina that any standup comics would be treated with respect.)